Preparations.— Tincture of Arnica {Tinctura Ar- nica})

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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-1494.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• of Ai-nica Root, in coarse powder, one ounce
• Rectified Spirit, one pint
• Macerate the arnica 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 percolation with the remaining five ounces of spirit
• Afterwards subject the contents of the percolator to pressure, filter the product, mix the liquids, and add sufficient rectified spirit to make one pint

Method as extracted

1. Take of Ai-nica Root, in coarse powder, one ounce ;
2. Macerate the arnica 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 percolation with the remaining five ounces of spirit.

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