4651. Syrup of Ipecacuanha

4651.    Syrup of Ipecacuanha. Mix 2 fluid ounces officinal fluid extract of ipecacuanha with 30 fluid ounces syrup. (U. S. Ph). This syrup is said to become cloudy occasionally, and the following preparation claims to be free from this objection.

Moisten 2 troy ounces ipecacuanha with 1 fluid ounce diluted alcohol, and let it stand for 24 hours. Then transfer it to a conical percolator, and gradually pour upon it diluted alcohol until 1 pint of tincture has passed. Evaporate this by means of a water-bath to 6 fluid ounces, add 10 fluid ounces warm water, and, having rubbed it thoroughly with 45 grains carbonate of magnesia, in a mortar, filter, and add sufficient warm water through the filter to make the filtrate measure 1 pint; then add 29 troy ounces sugar, and dissolve it with the aid of a gentle heat, and, having strained the hot syrup, add sufficient warm water, through the strainer, to make it measure 2 pints when cold.

The same advantages are claimed for a syrup made in the following manner:- To 2 fluid ounces of the fluid extract made by re-percolation, add 2 fluid ounces water and heat the mixture to the boiling point; then add 12 fluid ounces water, filter, and pour sufficient water through the filter to make the liquid measure 1 pint; in this dissolve 28 troy ounces sugar with the aid of heat, and strain through muslin. Both preparations will be perfectly clear, beautiful, and identical in strength and appearance, the latter possessing the natural odor and taste of ipecacuanha in an eminent degree.

4652. Compound Syrup of Squills

4652.     Compound Syrup of Squills. Take 4 troy ounces squill in No. 30 powder, and the same of seneka in No. 50 powder, mix them together, moisten with 1/2 pint diluted alcohol, and allow it to stand for an hour. Then transfer it to a conical percolator and pour diluted alcohol upon it until 3 pints of tincture have passed. Boil this for a few minutes, evaporate it by means of a water-bath to 1 pint, add 6 fluid ounces of boiling water, rub the liquid with 1 troy ounce carbonate of mangnesia in a mortar till thoroughly mixed, filter, and. add through the filter sufficient warm water to make the filtrate measure 22 fluid ounces. Dissolve 42 troy ounces sugar in the filtered liquid, and, having heated the solution to the boiling point, strain it while hot. Then dissolve 48 grains tartrate of antimony and potassa in the solution while still hot, and add sufficient boiling water, through the strainer, to make it measure 3 pints when cold. Lastly, mix the whole thoroughly together. The above process is similar to that laid down in the U. S. Ph., except in the addition of magnesia before filtration, this being considered an improvement, as the gummy nature of the squills renders filtration unsatisfactory without it.

This syrup may also be prepared from the fluid extracts of squill and of seneka, by mixing 4 fluid ounces of each, evaporating the mixture by means of a sand-bath to a syrupy consistence; triturating this with the carbonate of magnesia, and proceeding precisely as in the above formula.