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Mixir  Cinclionce  ei  Ferri,  etc. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\     July  1, 1871. 
the  manufacturer  has  now  out  in  the  market  a  glycerin  which  does  not 
do  him  justice,  and  is  really  not  fit  for  internal  administration.  It 
would  certainly  serve  his  interests  better,  were  he  able,  to  recall  it, 
but  as  that  is  impracticable  every  druggist  will  have  to  see  that  the 
next  package  of  Gordon's  glycerin  that  he  buys  is  of  recent  manu- 
facture. 
ELIXIR  CINCHONA  ET  FERRI— CARBOLIC  CERATE. 
By  Chas.  a.  Bcehme. 
Ferrated  Flixir  of  Cinchona.  The  revival  of  this  topic  in  the  Jour- 
nal has  led  me  to  publish  the  following  formula,  which  has  been  used 
with  success  for  some  years  : 
01.  Aurantii 
f^iv 
01.  Cinnam. 
01.  Carvi 
rrixx 
Tinct.  Zingiberis 
m 
Tinct.  Cardam. 
Magnesi83  Carbon. 
5j 
Sacchari 
lbs.  ij 
Ferri  Pyrosphos. 
grs. 
,  1536 
Quiniae  Sulph. 
grs. 
53 
Cinchonae  Sulph. 
grs. 
54 
Mix  the  oils  and  tinct.  of  ginger,  triturate  with  the  magnesias  carb.y 
add  the  tinct.  cardam.,  triturate  again  and  gradually  add  six  pints  of  a 
mixture  consisting  of  alcohol  one  pint,  water  four  pints  ;  stir  together 
a  few  minutes  and  filter.  Take  one  pint  of  this  liquid,  mix  it  with 
the  quinine  and  cinchoniae  sulph.  and  add  a  few  drops  of  sulphuric 
acid,  sufficient  to  dissolve  the  alkaloids.  Return  this  solution  to 
the  rest  of  the  liquid,  add  the  sugar  and  pyrophosphate  iron  and 
agitate  occasionally  until  they  are  dissolved  ;  to  complete,  add  suffi- 
cient of  the  alcohol  and  water  mixture  to  make  up  to  one  gallon. 
The  green  color  may  be  corrected,  if  desired,  by  the  addition  of 
caramel,  and  some  of  the  bitter  taste  covered  by  adding  one  ounce  fi. 
ext.  liquorice  to  each  gallon.  Prepared  as  above,  the  elixir  contains 
twelve  grains  of  pyrophosphate  iron  and  the  equivalent  of  twenty- 
four  grains  of  cinchona  bark  (supposing  it  to  contain  three  per  cent, 
of  alkaloids)  in  each  fluid  ounce. 
This  formula  will  be  convenient  for  many  pharmacists  who  do  not 
