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Syrup of Lactate of Iron

Dissolve 1 drachm lactate of iron in 6 fluid ounces boiling water, and add 12 drachms sugar. Dose, 2 to 4 tea-spoonfuls. 4662. Syrup of Bark and Chloride of Iron. Take 1 pint of the saccharine tincture of red bark, add to this 160 minims each syrup of chloride of iron and hydrochloric this gradually add, with constant trituration, which should be continued for 15 or 20 minutes, 4 fluid ounces of the mixture of alcohol and water; then strain with strong expression. Return the residue to the mortar, and again triturate, first with 1 ounce of the sugar and then with the remaining 4 fluid ounces of the mixture of alcohol and water, gradually added, as before; finally strain and strongly acid. This contains 120 grains of red bark express, and then reduce the dregs by trituraand 10 drops of syrup chloride iron to each tion to a smooth and uniform condition, and fluid ounce. If it be desirable to mix in any pack firmly in a glass funnel prepared for other proportion, add one measure of hydro- percolation, and adjusted to the neck of a chloric acid for each measure of syrup of graduated bottle containing the remainder of chloride of iron. This is a deep red, clear the sugar, and pour upon this the expressed tincture, rather pleasantly bitter; if any liquid; and when it has all disappeared from doubt exists as to whether it has blackened, the surface, continue the percolation with add dilute alcohol to a small quantity, until it becomes transparent enough to observe it thoroughly. water until the whole measures 1 pint. Agitate occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved, and strain if necessary. Dose from a dessert 4663. Lahache's Syrup of Iodide of to a table-spoonful. The strained tar, such as Potassium and Iron. Take of iodide of is usually sold in gallon cans, answers well for potassium, 308 grains; iodide of iron (in so- this purpose, but when it is not at hand the lution 1 to 3), 230 grains; orange-flower water, 462 grains; simple syrup (concentrated), 33 fluid ounces; dissolve the iodide of potassium in the orange-flower water, add the other solution and incorporate the syrup.

Preserve it cool and free from light.