Preparations of the ieaves.— Tincture of Bella- donna {Tinctura Belladonnas)

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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-1950.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• of Belladona Leaves, in coarse powder, one ounce
• Proof Spirit, one pint
• After- wards subject the contents of the percolator to pressure, filter the product, mix the liquids, and add sufficient proof spirit to malce one pint
• of the fresh Leaves and young Branches of Bella- donna, one hundred and twelve pounds

Method as extracted

1. Take of Belladona Leaves, in coarse powder, one ounce;
2. Macerate the leaves for forty-eight hours in fifteen fluid ounces of the spirit, in a closed vessel, agitating occasionally ; then transfer to a percolator ; and when the fluid ceases to pass, continue the perco- lation with the remaining five omices of spirit.
3. Take of the fresh Leaves and young Branches of Bella- donna, one hundred and twelve pounds.
4. Bruise the belladonna in a stone mortar, press out the juice, heat it gradually to 130°, and separate the green colour- ing matter by a calico filter.
5. Heat the strained liquor to 200° to coagulate the albumen, and again filter.

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