Minutes  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Meetings.  {^eb?i 
Am.  Jour.  Ph  arm. 
187  4. 
Citric  Acid,  .  .  .  .  .60  grains. 
Citrate  of  Iron,  soluble,  .  .        240  grains. 
Concent.  Tinct.  Fresh  Sweet  Orange  peel,       3  fluid  ounces. 
Distilled  Water,  .  .'  3  fluid  ounces. 
Sherry  Wine,  ....       8  fluid  ounces. 
Syrup,     .....  2  fluid  ounces. 
Dissolve  the  sulphates  and  citric  acid  in  two  ounces  of  the  water,  and  the 
iron  in  the  remaining  ounce  of  water  ;  mix  the  two  solutions>  and  add  the  other 
ingredients,  previously  well  mixed  together. 
The  only  change  from  the  original  formula  is  in  the  kind  and  quantity  of 
orange  flavor,  for  which  we  claim  an  improvement.  See  Proceedings  of  Amer. 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  1864,  p.  234. 
Elixir  of  Gentian  with  Iron. 
Take  of  Extract  of  Gentian,  .  .  .    128  grains. 
Citrate  of  Iron,  soluble,  .  .        128  grains. 
Distilled  Water,  ....  1  fluid  ounce. 
Simple  Elixir,     ....  15  fluid  ounces. 
Dissolve  the  extract  and  iron  in  the  water,  warmed,  and  add  the  simple* 
elixir ;  filter. 
Elixir  of  Bromide  of  Potassium. 
Take  of  Bromide  of  Potassium,       .  .         .    640  grains. 
Red  Elixir,        ....         16  fluid  ounces. 
Mix. 
This  contains  five  grains  of  the  salt  in  each  fluidrachm,  and  is  given  as* 
type.  The  red  elixir  does  not  seem  to  answer  for  the  elixir  bromide  of  calcium- 
caramel  is  a  more  suitable  coloring  substance  for  the  calcium  elixir.    We  pre- 
fer the  simple  elixir  in  this  case,  and  to  use  no  coloring  substance. 
Syrup  of  Licorice  Eoot.l 
Take  of  select  Licorice  Eoot,  in  moderately  coarse  powder,  4  troy  ounces. 
Diluted  Alcohol,  .  .  .       sufficient  quantity. 
Sugar,  .  .  .  .  .  .12  troy  ounces. 
Moisten  and  pack  in  a  conical  percolator;  macerate  for  12  hours,  percolate 
to  exhaustion.  Place  the  tincture  over  a  water-bath  until  reduced  to  ten  fluid 
ounces,  filter,  and  then  add  the  sugar ;  lastly,  sufficient  distilled  water  to  make 
sixteen  fluid  ounces  of  finished  syrup. 
The  syrup  of  licorice  root,  when  carefully  prepared,  is  more  effectual  and, 
more  convenient  for  masking  the  bitterness  of  quinia,  than  is  the  very  popular 
"  compound  elixir  of  taraxacum,"  and  being  free  from  the  stimulating  influence 
of  alcohol,  which  is  present  in  the  elixir,  is  well  adapted  for  children.  The 
proper  proportions  will  be  one  grain  of  quinia  (any  salt  of  it)  to  the  fluidrachm; 
and  if  those  for  whom  quinia  is  ordered  will  take  the  precaution  to  chew  a, 
small  quantity  of  licorice  root  previous  to  taking  the  quinia  mixed  with  the 
syrup  of  licorice,  in  the  proportions  here  recommended,  scarcely  any  bitterness 
will  be  observed.  As  a  matter  of  course,  acids  mixed  with  quinia  and  licorice 
syrup  will  immediately  develop  the  bitter  taste. 
It  has  of  late  become  fashionable  to  use  glycerin  as  an  antiseptic  and  solv- 
ent in  elixirs,  as  well  as  other  compounds  of  pharmacy,  but  our  aversion  to  the- 
general  use  of  glycerin  for  internal  administration,  for  various  reasons,  has  pre- 
vented its  introduction  in  our  formulas. 
The  results  of  our  investigations  of  liquid  pepsin  preparations  will  not  war- 
rant the  introduction  of  more  than  the  one  formula,  which  is  really  a  wine  of 
pepsin,  and  has  been  found  useful  in  many  cases. 
