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Hi/pophosphites  contaming  Iron. 
(Am  Jour.  PLarui. 
\      Sept.,  1882. 
phosphite  of  calciuiii),  by  the  aid  of  128  grains  of  citrate  of  potas- 
sium, ill  1  fliiidounce  of  orange-flower  water,  and  sufficient  distilled 
water  to  make  the  solution  measure  9  fluidounces.  In  this  dissolve  1-^ 
troyounces  of  white  sugar,  and  filter  the  resulting  syrup.  1  fluidrachni 
of  this  syrup  contains  1  grain  of  the  ferric  hypophospliite. 
III.  Elixir  of  Hypophospliite  of  Iron. — In  the  9  fluidounces  of 
solution  of  ferric  liypopliosphite,  obtained  as  above  (II),  dissolve  4 
troyounces  of  white  sugar,  and  add  5  fluidounces  of  alcohol,  in  which 
8  drops  of  fresh  oil  of  orange  have  been  previously  dissolved ;  then 
filter.  The  strength  of  this  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  syrup,  over 
which  it  probably  possesses  no  advantage. 
lY.  Elixir  of  Hypophospliite  of  Iron  aud  Quinine. — Make  a  solu- 
tion of  ferric  hypophosphite,  as  under  II,  but  bring  it  only  to  the 
measure  of  7  fluidounces,  and  dissolve  4  troyounces  of  white  sugar  in 
it.  Triturate  128  grains  of  sulphate  of  quinine  with  5  fluidounces  of 
strong  alcohol,  add  a  solution  of  30  grains  of  hypophosphite  of  cal- 
cium in  J  fluidounce  distilled  water,  and  shake  the  mixture  occasion- 
ally for  an  hour.  Then  filter  and  wash  the  filter  with  sufficient  strong 
alcohol  to  make  the  filtrate  measure  7  fluidounces.  In  this  dissolve 
8  drops  of  fresh  oil  of  orange,  add  it  to  the  solution  of  ferric  hypo- 
phosphite, mix  well  and  filter.  A  fluidrachni  of  this  elixir  contains 
1  grain  of  the  hypophosphite  of  quinine  and  1  grain  of  ferric  hypo- 
phosphite. 
V.  Elixir  of  Hypophosphite  of  Iron,  Quinine  and  Strychnia. — 
This  is  the  above  elixir  (lY),  containing  -^^^  grain  of  hypophDsphite 
of  strychnia  in  the  fluidrachni,  and  is  made  by  triturating  1  grain  sul- 
phate of  strychnia  with  the  sulphate  of  quinine  and  alcohol,  and 
increasing  the  quantity  of  hypophosphite  of  calcium  by  1  grain. 
YI.  Elixir  of  Calisaya  tvith  Hypophosphites. — This  is  the  "  elixir 
of  calisaya"  proposed  by  me  in  1866,^  containing  hypophosphites  in 
such  proportion  that  2  teaspoonfuls  represent  1  teaspoonful  of 
"  improved  syrup  of  the  hpophospliites  Avith  iron  (I).  It  is  there- 
fore necessary  to  reproduce  the  formula  for  the  elixir  of  calisaya,  as 
modified  for  this  purpose. 
Take  of  calisaya  bark  24  troyounces,  curacoa  orange  peel  16  troy- 
ounces, coriander  4  troyounces,  cinnamon  3  troyounces,  cardamom 
troyounce,  anise  seed  1  troy  ounce,  cocoa  (Baker's)  8  troyounces. 
Having  reduced  these  ingredients  to  a  moderately  fine  powder,  dis- 
^  "American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,"  xl,  p.  104. 
