PART III.

Spirits.

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SPIR'ITUS AMMO'NLE ■, Lond. Spirit of Ammonia.

" Take of rectified Spirit, threepints ,• Muriate of Ammonia,four ounces ; Subcarbonate of Potass, six ounces. Mix, and,by a gentle heat, distil over a pint and a half of spirit of Am-monia into a receiver which is kept cold."

Alcohol AMMONIATUM, Edin. Avimoniated Alcohol.

" Take of Alcohol (835), th.irty.-two ounces,■ Lime, recentlyburnt, twelve ounces; Muriate of Ammonia, eight ounces; water,six ounces. From these ammoniated Alcohol is prepared exactlyin the same manner as water of Ammonia."

Spiritus Ammonijb, Dub. Spirit of Ammonia.

" Take of proof Spirit, three pints ; Muriate of Ammonia,four ounces; Potass, six ounces. Mix them, and distil with amoderate heat two pints."

Syn. Alcohol Ammoniacal (F.), Gristiger Ammonium liquor (G.), AlcooleAmmoniato (/.).

In these processes, the muriate of ammonia is decomposedby the lime, which attracts the muriatic acid, while the am-monia is extricated in a pure state, volatilized, and readilycombines with the alcohol. Muriate of lime remains in theretort. The present formula of the London and of the. Dublincolleges is the same. It does not yield a solution of pure am-monia in alcohol, but a mixed solution of a small portion ofammonia in spirit, and a portion of subcarbonate of ammoniain water; a portion of subcarbonate of ammonia also sublimes,and remains undissolved in the distilled product.

This spirit properly prepared has the pungent odour andacrid taste of ammonia, with which it coincides in its medicinalproperties. It is chiefly used for pharmaceutical purposes.

Officinal preparations. Spiritus Ammonia; compositus, L. E. D.Spiritus Ammonia fcetidus, L. E. D. Tinctura Castorei com-posita, E. Tinctura Guaiaci composita, E. Tinctura Opii am-■moniata, E.

SPIRITUS AMMONITE AROMATICUS*, Lond. Aro-matic Spirit of Ammonia.

" Take of Cinnamon bark bruised, Cloves bruised, of each,two drachmsj Lemon-peel, four ounces; Subcarbonate of Potass,half a pound; Muriate of Ammonia,^!*? ounces-, rectified Spirit,four pints ; water, a gallon. Mix, and distil over six pints."

Alcohol ammokiatum aromaticum, Edin. Aromaticammoniated Tincture.

" Take of ammoniated Alcohol, eight ounces; volatile oil ofRosemary, a drachm and a half; volatile oil of Lemons, a drachm.Mix them so as to dissolve the oils."

1 Spiritus Salis ammoniaci dulcis, P. L. 1745.

2 Spiritus volatilis Aromaticus, P. L. 1748. Spiritus salis volatilis oleosiiSjV. L, 1720. Spiritus ,Ammoiriaj compositus, P. L, 1787.