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Source: The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. n 82024440 (1839), paragraph-679.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • of Vinegar (French, by preference) eight parts : distil over with a gentle heat six parts : dilute the product, if necessary, with distilled water till the density is 1005
  • of Acetate of lead any convenient quan- tity : heat it gradually in a porcelain basin by means of a bath of oil or fusible metal (8 tin, 4 lead, 3 bismuth) to 320° F. ; and stir till the fused mass concretes again : pulverize this when cold, and heat the powder again to 320°, with frequent stirring, till the particles cease to accrete
  • Add six ounces of the pow- der to nine fluidrachms and a half of Pure sulphuric acid contained in a glass-mattrass : attach a proper tube and refrigeratory ; and distil from a fusible-metal-bath with a heat of 320° to complete dryness
  • of Benzoin any convenient quantity ; put it into a glass-mattrass ; and by means of a gradually increasing heat sublime as Jong as any thing' rises : squeeze the sublimate between folds of filtering-paper to remove the oil as much as possible ; and sublime the residuum again,

Method as extracted

  1. Take of Vinegar (French, by preference) eight parts : distil over with a gentle heat six parts : dilute the product, if necessary, with distilled water till the density is 1005.
  2. Take of Acetate of lead any convenient quan- tity : heat it gradually in a porcelain basin by means of a bath of oil or fusible metal (8 tin, 4 lead, 3 bismuth) to 320° F. ; and stir till the fused mass concretes again : pulverize this when cold, and heat the powder again to 320°, with frequent stirring, till the particles cease to accrete.
  3. Add six ounces of the pow- der to nine fluidrachms and a half of Pure sulphuric acid contained in a glass-mattrass : attach a proper tube and refrigeratory ; and distil from a fusible-metal-bath with a heat of 320° to complete dryness.
  4. Take of Benzoin any convenient quantity ; put it into a glass-mattrass ; and by means of a gradually increasing heat sublime as Jong as any thing' rises : squeeze the sublimate between folds of filtering-paper to remove the oil as much as possible ; and sublime the residuum again,

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Modern safety boundary

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  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
  • Automated review flags: toxic metal or mineral, corrosive or toxic chemical.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh — The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-679.
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