Rhubarb Tincture

Rhubarb Tincture,Loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Rhubarb Tincture

Chinese Name : 大黄酊

Drug Formulation

200 g of rhubarb powder.

Source

*Annotations on Pharmaceutics and Formulation*.

Processing

Soak the above herb in an appropriate amount of 60% ethanol for 24 hours, then percolate at a rate of 3–5 ml per minute. Stop percolation when the filtrate reaches 750 ml, press the residue, filter the extracted liquid, combine it with the filtrate, and add 100 ml of glycerin and an appropriate amount of 60% ethanol to make up 1 liter.

Benefits

Loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take orally. 1–4 mL per dose.

Rhubarb Tincture,*Annotations on Pharmaceutics and Formulation*.,Loss of appetite.

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