FINAL 08 - Extractives (Iodine Tincture) Flashcards
Refers to the withdrawal of desired constituents from crude drugs through the use of selected solvents
Extraction
Refers to vegetable or animal drugs that have undergone no other processes than collection, cleaning, and drying
Crude drugs
Refers to the product of extraction containing varying numbers of constituents
Extractives
Refers to the solvent or solvent-mixture
Menstruum
Mixture that serves as an inherent protection against microbial contamination
Hydroalcoholic mixture
Serves as a cosolvent with water or alcohol
Glycerin
Refers to the plant residue exhausted of active constituents
Marc
Process of soaking in solvent
Maceration
Process of boiling for 15 minutes
Decoction
Process of soaking in a percolator
Percolation
Process of adding hot/cold water
Infusion
Process of applying gentle heat
Digestion
An alcoholic/hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable or animal drug or from chemical substance (Types of extractives)
Tincture
A tincture has __________ to __________% potency
10-20%
A tincture has __________% alcohol content
≤ 50%
Example of tincture prepared using simple solution
Iodine tincture
Example of tincture prepared using percolation (Process P)
Belladonna tincture