Epitome of the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary / With Comments

by Albion Walter Hewlett; William August Puckner; Torald Hermann Sollmann; Martin I. Wilbert

Action and Uses: Practically the same as those of ginger, over which it has no advantage.

Dosage: 1 Gm. or 15 grains (N.F.).

Tinctura Zedoariae Amara (Tr. Zedoar. Amar.), Bitter Tincture of Zedoary, N.F. (Compound Tincture of Zedoary).—Zedoary (25%), aloes (12.5%), rhubarb (6.2%), gentian (6.2%), agaric (6.2%) and saffron (6.2%) in glycerin, alcohol and water. Absolute alcohol content about 50 per cent.

Uses: Bitter stomachic and laxative; needlessly complex and without special advantage over compound tincture of gentian.

Dosage: 4 Cc. or 1 fluidrachm (N.F.).

*Zinci Acetas (Zinc. Acet.), Zinc Acetate, U.S.P.—Zn(C₂H₃O₂)₂ + 2H₂O.

Soft white crystals, having a faint vinegar odor and, in dilute solutions, an astringent metallic taste. Freely soluble in water (1:2.3), and soluble in alcohol (1:30).

Action and Uses: Used locally, like zinc sulphate, being somewhat less powerful.

Dosage: 0.125 Gm. or 2 grains (U.S.P.).

Zinci Carbonas Praecipitatus (Zinc. Carb. Praec.), Precipitated Zinc Carbonate, U.S.P.