The Medicated Waters are solutions of volatile substances in Water. They comprise (1) the Aromatic Waters and (2) the Chemical Waters.

The Aromatic Waters are made by dissolving the volatile oils of their respective drugs, or distilling the latter with Water; two Waters are saturated solutions of other liquids than volatile oils - viz. Aqua Chloroformi and Aqua Creosoti. The following: are official:

Aqua -

Contains Cc. in 100 Cc., or percentage by volume.

Amygdalae Ama......................

bitter almone oil

0.1

Anisi............................................

anise oil

0.2

Aurantii Florum Fortior..........

saturated

Aurantii Florum............

of the above

50.

Camphorae.................

camphor

0.8

Chlorformi....................

saturated

Cinnamomi.....................

cinnamon oil

0.2

Creosoti...........................

creosote

1.

Foeniculi...........................

fennel oil

0.2

Hamamelidis........................

made by distillation

Menthae Piperitae..................

Peppermint oil

0.2

Menthae Viridis....................

spearmint oil

0.2

Rosea Fortior.........................

saturated

Rosae.......................................

of the above

50.

The Chemical Waters are solutions of gases in Water. The following are offical:

Aqua -

Contains gas, percentage by weight.

Ammoniae......................................................

NH3 10

Ammoniae Fortior........................................

NH3 28

Hydrogenii Dioxidi (Hydrogen Peroxide) .

H1O2 3.