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Élixir amer de Peyrilhe

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エリキシル・アメール・ド・ペイリーユ

Élixir amer de Peyrilhe is a preparation listed in the 1884 French pharmacopoeia (Codex medicamentarius) as another name for an alkaline tincture whose main ingredient is gentian. The word amer in the name means "bitter".

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  8. Safety and regulation (1)
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Reading the bitterness

The 1884 Codex medicamentarius defines the term 「エリキシル」 (in translation: "elixir") as a general category for preparations mixing syrup and alcoholic extracts, or some alcoholic preparations without sugar. The entry "ÉLIXIR AMER DE PEYRYLHE" has no independent quantities or method and consists only of the cross-reference "(Voyez TEINTURE DE GENTIANE ALCALINE.)" (in translation: "See ALKALINE GENTIAN TINCTURE").

The "amer" in the name is French for 「苦い」 (in translation: "bitter"). The formula for Teinture de gentiane alcaline (Tinctura Gentianae alcalina), the referenced preparation, calls for 100 grams of coarsely powdered gentian root, 30 grams of crystallized pure sodium carbonate, and 5000 grams of 60-degree alcohol, steeped in a sealed container for 10 days with occasional stirring, then pressed and filtered. Another entry in the same pharmacopoeia uses "amère" in the name of a citrus ingredient combined with gentian, "orange amère".

The full 1908 Codex medicamentarius Gallicus contains no term including "Peyr", and the corresponding gentian tincture was renamed simply "TEINTURE DE GENTIANE". The entry is also absent from the 1837 edition. The name "Élixir amer de Peyrilhe", containing "amer", may have been limited to the 1884 edition.

Sources for this overview

  1. Codex medicamentarius. Pharmacopée française, édition de 1884

    République française（1884年2月13日デクレ、商務大臣・公教育美術大臣の副署、専門委員会編纂） / 1884 / government document / full text checked

    Checked for this overview: Used for the general classification definition of the term elixir. / Used for the fact that the entry consists only of its name and a direction to the reference. / Used for the quantities and method of the referenced gentian tincture. / Used for the fact that the main ingredient is gentian root. / Used for another example of amère used within the same pharmacopoeia.

  2. Codex medicamentarius Gallicus (Pharmacopée française)

    rédigé par ordre du gouvernement / 1908 / government document / full text checked

    Checked for this overview: Used for the fact that the entry name disappeared and was renamed in the 1908 edition.

Other names: Tinctura Gentianae alcalina (la)

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Élixir amer de Peyrilhe →is prepared from→ gentian root →— sensory attribute→ bitterness

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Composition and content (2)

Élixir amer de Peyrilhe — composition: The 1884 edition of the Codex medicamentarius (the French pharmacopoeia) does not give the entry "Élixir amer de Peyrilhe" an independent preparation method, stating only "(Voyez Teinture de gentiane alcaline.)". The formula of the entry it refers to, "Teinture de gentiane alcaline (Alcoolé de gentiane alcalin, Tinctura Gentianae alcalina)", is: coarse gentian root powder 100 grams, pure crystallized sodium carbonate 30 grams, and 60° alcohol 5000 grams, macerated in a sealed vessel for 10 days with occasional stirring, then pressed and filtered.supported

Scope: The 1884 edition of the Codex medicamentarius, Part 3 "Pharmacie galénique," the Élixirs / Teintures section

Note: The general-remarks section on "Élixirs" defines elixirs in general as follows: "On donne le nom générique d'Elixirs à des préparations qui résultent du mélange de certains sirops avec des alcoolats. On comprend aussi sous cette dénomination, certaines préparations alcooliques non sucrées." (in translation: "The generic name Elixirs is given to preparations resulting from the mixture of certain syrups with alcoolats. Certain unsweetened alcoholic preparations are also included under this designation.")

