6  Creasote  Pills— Elixir  of  Verba  Santa.  {AmjJa0n^i8p9?arm- 
This  preparation  is  being  prescribed  quite  frequently,  and  several 
formulas  disagreeing  with  each  other  have  been  published.  The 
above  is  an  exact  copy  of  the  formula  recently  received  direct  from 
Dr.  Goodell. 
Unguentum  Boroglycerini. — The  formula  used  by  the  writer  is  as 
follows  : 
Solution  of  Boroglycerin  (50  per  cent,  in  glycerin),    ....    25  parts.. 
Petrolatum,  75  parts. 
Oil  of  Rose  or  Rosegeranium,  a  sufficient  quantity.  Mix. 
CREASOTE  PILLS. 
By  Joseph  C.  Roberts,  Ph.G. 
Read  at  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  of  the  Philada.  College  of  Pharmacy,  Dec.  22. 
In  answer  to  the  query  as  to  the  best  excipient  for  making 
creasote  pills,  it  may  be  stated  that  Tobisch1  recommends  the  mix- 
ing of  one  part  of  creasote  with  two  parts  of  unpeeled  powdered 
licorice  root,  leaving  the  mixture  stand  for  a  few  minutes,  and  then 
making  up  the  mass  with  water  as  an  excipient.  Prior  to  this 
suggestion  of  Tobisch,  we  had  tried  his  method  only  to  obtain  a 
failure.  While  the  licorice  root  furnished  absorbency,  the  mass 
formed  was  very  friable,  and  lacked  the  necessary  plasticity. 
Further,  it  was  noticed,  that  on  standing,  the  creasote  was  forced  to 
the  outer  surface  of  the  pilular  mass,  probably  from  a  greater 
affinity  of  the  licorice  root  for  water,  than  for  an  oily  liquid  like 
creasote.  To  obviate  these  objections,  the  following  procedure 
was  adopted  with  excellent  results.  Mix  two  parts  of  creasote  with 
three  parts  of  powdered  licorice  root,  and  when  absorption  has 
taken  place,  add  one  part  of  powdered  soap,  and  make  up  with 
syrup ;  samples  of  the  two  products  are  here  presented  for  com- 
parison.2 
ELIXIR  OF  VERBA  SANTA. 
By  Theo.  H.  Strouse. 
Read  at  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  Dec.  15- 
Verba  Santa  possesses  very  little  medicinal  properties,  except, 
probably,  in  allaying  slight  inflammation  of  the  bronchial  mucous 
membranes,  but  its  value  is  established  for  its  property  of  disguising 
1  Zeitsch.  Allg.  Oest.  Ap.  Ver. ;  New  Idea,  1891,  283. 
2  For  formulas  for  creasote  pills,  see  also  Am.  Jour.  Pharm.,  1889,  559,  1890, 
17,  and  189',  292. 
