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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), monograph-offset-480860-3.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- Rhei Radix: Mix the spirit and the water, and macerate the rhubarb in the mixture for four days ; then decant, press and set by, that the undissolved matter may subside ; pour off the clear liquor, filter the remainder, mix the liquors, and evaporate by a water bath at a temperature not exceeding 160° until the extract has acquired a suitable consistence for forming pills. Dose.— ^rom three to eight grains as a stomachic; from t
Method as extracted
- Mix according to the source passage: Mix the spirit and the water, and macerate the rhubarb in the mixture for four days ; then decant, press and set by, that the undissolved matter may subside ; pour off the clear liquor, filter the remainder, mix the liquors, and evaporate by a water bath at a temperature not exceeding 160° until the extract has acquired a suitable consistence for forming pills. Dose.— ^rom three to eight grains as a stomachic; from ten to twenty grains as a carthartic.
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Primary and supporting references
- 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 monograph-offset-480860-3.