550 
Gleanings  from  Foreign  Journals. 
Am.  Jour,  Pharm. 
Oct.,  1885. 
Dr.  Hidalgo  Carpio,  Yinuni  cum  extracto  Cinchonse  et  Phosphate 
ferrico-citro-aramoniaco  ex  Hidalgo  Carpio. —  Citro-ammonio-ferric 
phosphate  8,  extract  of  gray  cinchona  2,  Sherry  wine  600. 
Vino  de  Quina  Calisaya,  Vinum  de  Cortice  Cinchonse  Calisayse. — 
Calisaya  bark  30,  alcohol  (60  per  cent.)  60 ;  macerate  for  24  hours, 
add  sugar  30  and  Sherry  wine  940,  and  after  10  days  maceration 
express  and  filter. 
In  the  same  manner,  but  doubling  the  proportion  of  the  drugs,  are 
prepared  the  wines  of  red  and  gray  cinchona,  Colombo,  quassia,  gentian, 
Artemisia  mexicana,  coca  and  jaborandi. 
Vino  de  Yoloxochitl,  Vinum  de  floribus  Magnolia  mexicanse. — 
Tincture  of  magnolia  flowers  (see  page  290)  100,  Sherry  wine  900. 
Vino  de  Zarzaparrilla,  Vinum  cum  extracto  Smilacis  medicse. — 
Alcoholic  extract  of  sarsaparilla  120,  alcohol  (60  per  cent.)  60,  Sherry 
wine  700,  clarified  honey  120. 
Vino  ferruginoso,  Vinum  martiatum. — Ammonio-ferric  citrate  5, 
sugar  30,  Sherry  wine  1,000. 
We  have  given  in  several  numbers  of  the  Journal  under  the  title 
of  this  paper  all  the  formulas  of  the  Mexican  Pharmacopoeia,  which 
appear  to  us  to  be  unique  ;  in  addition  to  these  a  large  number  have 
been  admitted  which  are  identical  with  those  of  the  present  or  former 
French  Codex. 
GLEANINGS  FROM  FOREIGN  JOURNALS. 
By  George  H.  Ochse,  Ph.G. 
An  almost  tasteless  tannate  of  quinine  is  obtained  by  dissolving  60 
Gm.  tannic  acid  in  11  Gm.  of  water,  without  heat,  and  adding  11  Gm. 
of  a  2  per  cent,  solution  of  sodium  bicarbonate,  and  enough  water,  if 
necessary,  to  make  a  clear  solution.  To  this  solution  is  added  a  solu- 
tion of  40  Gm.  quinine  sulphate  in  27  Gm.  of  dilute  sulphuric  acid 
and  11  Gm.  of  water.  The  precipitate  is  washed  on  a  linen  strainer 
until  the  washings  cease  to  have  an  alkaline  reaction ;  it  is  then  dried 
and  powdered.  Prepared  thus,  tannate  of  quinine  contains  about  33J 
per  cent,  of  quinine,  and  is  cheaper  than  the  commercial  article,  which 
frequently  contains  but  20  per  cent,  of  quinine. — Pharm,  Centralhalle. 
Fixed  Oils  as  Solvents  for  Iodine. — A  20  per  cent,  solution  of  iodine 
in  castor  oil  forms  a  thick  brown  liquid ;  the  solution  in  olive  oil  or 
almond  oil  is  of  a  reddish  brown  color,  and  not  so  thick.    The  castor 
