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

thoroughly each day; then filter.
(American Journal of Pharmacy, 1881.)
27. ELIXIR ANTIGOUTTEUX DE VILLETTE.
(DE VILLETTE’S GOUT ELIXIR.)
Brown cinchona bark, ............. 25 troyounces.
Poppy petals, ..............................12j troyounces.
Sassafras bark, ............................6k troyounces.
Guaiac resin, ..............................12j troyounces.
Jamaica rum, ............................. ..... 62j pints.
Syrup of sarsaparilla, ............... ......... 39 pints
Mix the drugs and reduce them to a coarse powder, and
macerate in the previously mixed Jamaica rum and syrup of
sarsaparilla for fourteen days, stirring the mixture thoroughly each day;
then filter.
(HAGER.—See New Remedies, 1878.)
28. AROMATIC ELIXIR.
Fluidextract of sweet orange peel,....j fluidounces.
Fluidextract of coriander seed,..........k fluidounces.
Fluidextract of angelica seed,.............k fluidounces.
Simple elixir,..............................16 fluidounces.
Carmine color, carbonate of magnesium,....................................of
each a sufficient quantity.
Mix the fluid extracts and triturate them in a capacious mortar
with carbonate of magnesium in amount sufficient to form a creamy
mixture, then gradually add the simple elixir, stirring well, and filter.
Lastly, add solution of carmine, enough to give a nice red color.
This elixir is used as a flavor, and may be used instead of
simple elixir if desired, as it is acceptable to many persons. The Newark
Pharmaceutical Association (1871) recommended a formula on which
the above is based.
The National Formulary commends a formula in which
aromatic spirits is the base, practically as follows:
Aromatic spirits,........................16 fluidounces.