PIX

(Lat.), n. f. Piax. Gen., pi'cis. See PITCH. P. alba [Ger. Ph. (1st ed.), Belg. Ph., Gr. Ph.]. See Burgundy PITCH. Aqua pic is [Ger. Ph.. Belg. Ph., SwL Ph.. Netherl. Ph., Ru . Ph.]. Ger., Your was ser. See Infusum pic is liquidae. Aqua pic is concent rata [Belg. Ph.]. See Liquor pic is concent ratus. Cerevisia pic is (liquidae). See TAR beer. Emplastrum pic is. Fr., empldtre de poix de Bourgogne [Fr. Cod.] (1st def.). Ger., Flu pflaster. Sp., emplasto de pezde Borgona [Sp. Ph.] (1st def.). Syn.: emplastrum piceum (seu sticticum) [Dan. Ph.] (2d def.). 1. A plaster consisting of 2 parts of yellow wax and 18 of Burgundy pitch [U. S. Ph.]; or of 5 of yellow wax and 15 of Burgundy pitch [Fr. Cod., Belg. Ph., Sp. Ph.]; or of 5 of yellow wax and 15 of fir resin [Swi Ph.]; or of 4^ each of yellow wax and colophony, 13 of frankincense, 26 of Burgundy pitch, 1 of oil of nutmeg, 1 /*5 of olive-oil, and 2 of water, evaporated to the proper consistence [Br. Ph.]. 2. A plaster consisting of 16 parts of yellow wax with 16 each of black pitch and Burgundy pitch and 2 of mutton suet [Dan. Ph.]; or with 32 of black pitch, 48 of Burgundy pitch, and 10 [Finn. Ph.] (8 [Swed. Ph.]) of larch turpentine [Finn. Ph., Swed. Ph.]; or consisting of 30 parts of yellow wax, 27 of colophony, and 42 of black pitch [Netherl. Ph.]. Various older pharmacopoeias had similar preparations. [B, 95, 119 (a, 38).] See also Ceratum RESINS. Emplastrum pic is burgundicae [Belg. Ph.]. See Emplastrum PICIS (2d def.). Emplastrum pic is can a dens is [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., empldtre de poix de Canada. A plaster consisting of 1 part of yellow wax and 9 parts of Canada pitch. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Emplastrum pic is compos i tum. A plaster, formerly official, consisting of Burgundy pitch, terebinth in a cocta, wax, and oil of nutmeg, made up with frankincense or with colophony, water, and olive-oil. It resembled most closely the emplastruih pic is of the Br. Ph. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Emplastrum pic is cum caiitharide [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., empldtre de poix cantharid6. Ger., Pechpflaster mit Canthari den. Syn.: emplastrum calefaciens. A plaster made by keeping 8 parts of cerate of cantharides at a temperature of 100 C. for fifteen minutes, straining, adding 92 parts of Burgundy pitch, and bringing to the proper consistence. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Kmplastrum pic is irritans [Ger. Ph., 1st ed.]. Fr., vesica to ire de Janin. Ger., reizendes Pechpflaster. Irritant pitch-plaster, made by melting together 32 parts of Burgundy pitch and 12 parts each of yellow wax and turpentine, and adding 3 parts of finely powdered euphorbium. [B, 81 (a, 21).] Emplastrum pic is liquidae [Fr. Cod., 1866, Swed. Ph., 1817, Hann. Ph., 1819, Sax. Ph., 1820]. Fr., empldtre de goudron. A preparation made melting with gentle heat 1 part of Burgundy pitch, 8 parts of yellow wax and 16 of wood tar, and stirring continuously until cold [Hann. Ph., Sax. Ph.]; or by boiling to a paste 2 parts of rye flour with a sufficient quantity of vinegar, adding 1 part each of wood tar and melted resin, and allowing to thicken over the fire [Swed. Ph.]