Elixir Valerianatis Ammonici (Goddard). Valerianic acid, 3 grammes dissolved in 40 grammes distilled water and neutralised with ammonium carbonate. Add this to 35 grammes spirit, 50 grammes syrup, 1 drop bitter almond oil, 2 drops oil of orange peel, 30 grammes diluted bitter almond water, 12 grammes tincture of red sandal, 3 grammes tincture of orange peel, 2 grammes burnt sugar, and filter.
Elixir, Vis′ceral. Syn. Elixir viscerale, L. See Elixirs, Boerhaave’s and Hoffman’s (above).
Elixir of Vit′riol. 1. The old name for aromatic Sulphuric Acid (which see).
2. (Mynsicht’s.) See Tincture (Acid Aromatic).
3. (Scourer’s.) Dilute sulphuric acid 1 to 5). Used to scour metals.
4. (Sweet E. of V.; E. Vitrioli Dulci, L.) The old name for aromatic Spirit of Ether (which see).
5. (Virgani’s). Prep. From spirit of sulphuric ether, 2 lb.; aromatic tincture, 3 lb.
Elixir, Woroneje. Capsicum, 1 oz.; nitre, 1⁄2 oz.; sal-ammoniac, 2 dr.; nitro-hydrochloric acid, 2 fl. dr.; vinegar, 11⁄2 pint; native white or rose naphtha, or petroleum, 11⁄2 fl. dr.; olive oil, 1 fl. oz.; oil of peppermint (Mitcham), 15 fl. oz.; strongest rectified spirit, 6 quarts; digest 12 days, with constant agitation, and filter.—Dose, 2 teaspoonfuls every 15 minutes; in cholera, diarrhœa, &c.
ELLAG′IC ACID. HC7H2O4.Aq. When an aqueous infusion of nut-galls is left for some time exposed to the atmosphere, the tannic acid gradually disappears, and is replaced by gallic acid, and an insoluble grey powder, to which the term ellagic acid was applied by Chevreul. It is soluble in alkalies, forming salts, and is precipitated by acids.
ELM. Syn. Ulmus, L. A genus of tree forming the type of the natural order Ulmaceæ. The interior bark of the Ulmus campestris, or common small-leaved elm (Ulmi cortex), is officinal in B. P. This substance is demulcent, diaphoretic, and diuretic, and slightly febrifuge, astringent, and tonic. It has been employed in agues, and as a substitute for sarsaparilla in cutaneous eruptions, but is now little used. The leaves of the elm-tree are reported to be vulnerary. See Decoction and Ulmin.