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Galenical  Preparations , 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharni. 
t      Mar..  1883. 
GALENICAL  PREPARATIONS  OF  THE  GERMAN  PHAR- 
MACOPOEIA. 
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MuGilago  Salep. — Shake  together  in  a  vial,  powdered  salep  1  part, 
and  water  10  parts, «until  the  powder  is  uniformly  distributed ;  then 
add  boiling  water  90  parts,  and  shake  the  mixture  well  while  cooling. 
It  should  be  freshly  prepared  for  dispensing. 
Oleum  cantharidatum. — Mix  coarsely  powdered  cantharides  3  parts, 
with  rape-seed  oil  10  parts,  digest  in  a  steam  bath  for  10  hours,  ex- 
])ress  and  filter.    It  has  a  green-yellow  color. 
Oleum  Hyoscyami. — Macerate  hyoscyamus  herb  4  parts,  and  alcohol 
3  parts  for  several  hours,  add  olive  oil  40  parts,  and  digest  in  a  steam 
bath  with  occasional  agitation  until  the  alcohol  has  been  driven  olf, 
express  and  filter.    It  is  of  a  brownish-green  color. 
Oxymel  Scilke. — Mix  vinegar  of  squill  5  j^arts  with  clarified  honey 
10  parts,  evaporate  by  means  of  a  steam  bath  to  10  parts  and  strain. 
It  is  limpid  and  brown-yellow. 
Piluloe  Jalajxe. — Mix  jalap  soap  3  parts,  and  powdered  jalap  1  part, 
and  divide  the  mass  into  pills,  each  weighing  0*1  gm.  Roll  the  pills 
in  lycopodium  and  dry  them  in  a  warm  place. 
Fotio  Biveri. — Dissolve  citric  acid  4  parts  in  water  190  parts,  add 
carbonate  of  sodium  in'  small  crystals  9  parts,  and  agitate  moderately 
until  dissolved,  then  cork  the  vial.  It  should  be  freshly  prepared  for 
dispensing. 
Pulvis  aerophorus. — Bicarbonate  of  sodium  10  parts ;  tartaric  acid 
9  parts;  sugar  19  parts  ;  reduce  each  article  separately  to  a  fine  pow- 
der and  dry  it  at  a  moderate  heat ;  then  mix. 
Pulvis  aerophorus  Angliciis. — Each  dose  contains  bicarbonate  of  so- 
dium 2  gm.,  wrapped  in  colored  paper,  and  tartaric  acid  1*5  gm., 
wrapped  in  white  paper. 
Pulvis  gummosus. — Mix  powdered  gum  arable  15  parts,  powdered 
liquorice  root  10  parts,  and  powdered  sugar  5  parts.  The  powder  is 
yellowish -white  and  has  the  odor  and  taste  of  liquorice  root. 
Pulvis  Salicylicus  cum  Talco. — Salicylic  acid  3  parts,  wheat  starch  10 
parts,  talc  87  parts  •  reduce  to  a  fine  powder  and  mix. 
Rotulce  Menthce  piperitce. — Dissolve  oil  of  peppermint  1  part  in  alco- 
hol[2  parts,  and  with  this  solution  dampen  sugar  drops  200  parts. 
Sal  Carolinum factitium. — Exsiccated  sulphate  of  sodium  44  parts; 
