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Progress  in  Pharmacy. 
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Am.  Jour.  Pharm; 
December,  1902. 
Dissolve  the  pancreatin  and  the  salts  in  the  water  and  emulsify  with 
the  cod-liver  oil  and  the  extract  of  malt. 
Phenosalyl. — Cambe  {Rept.  de  Pharm.,  1902,  No.  8)  gives  the  fol- 
lowing formula  for  this  substance: 
The  borax  is  dissolved  in  the  glycerin  by  aid  of  heat;  the  acids  are 
then  added  to  the  warm  solution  of  borax.  After  cooling,  add  the 
menthol,  eucalyptol  and  thymol. 
Pyridin  lannate. — According  to  Dr.  Braeutigam  {Pharm.  Zeit., 
1902,  p.  498)  this  is  a  valuable  uric-acid  solvent,  and  may  also  find 
application  as  an  intestinal  astringent. 
The  preparation,  according  to  the  same  author,  is  made  by  pour- 
ing a  pyridin  solution  into  an  excess  of  solution  of  tannic  acid, 
care  being  taken  that  the  temperature  does  not  exceed  io°  C. 
The  resulting  precipitate  is  washed  with  cold  water  until  the  water 
does  not  give  any  perceptible  reaction  with  pyridin  solution  ;  the 
material  is  then  dried  at  a  temperature  of  20°  to  25 0  C.  and  pre- 
served in  the  dark. 
Strychnicin,  a  new  strychnos  alkaloid,  has  been  reported  on  by 
G.  Boorsma  {Pharm.  Zeit.,  1902,  p.  608  from  Pharm.  your.).  It 
occurs  in  the  leaves,  pulp,  thin  epidermis  and  rind  of  the  fruit  of 
Strychnos  nux  vomica. 
The  chemical  formation  and  physiological  action  of  strychnicin 
have  not  been  fully  studied,  but  it  is  said  to  be  comparatively  non- 
toxic. With  concentrated  sulphuric  acid  it  gives  a  colorless  solu- 
tion that  is  not  changed  by  addition  of  oxidizing  agents  like 
potassium  bichromate  or  potassium  permanganate. 
Carbolic  acid,  crystals 
Lactic  acid  ...... 
Salicylic  acid   .  .  .  . 
Glycerin  ...... 
Borax  
Menthol  
Eucalyptol  
Thymol  .  . 
60  gm. 
20  c.c. 
5  gm. 
5  gm. 
8  gm. 
1  gm. 
1  gm. 
1  gm. 
