Aqua Menthae Piperitae Concentrata, B.P.C. Concentrated Peppermint Water.

Botanical name:

Mentha x piperita

Format explanation

Related entry: Oil of Peppermint

Oil of Peppermint	3.75	\|	3/4 fl. ounce
Alcohol	80.00	\|	16 fl. ounces
Distilled Water ...	to 100.00	\|	to 20 fl. ounces

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add the water gradually, shaking after each addition, filter. One part of this preparation corresponds to about 40 parts of peppermint water.

The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.