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BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CODEX

an agreeable form for administration to children. Castor oil may be

sterilised by heating at 150 for one hour.
Dose.- 4 to 16 millilitres (1 to 4 fluid drachms).
MAGNESQ RICINOLEAS.Magnesium ricinoleate occurs as a white powder
insoluble in water. It is used as a solid form of castor oil for the preparation of
powders or pills. Dose.-4 to 16 grammes (1 to 4 drachms).
SODII RICINOLEAS.Sodium ricinoleate is the sodium salt of ricinoleic acid.
Aqueous solutions have a low surface tension and have the power of detoxkating
bacterial toxins. It has been used as an antiseptic in dentistry, either in solution or
mixed with soft paraffin. It has also been administered internally in enteric-coated
capsules in the treatment of anaphylactic reactions.
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Preparations
Emulsio Olei Ricini Aromatic!, B.P.C.(Emuls. Ol. Ricin. Aromat.)Emulsion
of Aromatic Castor Oil. It contains 30 per cent, v/v of aromatic castor oil.
Dose.- 30 to 60 millilitres (1 to 2 fluid ounces).
Mistura Olei Ricini, B.P.C(Mist. OL Ricin.)Castor Oil Mixture. Each
fluid ounce contains 3 fluid drachms of castor oil emulsified with acacia in
triple orange-flower water and cinnamon water. Dose (as a single draught).30 to 60 millilitres (1 to 2 fluid ounces).
This mixture was included in the British Pharmacopoeia, 1914.
Oleum Ricini Aromaticum, B.P.C.(Ol. Ricin. Aromat.)Aromatic Castor
Oil. Castor oil, flavoured with saccharin, vanillin, chloroform and oils of
cinnamon, clove and pimento. Dose.- 4 to 30 millilitres (1 to 8 fluid drachms).
Unguentum Zinci et Olei Ricini, B.P.C.(Ung. Zinc, et Ol. Ricin.)Zinc and
Castor Oil Ointment. Zinc oxide and castor oil in benzoinated lard. It is of the
same composition as a mixture of equal weights of castor oil and the zinc
ointment of the British Pharmacopoeia, 1914.
Unguentum Zinci et Olei Ricini cum Benzoinp, B.P.C.(Ung. Zinc, et Ol.
Ricin. c. Benzoin.)Zinc and Castor Oil Ointment with Benzoin. Zinc
oxide, castor oil and compound tincture of benzoin with benzoinated lard. The
proportions of zinc oxide and benzoinated lard are equivalent to about 40
per cent, of the zinc ointment of the British Pharmacopoeia, 1914.

OLEUM ROSE
(OL Ros.)
Oil of Rose
SynonymOtto of Rose.
Oil of rose is obtained by distillation from the fresh flowers of the
damask rose, Rosa damascena Linn., a plant which is cultivated largely
in Bulgaria. It occurs as a pale yellow, semi-solid, crystalline mass at
ordinary temperatures, having the strong, fragrant odour of the damask
rose and a mild, slightly sweet taste. It yields turbid mixtures with even
very large amounts of alcohol on account of the sparingly soluble
paraffins; the liquid portion of the oil forms clear solutions with alcohol
(70 per cent.). French oil of rose is distilled from the flowers of Rosa
centifolia and other species, the product differing in odour and characters