ON  CIMICIFUGA  RACEMOSA. 
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Syrupus  Anthemidis. 
R  Extr.  Anthemidis  fl.  ^ii. 
Magnes.  Garb.  ^ii. 
Sacch.  Alb.  ovii. 
Aq.  fervent,  q.  s.  ft.  Syr.  Antb.  Oss. 
Rub  the  fluid  Extract  of  Chamomile  intimately  with  the  Carb. 
Magnesia  ;  add  two  fluid  ounces  of  the  water  in  small  portions, 
constantly  triturating  the  mixture,  and  pour  it  on  a  small  filter  ; 
then  pour  cn  water  carefully  until  the  impregnated  water  which 
passes  measures  four  and  a  half  fluid  ounces.  Dissolve  the 
sugar  at  a  gentle  heat  and  strain.  A  syrup,  thus  prepared,  is 
of  a  straw  color,  transparent,  and  of  an  agreeable,  slightly  bitter 
taste.* 
PJiiladelphia^  June  24,  1861. 
ON  CIMICIFUGA  RACEMOSA. 
By  George  H.  Davis. 
(An  Inaugural  Essay.) 
Sexual  System — Pentandria  Di-Pentagynia. 
Natural  Order — Ranunculacese. 
This  is  a  small,  stately  plants  having  a  perennial  root,  and  a 
simple  herbaceous  stem,  which  rises  to  the  height  of  from  four 
to  eight  feet.  The  leaves  are  large  and  ternately  decomposed, 
having  oblong  ovate  leaflets,  incised  and  toothed  at  their  margins. 
The  flowers  are  small,  white,  and  in  terminal  racemes,  with  oc- 
casionally one  or  two  shorter  ones  near  the  base  of  the  plant. 
The  calyx  is  white,  four-leaved,  and  deciduous  ;  the  petals  are 
minute  and  shorter  than  the  stamens,  which  are  numerous  and 
have  yellow  anthers  ;  the  pistil  consists  of  an  oval  germ  and  a 
*  We  would  suggest  that  alcohol  followed  by  diluted  alcohol  would 
be  more  appropriate  for  the  extraction  of  Chamomile  for  a  fluid  Extract. 
We  also  dissent  from  the  author's  plan  of  making  syrup  of  Chamomile, 
if,  as  he  says,  it  has  only  a  slightly  bitter  taste.  This  arises  from  the  fact 
that  the  strong  alcoholic  menstruum  does  not  take  up  the  bitter  extractive 
in  full  quantity,  as,  if  present,  it  would  be  dissolved  by  the  water,  and  not 
be  influenced  by  the  Carbonate  of  Magnesia. — Editor  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
