PDDS FINALS

• Mucilage - a thick, viscid, and adhesive liquid prepared by dispersing gum in water.
• Gum - pathological product of plants; commonly found in the bark.
• Okra - example of mucilage that is found in soft tissue.
• Acacia Senegal - other name of Acacia Mucilage.
• Acacia Fragments - API of acacia mucilage.
• Simple Solution - method used for Acacia Mucilage.
• Demulcent - soothing agent on the skin.
• Elixirs - are hydroalcoholic oral solutions that are clear, sweetened, and usually flavored to improve their taste.
• 10-12% - Elixirs contain less sugar self preserving of how many percentage?
• Simple solution with agitation - method used for Iso-alcoholic Elixir.
• Spirits - are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions of volatile substances.
• Essences - other name for Spirits.
• 62-85% - self preserving percentage of Spirits.
• Simple Solution - methods of preparation for spirits (compound orange spirit, camphor spirit, and compound cardamon spirit).
• Solution by Maceration - methods of preparation for spirits (peppermint spirit).
• Distillation - methods of preparation for spirits (whiskey and brandy).
• Mentha piperita - scientific name of peppermint leaves (tree).
• Maceration - method used for Peppermint Spirit.
• Carminative - relieves or prevents gas (flatulence/flatus) in GIT; antiflatulence.
• Spirit of Sal Volatile - other name of Aromatic Ammonia Spirit.
• Ammonium Carbonate and Strong Ammonia Solution - API’s of aromatic ammonia spirit.
• Simple Solution - method used for Aromatic Ammonia Spirit.
• Tinctures - are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions prepared from vegetable or chemical substances.
• 15 to 80% - concentration of alcohol of tinctures ranges from what?
• Simple Solution - tinctures of chemical substances are prepared by __.
• Percolation - is the procedure of choice when the crude drugs are cellular in structure; plant exudates tend to become impacted in the percolator and stop the flow so that maceration is preferred in such preparations.
• Fluid Extracts - are concentrated (1g in 1ml) of vegetable drugs, tinctures may be prepared from vegetable drugs or chemicals with concentration usually of 10%.
• Lugol’s Solution 5% - preparation for thyroid dectomy.
• Iodine - API of iodine tincture.
• Simple Solution - method used for Iodine Tincture.
• Liniments - alcoholic or oleaginous solutions or emulsions of various medicinal substances intended to be rubbed on the skin.
• Embrocations - other name for Liniments.
• Rubefacient - irritation and reddening of the skin due to increased blood flow.
• Counter Irritant - produce surface irritation of the skin resulting to counteracting underlying pain or discomfort.
• Astringent - cause contraction of skin cells and other body tissues.
• Oil of Wintergreen - other name for Methyl Salicylate.
• St John’s Wort - used for minor burns (external); antidepressant (internal).
• Cayenne - active constituent is Capsaicin.
• Camphor - API of Camphor and Soap Liniment.
• 1:800 - ratio of the solubility of camphor in water.