Aromatic Cascara Fluidextract
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This article is compiled based on the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) – 2025 Edition
Issued and maintained by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
1 DEFINITION
Prepare Aromatic Cascara Fluidextract as follows.
| Cascara Sagrada, as a very coarse powder | 1000 g |
| Magnesium Oxide | 120 g |
| Suitable sweetening agent(s) | |
| Suitable essential oils(s) | |
| Suitable flavoring agent(s) | |
| Alcohol | 200 mL |
Purified Water, a sufficient quantity, to make | 1000 mL |
Mix the Cascara Sagrada with Magnesium Oxide, moisten it uniformly with 2000 mL of boiling water, and set it aside in a shallow container for 48 h, stirring occasionally. Pack it in a percolator, and percolate with boiling water until the material is exhausted. Evaporate the percolate, at a temperature not exceeding 100°, to 750 mL, and at once dissolve in it the flavoring agent(s). When the liquid has cooled, add the Alcohol, in which the sweetening agent(s) and oils have been dissolved, and add sufficient water to make the Aromatic Fluidextract measure 1000 mL. Mix.
2 OTHER COMPONENTS
ALCOHOL DETERMINATION (611): 18%-20% of C2H5OH, determined by the gas-liquid chromatographic method, using acetone as the internal standard
3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
PACKAGING AND STORAGE: Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers, and avoid exposure to direct sunlight and to excessive heat.
