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Fluidgly cerate  of  Ergot. 
Take  of  Ergot  in  number  20  powder.  100  Gm. 
Acetic  Acid   2  ex. 
Mix  the  acetic  acid  with  40  c.c.  of  the  glycerol-water  menstruum 
and  moisten  the  drug  with  this  mixture,  then  proceed  according  to 
the  type  process. 
The  product  deposited  very  little  sediment  and  has  remained  clear 
after  straining.  It  is  a  dark  red-brown,  thick  liquid  with  strong 
odor  and  taste  of  ergot,  and  mixes  clear  with  water,  syrup  or 
diluted  alcohol,  but  becomes  turbid  with  alcohol.  It  appears  to  be 
a  good  preparation  but  should  be  tested  physiologically. 
Fluidgly  cerate  of  Eupatorium. 
Take  of  Eupatorium  in  number  30  powder  100  Gm. 
Proceed  according  to  the  type  process,  using  80  c.c.  of  the 
glycerol-water  menstruum  to  moisten  the  drug. 
The  product  deposited  scarcely  any  sediment  and  remained  clear 
after  straining.  It  appears  to  be  a  good  preparation,  possessing  the 
faint  bitter  taste  and  aroma  of  the  drug.  It  mixes  clear  with 
syrup,  but  slightly  cloudy  with  water  and  still  more  so  with  diluted 
alcohol,  and  turbid  with  alcohol. 
Fluidglycerate  of  Frangula. 
Take  of  Frangula  in  number  20  powder   100  Gm. 
Proceed  according  to  the  type  process,  using  80  c.c.  of  the 
glycerol-water  menstruum  to  moisten  the  drug. 
This  is  an  excellent  preparation  that  has  shown  no  signs  of  a 
precipitate,  and  shows  that  alcohol  is  not  necessary  for  the  extraction 
of  either  of  .  the  official  barks  of  Rhamni.  Its  solubility  is  peculiar, 
as  it  mixes  clear  with  syrup  or  diluted  alcohol  and  only  slightly 
cloudy  with  alcohol,  but  decidedly  cloudy  with  water. 
Fluidglycerate  of  Gambir. 
Take  of  Gambir  100  Gm. 
Pumice  Stone  in  small  pieces  .   200  Gm. 
Beat  the  gambir  and  pumice  in  a  clean  mortar  till  reduced  to  a 
uniform   number   40   powder;   mix   this   with    100   c.c.   of  the 
