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Aconitia Ointment {Unguentum Aconitice)

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Source: Pharmacopœia of India [electronic resource] : prepared under the authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in council by Waring, Edward John, 1819-1891; University of Glasgow. Library (1868), paragraph-171.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • of Aconitia, eight grains
  • Prepared Lard, one ounce
  • of the fresh Leaves and Flowering Tops of Aconite, one RANUNCULACE^. hundred and twelve pounds
  • Evaporate the filtrate by a water-bath to the consistence of a thin syrup; then add to it the green colouring matter previously separated, and stiring the whole together assiduously, continue the evaporation at a temperature not exceeding 140°, until the extract is of a suitable consistence for forming pills. -Dose. — From one to two grains

Method as extracted

  1. Take of Aconitia, eight grains ;
  2. Rub the aconitia with the oil, add the lard, and mix thoroughly.
  3. Take of the fresh Leaves and Flowering Tops of Aconite, one RANUNCULACE^. hundred and twelve pounds.
  4. Bruise in a stone mortar, and press out the juice; heat it gradually to 130° and separate the green colouring matter by a caHco filter.
  5. Heat the strained liquor to 200° to coagu- late the albumen, and again filter.

Live editorial status

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Modern safety boundary

External use only

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  • Unreviewed automated import: this record is public for live editorial inspection and has not passed manual identity, formula or safety review.
  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
  • Automated review flags: high risk botanical.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. Pharmacopœia of India [electronic resource] : prepared under the authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in council — Pharmacopœia of India [electronic resource] : prepared under the authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in councilPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-171.
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