Am.  Tour.  Pharm. 
Feb.,  1875. 
Elixirs  of  Cinchona. 
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ELIXIRS  OF  CINCHONA. 
BY   HANS   M.  WILDER. 
Being  a  member  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  I 
consider  it  my  duty  to  conform  to  its  formulas  (^Jmer.  your.  Pbar.^  vol. 
xlvi,  p.  83),  although  I  had  my  misgivings  about  the  stability  of  these 
elixirs,  having  made  at  different  times  similar  trials.  After  about  nine 
months'  experience  I  have  given  it  up,  being  tired  of  filtering  and  re- 
filtering  the  elixirs  at  intervals  of  two  to  three  weeks,  and  have  re- 
turned to  my  old  formulae,  using,  however,  the  simple  elixir  as  corpus. 
Elixir  Cinchona. 
Cinchonias  sulphat.,        ......       grs.  xvi 
Quiniae  sulphat.,        .  .....        ^   grs.  viii 
Dissolve  in 
Elixir,  simpl.  (Amer.  Pharm.  Asso.)      ....  Oi 
Color  with 
Tinct.  cudbear  (1-8), 
Caramel,        .......     aa.  TT^xxx. 
Mix,  let  stand  for  a  week,  and  fiher. 
When  first  made,  it  is  beautifully  clear,  but  soon  gets  turbid  ;  by 
letting  it  stand  for  eight  to  ten  days,  and  then  first  filtering,  it  will  keep 
clear  for  quite  an  indefinite  period. 
It  is  stronger  than  that  according  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  which  contains  at  the  most  twelve  grains  of  the  alkaloidal 
sulphates  (one  pint  contains  22  fluidrachms  of  tinct.  cinchon.,  U.  S., 
which  is  equal  to  4^  drachms  of  the  bark,  =  about  5  grains  of  the 
crystallizable  alkaloids,  =  nearly  12  grains  of  the  sulphates).  While 
my  elixir  is  strong  enough  to  produce  a  decided  impression  on  the  sys- 
tem, it  is  not  so  bitter  that  it  becomes  unpalatable. 
Elixir  Cinchona  Ferratum. 
Ferri  pyrophosph.,         .....  ^ii,  grs.  viii 
Dissolve  in 
Aquae,  bullient,       .  ,  .  .  ,  .  •  Si 
Mix  with 
Elixir,  cinchonje,  ......  fg 
M. 
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Elixir  Cinchona'  Comp. 
Tine,  serpentari^,  .  .  ...  :^iii 
Elixir,  cinchona?,  to  ......  Oi 
M. 
