106      Formulas  from  Pharmacopcea  Gerrnanica.  \k"\ 
Elixir  of  Iron  (Ferri  Pyrophosphas,  U.  S.  P.) 
R 
Ferri  Pyrophosphates,  grs.  160. 
Dissolve  in  6  fluid-ounces  of  water,  by  pouring 
from  one  glass  vessel  to  another. 
Add  Spts.  Vini  Gallici,       .  .  iv. 
And  Vini  Aurantii,       .  .  fl^  ij. 
Prepare  a  filter  and  place  in  it 
Caraway,  .  .  .  .       3  ss. 
Coriander,  ...  %  jss. 
Aniseed,  .  .  .  3  ss. 
Grd.  Orange  Peel,    .  .  .  3  ij. 
Ceylon  Cinnamon,  ground,  .  .       3  jss. 
Filter  the  solution  through  the  aromatics  into  a  bottle  having  four 
fluid  ounces  of  simple  syrup  in  it,  and  add  enough  of  the  following 
mixture  to  make  it  measure  one  pint. 
Vini  Aurantii,  .  .  .2  parts. 
Spts.  Vini  Gallici,  .  .  2  parts. 
Aquae  Destill.,  .  .  .1  part. 
Mix  by  agitation. 
Each  tablespoonful  of  the  Elixir  contains  five  grains  of  the  iron 
salt.    It  will  not  become  sour,  and  can  be  made  in  bulk  to  keep  an 
indefinite  time. 
SELECTED  FORMULAS  FROM  PHARMACOPCEA  GERMANICA. 
By  the  Editor. 
Many  of  the  numerous  German  practitioners  residing  in  this  coun- 
try continue  to  prescribe  preparations  which  are  officinal  in  Germany, 
and  are  either  little  known  to  American  pharmacists  or  differ  in 
strength  and  occasionally  in  composition  from  similar  ones  officinal  in 
our  national  Pharmacopoeia.  In  the  following  selection,  in  which  the 
nomenclature  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  is  retained,  we  shall  endeavor  to 
present  to  our  readers  the  more  important  preparations,  and  to  point 
out  any  difference  in  strength  or  composition.  All  the  quantities 
given  are  in  parts  by  weight. 
Acetum  aromaticum.  Oils  of  rosemary,  juniper  and  lemon,  of  each 
1  part;  oil  of  thyme,  2  p.;  oil  of  cloves,  5  p.;  tincture  of  cinnamon 
(Chinese  cinnamon,  1  p.,  to  68  per  ct.  alcohol,  5  p.),  100  p.;  aroma- 
