578 
Aromatic  Syrup  of  Liquorice.  { 
Am  Jour.  Pharm. 
Dec,  1877, 
regaining  the  alcohol  by  distillation.  When  dilute  alcohol  had  been 
used  for  exhaustion,  in  the  subsequent  process  of  concentration  the 
resin  would  separate  and  settle  on  the  bottom  of  the  still.  It  had  to 
be  redissolved  in  alcohol  before  precipitation.  None  of  the  products 
would  be  entirely  redissolved  in  alcohol  of  the  same  strength  as  that 
with  which  it  had  been  extracted,  nor  in  any  other. 
Sp.  Gr. 
•825 
•825 
•825 
•825 
'93o 
•938 
•938 
•938 
"945 
•945 
"945 
Precipitated  in 
6  drachms  muriatic  acid  to  4  pints  water.. 
oz.  alumn  to  4  pints  water  
120  minims  muriatic  acid  to  4  pts.  water. 
4  pints  water  
y2  oz.  alum  to  4  pints  water  
6  drachms  muriatic  acid  to  4  pints  water. 
120  minims  muriatic  acid  to  4  pts.  water.. 
4  pints  water  
y2  oz.  alum  to  4  pints  water  
80  minims  muriatic  acid  to  4  pints  water. 
4  pints  water  
Grs. 
236 
223> 
222 
223 
557 
34o 
352^ 
352 
243> 
244 
246 
Color  of  product. 
Like  licorice  root  powder. 
Greenish-yellow. 
A  trifle  lighter  than  powdered  ipecac  root. 
Like  powdered  ipecac  root. 
Greenish-yellow. 
Like  powdered  licorice  root. 
Brownish-yellow,  with  a  tinge  of  green. 
Somewhat  darker  than  powdered  scammony. 
Like  powdered  extract  of  licorice. 
A  trifle  lighter  than  common  emery  flour. 
Same  as  foregoing. 
This  table  shows  such  a  large  yield  for  the  alcohol  of  '930  sp.  gr. 
that  it  was  concluded,  making  proper  allowance  for  difference  in  the 
root  and  thoroughness  of  exhaustion,  that,  by  using  it  for  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  resin,  the  most  satisfactory  results  would  be  obtained. 
Lowell,  N.  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Oct.,  1877. 
AROMATIC  SYRUP  OF  LIQUORICE. 
Editor  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  : 
The  following  is  a  recipe  for  an  aromatic  syrup  of  liquorice  which 
possesses  such  excellent  qualities  of  disguising  the  taste  of  sulph. 
quinia  that  I  think  it  my  duty  to  communicate  the  formula  to  my 
pharmaceutical  brethren  : 
Take  of  Pulverized  Extract  of  Liquorice,  .      4  ounces 
Jamaica  Ginger,    .  • 
Cinnamon  Bark,  .  .        each      2  ounces 
Cloves,  ....  1  ounce 
Sugar,  .  .  .  .60  troyounces 
Water,  .  ...  a  sufficient  quantity 
Reduce  the  ginger,  cinnamon  and  cloves  to  a  coarse  powder  and  boil 
in  two  pints  of  water  over  a  slow  fire  for  one  hour.    Then  strain  and 
