288  Preparations— Mexican  PharmaGopceia.        { i'lSs"''"'' 
Agua  destilacla  de  lecliuga,  Hydrolatum  haetiiGse,  from  2^000  parts 
of  flowering  garden  lettuce,  deprived  of  the  lower  leaves. 
Agua  rosada,  Hydrolatum  Kos?e,  from  fresh  rose  petals  1,000. 
Agua  destilada  de  tilia,  Hydrolatum  Tilise,  from  dried  linden 
flowers  1,000.  In  the  same  manner  prepare  distilled  water  from 
chamomile  flowers,  fennel,  valerian  and  analogous  drugs. 
Agua  destilada  de  yerbabuena,  Hydrolatum  Menthse  viridis,  from 
fresh  spearmint  4,000.  Prepare  in  the  same  manner  the  water  of 
eucalyptus  leaves  and  of  Cedronelhi  mexicana. 
The  term  agua  is  also  applied  to  various  solutions  and  mixtures, 
some  of  them  containing  alcohol. 
Agua  albuminosa,  Aqua  albuminosa. — White  of  two  eggs,  w^ater 
500  Gm. 
Agua  alcanforada,  Aqua  camphorata. — Macerate  for  two  days  pow- 
dered camphor  10  in  distilled  water  1,000;  it  is  stated  to  contain  0'33 
per  cent,  camphor  in  solution. 
Agua  de  alquitran,  Aqua  picea. — Norway  tar  5,  pine  sawdust  10; 
mix  well  and  macerate  for  24  hours  with  distilled  or  river  water  1,000. 
Agua  articular,  Tinctura  de  Nicotiana  composita. — Tobacco  90, 
origanum,  sage,  rosemary,  elder  flowers,  lavender,  black  pepper  and 
mustard  seed  of  each  60,  euphorbium  30,  castor  30,  alcohol  (60  per 
cent.)  3,000 ;  bruise  all  the  drugs  except  the  mustard,  macerate  in  the 
alcohol  for  10  days,  express  and  Alter.  Used  as  a  stimulating  embro- 
cation. 
Agua  segunda  de  cal,  Aqua  calcica. 
Agua  de  cal  mercurial,  Aqua  phagedienica  nigra. — Calomel  0*50,  lime 
water  300  ;  mix. 
Agua  carmelitana,  Alcoholatum  Cedronellse  mexicanae  compositum. 
 Fresh  cedronella  flowers  1,000,  fresh  lemon  peel  and  bitter  orange 
peel,  each  120,  nutmeg,  cloves  and  coriander  each  90,  Ceylon  cinnamon 
60,  alcohol  (80  per  cent.)  6,000  ;  macerate  for  two  days  and  distil  from 
a  water-bath.    Dose  as  a  stimulant  8  to  15  Gm. 
Agua  cefalica,  Alcoholatum  Rosraarini. — Fresh  rosemary  leaves 
1,000,  dry  lavender  flowers  500,  alcohol  (80  per  cent.)  3,000;  mace- 
rate for  four  days  and  distil  ofl"  the  spirit ;  from  the  residue  by  means 
of  steam  obtain  500  parts  of  aqueous  distillate  and  mix  the  two  liquids. 
Used  externally. 
Agua  celeste,  Collyrium  cDeruleum. — Sulphate  of  copper  1,  ammonia 
water  (20  per  cent.)  5,  water  625. 
