This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
The following is Eugene Dieterich's formula for Spiritus vini Gallici artificialis:
Tincture of gall-apples........... 10 parts
Aromatic tincture... 5 parts
Purified wood vinegar............. 5 parts
Spirit of nitrous ether 10 parts
Acetic ether........ 1 part
Alcohol, 68 per cent. 570 parts
Distilled water..... 400 parts
Mix, adding the water last, let stand for several days, then filter.
The Münchener Apotheker Verein has adopted the following formula for the same thing:
Acetic acid, dilute, 90 per cent....... 4 parts
Acetic ether........ 4 parts
Tincture aromatic . . 40 parts
Cognac essence..... 40 parts
Spirit of nitrous ether............ 20 parts
Alcohol, 90 per cent.5,000 parts
Water, distilled.....2,500 parts
Add the acids, ethers, etc., to the alcohol, and finally add the water. Let stand several days, and, if necessary, filter.
The Berlin Apothecaries have adopted the following as a magistral formula:
Aromatic tincture.. . 4 parts
Spirit of nitrous ether............ 5 parts
Alcohol, 90 per cent. 1,000 parts
Distilled water, quantity sufficient to make.........2,000 parts
Mix the tincture* and ether with the alcohol, add the water and for every ounce add one drop of tincture of rhatany.
Of these formulas the first is to be preferred as a close imitation of the taste of the genuine article. To imitate the color use burnt sugar.
 
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