Post Lab Activity 5-7 Flashcards
Alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solutions of volatile substances
Spirits
Other name for Spirits
(Essences)
Another name for Spirits
(Essences)
Obtained from a plant or drug and contains its characteristics and properties in concentrated form
Volatile Oil
Volatile oils usually have greater solubility in _________ than in _________
alcohol; water
Spirits Uses
- Flavoring agents
- Medicinal Agents
sourced from the therapeutic value of the aromatic solute
Medicinal Agents
provides a convenient and ready means of obtaining the volatile oil in the proper quantity
Flavoring agents
Methods of Preparation Spirits
Simple Solution
Solution with Maceration
Chemical Reaction
Distillation
(dissolving the solute in alcohol with agitation and filtering to obtain a clear product)
Simple Solution
Camphor Spirit Uses
local irritant
treatment of cold sores, fever blisters
Anti-pruritic
carminative and anti-diarrheal
Camphor Spirit, camphor percentage
10%
Camphor Spirit dose as a carminative and anti-diarrheal
1ml
Cardamom Spirit Ingredients
- Cardamom Oil
- Orange Oil
- Cinnamon oil
- Clove Oil
- Anethole
Cardamom Spirit Use:
Flavoring agent
(macerating the vegetable materials in a suitable solvent to remove any undesired constituent or to extract one which is desired)
Solution with Maceration
means steeping or soaking, sufficiently submerging to extract phytochemicals
Maceration
(mixing and reacting two or more chemical substances in order to produce the final chemical product)
Chemical Reaction
Hydroalcoholic solution of ammonia and ammonium carbonate flavored with volatile oils
Aromatic Ammonia Spirit
Aromatic Ammonia Spirit Oils
Lemon oil,
Myristica oil
Lavender oil
Ammonium bicarbonate (NH4HCO3)= __________ in alcohol
insoluble
Ammonium carbamate (NH2COONH4)= __________ in alcohol
soluble
Aromatic Ammonia Spirit Alcohol percentage
62-68%
process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time
Infusion