. [B, 119 (a, 14).] Emplastrum pic is nigrae (edinburgense) [Gr. Ph.J. See EMPLASTRUM adhce ivum edinburgense. Glyceritum. pic is liquidae. Fr., glycsre de goudron [Fr. Cod.. 1866] (2d def.). Sp., glicerolado de brea [Sp. Ph.] (2d def.). 1. Of the U. S. Ph., 1810, glycerite of tar, a preparation containing 1 oz. (troy) of tar, 2 oz. of magnesium carbonate di olved in 4 fl. oz. of glycerin. 2 fl. oz. of alcohol, and enough water to make a pint. [B, 5.] 2. Of the Fr. Cod. and Sp. Ph., a preparation made by triturating 1 part of purified tar with 3 parts [Fr. Cod.] (10 parts [Sp. Ph.]) of glyceritum amyl i. [B, 92, 95 (a, 14).] Infusum pic is liquidae [U. S. Ph., 1870]. Fr., eau de goudron [Fr. Cod.]. Sp., agua de brea [Sp. Ph.]. Roum.,acua de pecura [Roum. Ph.]. Syn.: aqua pic is [Ger. Ph., Belg. Ph., Swi Ph., Netherl. Ph., Ru . Ph.], aqua (seu infusum [Swed. Ph.]) pyrolei pin i [Norw. Ph.]. Infusion of tar, tar water; made by mixing 1 part by volume of tar and 4 parts of water, and filtering. The Ger., Norw., and Swed. preparations are made with 10 parts of water, the Belg., Swi , and Netherl. with 20, the Sp. with 25, and the Roum. with 1,000 parts. The Belg. preparation is made by diluting 3 parts of aqua pic is concent rata with 97 of water. The Fr. preparation is made by steeping a mixture of 5 parts of tar and 15 of deal sawdust in 1,000 of distilled water, and filtering the infusion. Various older pharmacopueias used 30 parts of water to 1 part of tar. [B; B, 95, 119 (a, 38).] Liquor pic is concent ratus. Sp., solution de brea concent rad a [Sp. Ph.]. Roum., licuore de pice concent rata [Roum. Ph.]. Syn.: aqua pic is concent rata [Belg. Ph.]. A preparation made by mixing 2 parts of tar, 1 part of sodium bicarbonate, and 100 parts of water, shaking well together, and filtering after 6 days [Sp. Ph.]; or by heating for 3 hours 100 parts of Norway tar. 10 of sodium bicarbonate crystals, and 4.000 of water, and filtering after 2 days [Roum. Ph.] (or 250 of Norway pitch, 15 of sodium bicarbonate, and 1.000 of water, and filtering when thoroughly cooled [Belg. Ph.]). [B, 95 (a, 38).] Oleum pic is (liquidae [U. S. Ph.]). See TAR oil. Pilulae pic is liquidre [Sard. Ph., 1773, Dutch Ph., Niem. Notes, 1811, U. S. Ph., 1820]. Fr., pilules de goudron. Six-grain pills of wood tar with enough powdered elecampane [Dutch Ph., U. S. Ph.]; or made by mixing 4 parts each of wood tar and balsam of Peru with 3 of powdered orris-root, and 8 of licorice-root [Sard. Ph.]. [B, 119 (a, 14).] P. abietina. See BURGUNDY pitch. P. arid a. See PITCH. P. asphalt i. Asphalt. [B, 180 (a, 35).] P. atra (solid a). Pitch. [B. 119 (a, 38).] P. betulae, P. betulina. Birch-tar; see under BETULA alba, [a, 48.] P. burgundica. 1. Of the U. S., Belg., Swi , and Hung. (2d ed.) Ph's, Burgundy pitch. 2. Pitch. [B, 5, 18, 180 (a, 35).] P. burgundica expurgata [Fr. Cod.]. Fr., poix de Bonrgogne purifiee [Fr. Cod.]. Syn.: resina pin i colata [Ru . Ph.]. Burgundy pitch melted and strained through a A, ape; A", at; A, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch*, loch (Scottish); [s. 280]