Lloyd - Elixir & Flavoring Extracts Formulae - Soil and Health Library

murky, a little ammonia water will restore its transparency.
Solution of carmine is necessarily alkaline, and cannot be employed to color
acid liquids. For all neutral or alkaline solutions it is admirable, and for soda-water
syrups is far preferable to aniline red.
5. ELIXIR of VALERIANATE of AMMONIUM with CINCHONIDINE .
(ELIXIR OF VALERIANATE OF AMMONIA WITH CINCHONIDIA.)
Cinchonidine (alkaloid), ............. 128 grains.
Elixir of valerianate of ammonium,
acetic acid,.............................of each a sufficient quantity.
Triturate the cinchonidine in a mortar with acetic acid in
amount sufficient to effect its solution, and add to this liquid elixir of
valerianate of ammonium until the product measures sixteen
fluidounces. If not of acid reaction, add cautiously acetic acid until it
will redden blue litmus paper, and filter if necessary.
(All of the combinations of valerianate of ammonium and the alkaloids in
elixir form should have an acid reaction. It is, therefore, to be understood, with the
formulæ of this character which follow, that in case the elixir is alkaline it must be
acidulated with acetic acid.)
Each fluidrachm (teaspoonful) of the finished elixir contains
two grains of valerianate of ammonium, and one grain of
cinchonidine as the acetate of that alkaloid.
6. ELIXIR OF VALERIANATE OF AMMONIUM WITH
CINCHONIDINE AND CINCHONINE.
(ELIXIR OF VALERIANATE OF AMMONIA WITH CINCHONIDIA AND CINCHONIA.)
Elixir of valerianate of ammonium
with cinchonidine, ..............8 fluidounces.
Elixir of valerianate of ammonium
with cinchonine, .................. 8 fluidounces.
Mix them together.
Each fluidrachm (teaspoonful) of the finished elixir contains
two grains of valerianate of ammonium, and a half grain each of
cinchonidine and cinchonine as acetates of these alkaloids.