SWEET AND OTHER VISCID AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS Flashcards
Sweet and other viscid aqueous solutions
Syrups
Linctuses
Honeys
Mucilages
Gellies
Viscous oral liquid that contains one or more active ingredients dissolved in a suitable base that generally contains a higher concentration of sugar or other sugars
Linctuses
Thick liquid preparations somewhat allied to syrups but using honey as the base
Honeys
Thick, viscid, adhesive liquids by dispensing gum in water.
Mucilages
Class of gels in which the structural coherent matrix contains a high portion of liquid, usually water
Jellies
Oxymel - mixture of honey &
Acetic acid
Dispersion of gum in water
Extraction of mucilaginous principles with water
Mucilages
Acacia mucilage preservative
Benzoic acid
Tragacanth mucilage preservative
Alcohol and chloroform water