This section is from the "Elixirs And Flavoring Extracts. Their History, Formulae, & Methods of Preparation" book, by John Uri Lloyd. Also available from Amazon: Elixirs and flavoring extracts,: Their history, formulae, and methods of preparation;
Bromide of sodium, 1280 grains.
Simple elixir, 16 fluidounces.
Dissolve the bromide of sodium in the simple elixir, and filter if necessary.
Each fluidrachm (teaspoonful) of the finished elixir contains ten grains of bromide of sodium.
In former editions of our publication the strength was two grains of bromide of sodium to the fluidrachm. We conform in this edition to the strength established by the National Formulary.
 
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