Infusum Sennae Concentratum, B.P.C. Concentrated Infusion of Senna.
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Format explanation.
Related entries: Senna
| Senna Leaves, broken small | 80.00 | | | 16 ounces |
| Strong Tincture of Ginger | 2.50 | | | ½ fl. ounce |
| Alcohol, a sufficient quantity. | |||
| Diluted Chloroform Water, a sufficient quantity. | |||
Prepare by the macero-expression process, using as a menstruum the alcohol mixed with three times its volume of diluted chloroform water. After completing the process, add the strong tincture of ginger, then heat in a closed vessel on a water-bath to a temperature of 85°, and maintain thereat for five minutes. The product should measure 100 (20 fluid ounces).
A product closely resembling infusion of senna is obtained by diluting 1 part of this preparation with 7 parts of distilled water.
Dose.—2 to 4 mils (½ to 1 fluid drachm); as a draught, 8 mils (2 fluid drachms), diluted with water.
