American journal of pharmacy . THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY By F\ W. Haussmann,Research Committee E, Pharmacopoeia Revision. SYRUPUS ALTH^fLE. APRIL, The desirability of a formula for this syrup, which would furnisha preparation possessing greater stability, has been expressed byAmerican as well as Continental pharmacists. To the former the present official cold process is extremelyunsatisfactory, and almost every step in the course of preparationhas been subjected to criticism. Prominent objections, as pointed out by different writers, are theshort time directed for macerating the
American journal of pharmacy . THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY By F\ W. Haussmann,Research Committee E, Pharmacopoeia Revision. SYRUPUS ALTH^fLE. APRIL, The desirability of a formula for this syrup, which would furnisha preparation possessing greater stability, has been expressed byAmerican as well as Continental pharmacists. To the former the present official cold process is extremelyunsatisfactory, and almost every step in the course of preparationhas been subjected to criticism. Prominent objections, as pointed out by different writers, are theshort time directed for macerating the root, the neglect of makingallowance for the amount of menstruum absorbed by the althaeaand consequent failure of dissolving all the sugar in the strainedliquid. By far the greatest difficulty which confronts the pharmacist, lieshowever, in the instability of the syrup. The Pharmacopoeia of 1880 directs recent preparation which, ifthe time necessary for completion is considered, is impracticable. The present Pharmacopoeia omits directions for recent prepara-tion, but recommends the syrup to be kept in filled bottles in a coolplace. To secure greater stab
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