This section is from the book "A Text-Book Of Pharmacology, Therapeutics And Materia Medica", by T. Lauder Brunton. Also available from Amazon: A text-book of pharmacology, therapeutics and materia medica.
Preparation. - By melting aloes 100, adding alcohol 15, straining and evaporating.
Characters. - Purified aloes is in irregular brittle pieces of a dull-brown or reddish-brown colour, and having the peculiar aromatic odour of Socotrine aloes.
Solubility. - It is almost entirely soluble in alcohol.
Preparations. | |
U.S.P. | Dose. |
Pilulae Aloes (vide p. 523).............................................................................. | 1 pill. |
Pilulae Aloes et Asafoetidae (vide p. 523)..................................................... | 2-5 pills. |
Pilulae Aloes et Ferri (vide p. 523) ................................................................ | 1 pill. |
Pilulae Aloes et Mastiches (vide p. 523)........................................................ | l pill. |
Pilulae Aloes et Myrhae (vide p.523)............................................................ | 1 pill. |
Tinctura Aloes ................................................................................................ | 1-4 fl. dr. |
Tinctura Aloes et Myrrhae ............................................................................... | 1-2 fl. dr. |
Vinum Aloes..............as stomachic, 1-2 fl. dr.; as purgative, | 1/2-1 fl. oz. |
It is contained also in Pilulee Rhei Compositae (p. 523), Extractum Colocyn-thidis Compositum, Pilulae Catharticae Compositae (p. 523), and Tinctura Benzoini Composita.
U.S.P. Tinctura Aloes. Tincture of Aloes. - Aloes, 10; extract of glycyr-rhiza, 10; diluted alcohol up to 100.
U.S.P. Tinctura Aloes et Myrrhae. Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh. - Aloes 10; myrrh, 10; alcohol, to 100.
U.S.P. Vinum Aloes. Wine of Aloes. - Aloes, 6; cardamom, 1; ginger, 1; stronger white wine, up to 100.
 
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