Extractum Maidis Liquidum, B.P.C. Liquid Extract of Maize Stigmas.
Botanical name:
Related entries: Corn Silk
Synonyms.—Liquid Extract of Zea; Liquid Extract of Corn Silk.
| Maize Stigmas, in No. 40 powder | 100.00 | | | 20 ounces |
| Alcohol (45 per cent.) ... | to 100.00 | | | to 20 fl. ounces |
Moisten the drug with the alcohol, pack in a percolator, cover the mass with more alcohol, and allow to macerate for twenty-four hours; then exhaust by percolation with the alcohol. Reserve the first 90 (18 fluid ounces) of percolate, concentrate the subsequent percolate to a soft extract, dissolve this in the reserved portion and add sufficient of the alcohol to make up to the required volume.
Dose.—4 to 8 mils (1 to 2 fluid drachms).
