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Progress  in  Pharmacy. 
(Am  Jour.  Pharru. 
\   December,  1908. 
Co.  it  was  found  that  fluidextract  of  aconite  deteriorates  10  per 
cent,  and  fluidextract  of  hyoscyamus  9  per  cent,  in  the  course  of  a 
year.  A  number  of  other  fluidextracts  that  were  under  observation 
showed  practically  no  deterioration  during  the  same  period  of  time. 
(Am.  Drug.,  Oct.  26,  1908,  p.  264.) 
New  Reagent  for  Morphine  and  Oxydimorphine. — Sodium 
molybdate  0.15  Gm.,  formaldehyde  solution  35  per  cent.,  10  drops, 
and  strong  sulphuric  acid  30  c.c.  are  freshly  mixed.  The  reagent 
so  obtained  is  very  sensitive  to  morphine  and  especially  to  oxydi- 
morphine. With  the  latter  it  gives  at  first  a  violet  color  then  sud- 
denly a  bluish-green  which  disappears  on  dilution  with  water.  With 
morphine  the  violet  color  at  first  obtained  becomes  bluish  violet 
and  finally  a  dull  green.  (Pharm.,  Jour.,  Oct.  3,  1908,  p.  434,  from 
P.  J.  Jap.) 
Allophan. — This  is  said  to  be  the  allophanic  acid  ester  of  santalol 
and  it  is  claimed  to  contain  72  per  cent,  of  santalol.  It  is  further 
said  to  be  similar  to  santalol  in  its  action  but  to  be  entirely  devoid 
of  any  tendency  to  irritate.    (Pharm.  Ztg.,  Sept.  30,  1908,  p.  778.) 
Almatein. — This  is  said  to  be  a  condensation  product  of  hsema- 
toxylon  and  formaldehyde.  It  is  directed  to  be  given,  internally,  in 
diarrhoeas  of  children  and  in  dysentery  as  an  astringent  and  exter- 
nally as  an  antiseptic  dressing.     (Pharm.  Ztg.,  1908,  Sept.  30, 
P.  778.) 
Aperitol  is  said  to  be  valeryl-acetyl  phenolphthalein.  It  is 
recommended  as  an  aperient  in  doses  of  0.2  Gm.  (Pharm.  Ztg., 
1908,  Sept.  30,  p.  778.) 
Arsacetin  is  the  name  given  to  sodium  para-acetylamino-phenyl- 
arseniate,  the  equivalent  of  an  acetyl  combination  of  atoxyl.  This 
compound  is  stated  to  be  five  times  less  toxic  than  arsenites  and 
may  be  given  in  nervous  affections  and  in  anaemia  in  doses  of  from 
0.1  to  0.2  and  even  0.5  Gm.  by  gradual  increase  of  hypodermatic 
injections.  (Pharm.  Jour.,  London,  Sept.  12,  1908,  p.  302,  from 
Pharm.  Ztg.) 
Beta  Eucaine  Lactate. — Chemically  this  is  the  lactate  of  benzoyl- 
vinyl-diaceton  alkamine.  It  occurs  as  a  white  crystalline  powder 
soluble  in  water  at  the  ordinary  temperatures  to  about  22  per  cent., 
in  alcohol  to  about  11  per  cent.,  in  chloroform  to  about  20  per  cent. 
Its  uses  are  the  same  as  Beta  eucaine  hydrochloride  over  which  it 
has  the  advantage  of  greater  solubility.  (/.  Am.  M.  Assoc.,  Oct. 
17,  1908,  p.  1337.) 
