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Mixture is a liquid medicinal form which is formed by dissolving one or
several solid substances or by mixing two or more substances between themselves
(solutions, tinctures, extracts, mucilage etc.). Mixtures can be limpid, turbid and
with sediment.
Mixtures are prescribed for both internal and external use.
Mucilages – mucilagines
Mucilage – 1) an artificial viscid paste of gum or dextrin used in pharmacy as
a vehicle or excipient or in therapy as a demulcent; 2) a naturally formed viscid
principle in a plant, consisting of a gum dissolved in the juices of the plant (gummi
arabicum – arabic gum, gummi Armeniacae – gum of the apricot, amylum – starch,
semina Lini – seeds of the flax, radix Althaeae – root of marsh-mallow).
Mucilages are rarely prescribed separately (per se). They are usually
prescribed in mixtures, that is 20-25 % of mucilages are added to the mixtures.
Syrups – sirupi
Syrup is a concetrated solution of sugar, such as sucrose, in water or other
aqueous liquid, sometimes with some medicinal substance added. The officinal
preparation is a solution of sucrose in purified water, and is used as a flavoured
vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations. E. g.:
sirupus Rhei – syrup of rhubarb;
sirupus Althaeae – syrup of marsh-mallow;
sirupus Glycyrrhizae – syrup of licorice;
sirupus simplex – simple syrup;
sirupus Rubi idaei – syrup of raspberry.
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