Excerpt from The American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 28
The carbonate of potassa is first to be dissolved or the calcined magnesia to be mixed with the water, then the oil added, to which, while floating on the water, must be added the oil of aniseed (or peppermint, fennel, &c.,) and after shaking, the syrup is to be admixed by agitation of the vial. A partial saponification takes place, and the cod-liver oil soap, acting as intermedium, a homogeneous mixture is formed on shaking, each fluidounce of which, contains a tablespoonful of the oil. By the formation of soap, its taste is well covered, and from the action of the aromatic, &c., it agrees well with the stomach. The mixture separates on standing, and must, therefore, be shaken before use, when it will readily mix again. The color of the raspberry syrup, in the above formula, is changed to a blue violet without impairing its fragrance; other fruit syrups, such as blackberry, mulberry, cherry, &c., may be substituted for it, the darker ones of which, hardly undergo a perceptible change of color.
Together with cod liver oil, if prepared in the above manner, iodide of potassium, morphia, opium, colchicum, digitalis, hyoscyamus or any other medicine, may be administered at the same time, as most medicines are soluble in water, that might be used in diseases in which cod-liver oil is indicated.
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