»Prepare Licorice Fluidextract as follows (see Pharmaceutical Compounding—Nonsterile Preparations á795ñ).To 1000g of coarsely ground Licorice add about 3000mLof boiling Purified Water,mix,and allow to macerate in a suitable,covered percolator for 2hours.Allow the percolation to proceed at a rate of 1to 3mLper minute,gradually adding boiling Purified Water until the glycyrrhiza is exhausted.Add enough diluted ammonia solution to the percolate to impart a distinctly ammoniacal odor,and boil the liquid actively under normal atmospheric pressure until it is reduced in volume to about 1500mL.Filter the liquid,evaporate the filtrate on a steam bath until the residue measures 750mL,cool,gradually add 250mLof Alcohol and enough Purified Water to make the product measure 1000mL,and mix.