The entry for ÉLIXIR AMER DE PEYRYLHE only tells the reader to see TEINTURE DE GENTIANE ALCALINE, giving no independent quantities or preparation method, and consists only of that cross-reference. The referenced entry (Tinctura Gentianae alcalina) calls for 100 grams of coarsely powdered gentian root, 30 grams of pure crystallized sodium carbonate, and 5000 grams of 60° alcohol, macerated in a sealed vessel for 10 days with occasional stirring, then pressed and filtered.
Limitations: Because the text derives from OCR, there are places with typesetting misreadings (such as the long s). In this line, we recorded as-is the spelling variants across multiple places (PEYRYLHE in the body text / Peyrilhe in the index).
Source: Codex medicamentarius. Pharmacopée française, édition de 1884 (République française（1884年2月13日デクレ、商務大臣・公教育美術大臣の副署、専門委員会編纂）, 1884) · full text checked
Context: The French text says that the generic name Elixirs is given to preparations resulting from mixing certain syrups with alcoolats, and that certain unsweetened alcoholic preparations are also included under this name, showing that the word Élixir itself is a classification name based on preparation method, not a definition based on taste (bitterness or otherwise).
Source: Codex medicamentarius. Pharmacopée française, édition de 1884 (République française（1884年2月13日デクレ、商務大臣・公教育美術大臣の副署、専門委員会編纂）, 1884) · full text checked
Context: A separate entry in the same pharmacopoeia, TEINTURE D'ABSINTHE COMPOSÉE (ALCOOLÉ D'ABSINTHE COMPOSÉ, ÉLIXIR STOMACHIQUE DE STOUGHTON), has the formula: wormwood tops 25 grams, germander tops 25 grams, gentian root 25 grams, bitter orange peel (orange amère) 25 grams, rhubarb 25 grams, aloe 5 grams, cascarilla 5 grams, and 90° alcohol 1000 grams. The word amère is used explicitly, in the name orange amère, for the citrus ingredient combined with gentian. This is a separate entry from Élixir amer de Peyrilhe, but is noted here as an example, within the same pharmacopoeia, of a gentian-containing preparation co-occurring with the word amer/amère.
Limitations: In this line, "amère" is part of the ingredient name "zestes d'orange amère" (bitter orange peel), and is not a description characterizing the taste of the preparation as a whole.
Source: Codex medicamentarius. Pharmacopée française, édition de 1884 (République française（1884年2月13日デクレ、商務大臣・公教育美術大臣の副署、専門委員会編纂）, 1884) · full text checked
Show dataingredient-elixir-amer-de-peyrilhe —has_composition→ (the claim sentence above)
claim: claim-w58-codex-elixir-amer-peyrilhe-composition / type: composition / updated: 2026-09-03
Élixir amer de Peyrilhe is prepared from gentian rootsupported

Scope: The 1884-edition Codex medicamentarius formula for "Teinture de gentiane alcaline".

100 grams of coarsely powdered gentian root is explicitly listed as the main ingredient of Teinture de gentiane alcaline, the reference for Élixir amer de Peyrilhe.
Source: Codex medicamentarius. Pharmacopée française, édition de 1884 (République française（1884年2月13日デクレ、商務大臣・公教育美術大臣の副署、専門委員会編纂）, 1884) · full text checked
Show dataingredient-elixir-amer-de-peyrilhe —is_prepared_from→ ingredient-gentian-root
claim: claim-w58-codex-elixir-amer-prepared-from-gentian / type: composition / updated: 2026-09-03

Safety and regulation (1)

Élixir amer de Peyrilhe — history: The entry name "ÉLIXIR AMER DE PEYRYLHE (Voyez TEINTURE DE GENTIANE ALCALINE)", which had been included in the 1884 edition of the Codex, cannot be found anywhere in the full text of the 1908 edition of the Codex medicamentarius Gallicus (there is not a single word containing "Peyr", and the corresponding tincture has simply been renamed "TEINTURE DE GENTIANE"). Nor does the same entry exist in the 1837 edition.supported

Scope: Codex medicamentarius, 1837 and 1908 editions (confirmed by full-text grep). The 1866 and 1937 editions could not be accessed and have not been checked.

Note: The name "Élixir amer de Peyrilhe", bearing the word "amer", may have been limited to the 1884 edition, indicating that it was abolished or renamed by the time of the 1908 edition. Its treatment in the 1866 and 1937 editions has not been confirmed.

A full-text search finds not a single word containing "peyr" (Peyrilhe/Peyrylhe). The gentian tincture is simply headed "TEINTURE DE GENTIANE".
Limitations: The intervening editions showing when Élixir amer de Peyrilhe was deleted or renamed, somewhere between the 1866 and 1937 editions, have not been confirmed.
Source: Codex medicamentarius Gallicus (Pharmacopée française) (rédigé par ordre du gouvernement, 1908) · full text checked
Show dataingredient-elixir-amer-de-peyrilhe —has_history→ (the claim sentence above)
claim: clm-w58c-05 / type: regulatory / updated: 2026-09-04

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