Am.  Jour.  Pharm.l 
December,  1900.  / 
Warburg  s  Tincture. 
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turn  adeps  lanse.  In  addition  to  this,  bismuth  subgallate,  bromo- 
form,  mercuric  salicylate  and  trional  have  all  found  more  or  less 
favor  with  the  medical  practitioners  of  the  United  States. 
We  also  find  two  of  the  more  popular  serums  recognized  and 
described,  apparently  with  the  object  of  giving  the  apothecary  defi- 
nite instructions  as  to  their  proper  preservation.  These  instructions 
as  to  the  keeping  and  preserving  of  readily  decomposed  articles  are 
a  distinctive  and  valuable  feature  of  the  German  Pharmacopoeia. 
The  book  throughout  shows  evidence  of  very  careful  and  scien- 
tific work,  and  a  desire  to  maintain  the  highest  possible  standard 
without  exceeding  natural  limits.  Altogether  it  is  not  only  a  credit 
to  the  commission  that  had  charge  of  the  revision,  but  it  is  also  a 
strong  testimonial  of  the  skill  and  scientific  training  of  the  German 
pharmacist  whose  text-book  and  guide  it  will  be  for  the  opening 
decade  of  the  twentieth  century. 
WARBURG'S  TINCTURE. 
By  Fkrdinand  A.  Sieker. 
This  preparation  was  originally  introduced  as  a  proprietary  medi- 
cine, but  the  formula  for  preparing  it  was  later  (1875)  published  by 
Dr.  Maclean  at  Dr.  Warburg's  request. 
The  National  Formulary  also  gives  a  formula  for  preparing  this 
tincture.  This  formula  is  a  modification  of  Dr.  Warburg's  formula, 
but  is  unsatisfactory  from  a  pharmaceutical  standpoint,  to  which 
attention  will  be  directed  below.  The  points  of  difference  in  the 
two  formulae  are  as  follows :  The  original  formula  calls  for  con- 
fection of  damocratis  (an  obsolete  remedy)  and  for  prepared  chalk 
as  constituents,  both  of  which  are  omitted  by  the  N.F.  formula. 
The  chalk  is  said  to  have  been  added  "  to  correct  the  otherwise 
extremely  acrid  taste  of  the  preparation."1 
The  original  formula  directs  electuary  of  myrrh,  for  which  myrrh 
is  substituted  (weight  for  weight)  in  the  N.F.  preparation.  The 
latter  preparation  therefore  contains  about  13  times  as  much  myrrh 
as  the  original,2  but  this  is  of  little  importance. 
1  See  Druggists'  Circular,  1899,  p.  154. 
2  Electuary  of  myrrh  consists  of  catechu,  4  drachms  ;  calamus,  4  drachms  ; 
myrrh,  2  drachms  ;  oil  of  cloves,  48  drops,  and  honey  of  roses,  2  ounces  or 
sufficient. 
