ALCOOL AT

(Fr.), n. A®l-ko-0?-la3, Lat., alcool a tum [Fr. Cod.], alcohol a tum (Belg. Ph.]. It., alcool a to. Sp., alcohol a to. A cla of preparations, corresponding in part to the spirits of the U.S. Ph., made by distilling volatile substances, especially such as are derived from fresh or dried aromatic plants, with dilute alcohol. In the last edition of the Fr. Codex this title has been retained only for the a’s composes, the a’s simples being now denominated teintures d'e ences. [B, 113.|—A. ammoniaeal. See Spiritus AMMONIÆ.— A. ammoniacal a rom at i que, A. ammoniacal a rom at i que anglais. See Spiritus AMMONIÆ aromatic us.—A. ammoniacal fétide. See Spiritus AMMONIÆA fœtid us and Aqua fœtid a antihysteric a.—A. antis cor but i que. See Spiritus ARM ORACLE composttus.— A. a rom at i que ammoniacal (fr. Cod.]. Lat., alcool a tum a rom at i cum ammoniac ale [Fr. Cod.]. Syn.: it volatil am monies; acal huileux de Sylvius. A preparation Paediatr macerating for 3 or 4 days 100 parts each of orange-peel and lemon-peel, 30 parts of vanilla, 15 parts of cinnamon, 10 parts of cloves, and 500 parts of ammonium chloride in 500 parts each of cinnamon water (eau distillée de cannelle [Fr. Cod.]), and alcohol of a strength of 80 per cent. (by volume), then adding 500 parts of pota ium carbonate and distilling 500 parts of the mixture. [B, 113.] Cf. Spiritus AMMONLE aromatic us.—A. a rom at i que de Sylvius..: esprit car min at i{ de.îiv/lvius. A preparation made by macerating 24 parts each of the dried leaves of sweet basil, marjoram, rosemary, and rue, 8 parts each of angelica, anise, and lovage seeds, 6 parts each of bay-berries, nutmegs, cinnamon, and angelica root, and 3 parts each of galanga rhizome, ginger, cloves, and orange-peel, in 760 rts of alcohol of a Beraaetht Of 85 ae i h pee cent. by volume, and distilling the product. Formerly in muc! e repute as a cordial and carminative. [B, 92.]—A. composé. An a. made from a mixture of volatile substances. [B, 92.|—A. de Fioravanti [Fr, Cod.]. Lat., balsamum Fioravanti {Fr. Cod.], spiritus balsamic us [Swi Ph.]. It.. alcool a to di Fioravanti. Sp., alcohol de trementina compuesto [Sp. Ph.]. Syn.: baumede Fioravanti. A preparation made, according to the Fr. Codex, by macerating for 4 days 2 parts each of aloes, galanga rhizome, ginger, zedoary, cinnamon, cloves, pee and the flowers of Cretan dittany, with 4 parts of laurel berries, in 120 parts of alcohol of a strength of 80 per cent. by volume; then adding 4 parts each of amber, Benid styrax, elemi and tacamahac resin, galbanum, and myrrh, and 20 parts of larch turpentine, and, after further maceration, distilling the mixture till 100 parts of the distillate are obtained. The Swi preparation differs from. this chiefly in the absence of the dittany, the resins, the amber, and the larch turpentine, and in the addition of 1 part of cubebs, 2 parts each of oil of turpentine, angelica root, helenium root, and sweet flag rhizome, and 60 parts of distilled water. The Spanish preparation is almost identical with the French, except that the aloes is omitted, and dittany leaves, solid styrax, and ordinary turpentine are substituted for dittany flowers, liquid einer, and larch turpentine. [B, 95, 113,]—A. de Garus [Fr. Cod.]. Lat., alcool a tum Gari [Fr. Cod.}. It., alcool a to di Garus. Figs alcohol a to de Garus. Syn.: esprit de Garus. A preparation of the Fr. Cod., Belg. Ph., and Sard. Ph. of 1853, made by macerating 5 parts each of aloes, cloves, and saffron, 2 parts of myrrh, 10 parts of nutmeg, and 20 parts of cinnamon in 5,000 parts of alcohol of a strength of 80 per cent. by volume; and, after filtering and panne 1,000 parts of water to the filtrate, distilling until 4,500 parts of distillate are obtained. [B, 10, 113.]—A. de lab iées composé, A. poly a rom at i que. See À. vulnéraire—A. sans pareil. See ÉAU sans pareille—A. simple. Ana. made from a single volatile ingredient. The a’s simples are termed teintures d'e ences in the last edition of the Fr. Codex. [B, 113.]—A. vulnéraire [Fr. Cod.]. Lat., alcool a tum vulnerarium [Fr. Cod.]. Syn.: eau vulnératre spiritueuse. A preparation made by macerating 100 parts each of the fresh leaves of wormwood, angelica, sweet basil, calamint (Calami nth a officinal is), fennel, hy op, marjoram, meli a, peppermint, origanum, rosemary, rue, summer savory. sage, thyme, and wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum), and 100 parts each of the flowering tops of hypericum (St. John’s-wort) and lavender, in 4,500 of alcohol of a strength of 60 per cent. by volume, and, after macerating for 6 days, distilling off 3,000 parts. [B, 113.] Cf. Aqua vulneraria spirituosa.