2. (Ph. L.) Iron wire, 1 oz.; sherry, 1 quart; digest, with frequent agitation, for 30 days, and strain. Each fl. oz. contains less than 11⁄2 gr. of metallic iron.
3. Ammonio-tartrate of iron (Aikin’s), 11⁄2 dr.; sherry, 1 pint; dissolve. Frequently substituted for the last, especially when the preparation is required in a hurry.—Dose, 1 to 5 fl. dr.; as a mild chalybeate.
Obs. The formula for WINE OF IRON was modified in the Ph. L. 1824, omitted in that of 1836, and restored, in its original character, in that of 1851.
Wine of Liquorice. Syn. Vinum glycyrrhizæ, Fuller’s sweet tincture. Prep. Liquorice (Italian juice), 1 oz.; cochineal, 2 scruples; canary wine, 2 pints. Sometimes 1 drachm of saffron is added.
Wine of Malate of Iron. Iron wire steeped in cider.
Wine of Mea′dow Saf′fron. Wine of colchicum.
Wine of Olive. Syn. Vinum olivæ (Louis). Prep. Fresh olive leaves, 2 oz.; white wine 32 oz. Half a glass twice a day.
Wine of Onion. Syn. Vinum cepæ. Prep. Two onions, sliced; white wine, 11⁄2 pint. Digest and strain. For gravel.
Wine of O′′pium. Syn. Sydenham’s liquid laudanum†; Vinum opii (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), Tinctura, thebaica†, Laudanum liquidum Sydenham†, L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Extract of opium, 1 oz.; cinnamon bark, 75 gr.; cloves, 75 gr.; sherry wine, 20 oz.; macerate for seven days and filter.—Dose, 10 to 40 minims.
2. (Ph. L.) Extract of opium (Ph. L.), 21⁄2 oz.; cinnamon and cloves, of each, bruised, 21⁄2 dr.; sherry, 1 quart; macerate for 7 days (14 days—Ph. D.), and filter. In the Ph. E., opium, 3 oz., and in the Ph. D., opium, in coarse powder, 3 oz., are ordered, instead of extract of opium. The Dublin College also omits the aromatics.