ALFATONE

Report of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry

The Council has found Alfatone ineligible for New and Non­official Remedies and has authorized publication of the following report.

W. A. Puckner, Secretary.

Alfalfa is good cattle feed but only nostrum exploiters have suggested its use as a medicine for human beings. While it may seem a waste of time to discuss the medicinal value of alfalfa its recent exploitation by the Norwich Pharmacal Company, Norwich, N. Y., as “a reconstructive tonic and nutrient” in the form of a mixture called “Alfatone,” calls for comment. According to the label on the preparation:

“Each fluidounce represents:

Alcohol

 15 per cent.

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)

120 grains

Taraxacum

 21⁄2 grains

Gentian

  1 grain

Berberine Hydrochloride

 1⁄40 grain
Glycerin and Aromatics.”

“Dose.—One to three fluidrams (4 to 12 c.c.) 4 times daily.”