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Elixir  of  Nux  Vomica,  etc. 
Am  Jour  Pharm, 
Jan.,  1878. 
and  produce  quite  as  richly  colored  tincture  ;  but  in  the  camphorated 
tincture  of  opium  the  color  is  not  so  rich  as  in  the  officinal. 
Glvcerin  has  been  recommended  to  take  the  place  of  carbonate  of 
magnesium  in  the  officinal  waters  made  from  oils  ;  but  I  have  failed 
to  produce  as  good  results  as  with  the  latter.  It  will  not  answer  for 
camphor  water,  as  camphor  is  not  sufficiently  soluble  in  glycerin,  even 
when  heated  ;  for  the  camphor  will  volatilize  before  the  glycerin  is  hot 
enough  to  dissolve  it.  But  in  extracts,  mixtures,  tinctures  and  wines 
of  the  Pharmacopoeia  glycerin  will  be  found  useful. 
Philadelpia  Hospital^  Philadelphia^  Pa. 
ELIXIR  OF  NUX  VOMICA  AND  AROMATIC  TINCTURE 
OF  ANGUSTURA. 
By  E.  J.  Davidson,  Ph.  G. 
A  pleasant  aromatic  tincture  of  angustura,  which  is  a  fair  imitation 
of  the  so-called  Angustura  bitters,  is  obtained  by  the  following  formula  1 
Take  of  Powdered  Angustura,  .  .  .  ^ii 
"         Cascarilla,        ....  giv 
"         Bitter  orange  peel,  .  .  .  51V 
"         Cinnamon,       ....  £iv 
"         Cardamom,  .... 
"         Cloves,  .... 
*'         Nutmeg,     .  .  .  .  .ad 
"         Coriander,        .  .  .  .  gii 
"         Anise,        .  .  .  &v 
Glycerin,  ......  f^ii 
Dilute  alcohol,  sufficient. 
Mix  the  glycerin  with  a  pint  of  the  diluted  alcohol,  moisten  the 
mixed  powders,  pack  into  a  percolator  and  displace  first  with  the  mix- 
ture, afterwards  with  diluted  alcohol  until  two  pints  of  tincture  are 
obtained. 
This  tincture  will  assist  in  disguising  the  disagreeable  bitter  taste  of 
nux  vomica,  and  an  elixir  of  the  latter,  not  unpleasant  in  taste,  may  be 
obtained  as  follows  : 
Take  of  Tincture  of  nux  vomica,  .  .  .  gtt.  cxx 
Curacoa  cordial,      ....  fjiii 
Syrup  of  orange  peel,     ....  f^iiss 
Aromatic  tincture  of  Angustura,    .  .  f^ss 
Mix. 
