British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858.

Date:
1867
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    end of a glass rod, by means of which it may be kept at the bottom of a bottle containing the distilled water, the other end of the rod terminating' just below the stopper of the bottle. Having thus put the camphor into the water, close the mouth of the bottle, macerate for at least two days, and then pour off the solution when it is required. Dose.—1 to 2 fluid ounces. AQUA CARUI. Caraway Water. Take of Caraway Fruit, bruised Water . Distil one gallon. 1 pound 2 gallons AQUA CINNAMOMI. Cinnamon Water. Take of Cinnamon Bark, bruised Water .... Distil one gallon. Mistura Cretae ,, Guaiaci 20 ounces 2 gallons Preparations. Mistura Spiritus Vini Gallici Take of Water AQUA DESTILLATA. Distilled Water. HO or H20. < . . .10 gallons Distil from a copper still, connected with a block-tin worm ; reject the first half gallon, and preserve tho next eight gallons. Tests.—A fluid ounce of it evaporated in a clean glass cap- sule leaves scarcely a visible residue. It is not affected by