Ferrous tartrate

Ferrous tartrate

Names
IUPAC name (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate; iron(2+)
Other names Iron wine, Ferrous tartrate, Vinum Ferri
Identifiers
CAS Number	41014-96-4
ChemSpider	4954134
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	6451676
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O6.Fe/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);/q;+2/p-2/t1-,2-;/m1./s1
SMILES C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)(C(=O)[O-])O.[Fe+2]
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H4FeO6
Molar mass	203.92 g/mol
Appearance	Reddish powder
Pharmacology
ATC code	B03AA08
Legal status	CA: OTC UK: General sales list (GSL, OTC) US: OTC
Pregnancy category	N
Routes of administration	Oral
Pharmacokinetics:
Bioavailability	yes
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Ferrous tartrate is a chemical compound and the iron(II) salt of tartaric acid.^[1]

Historical uses

Ferrous tartrate has been used as a steel medicine.^[2][3] It was generally prescribed during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is usually prepared by digesting for 30 days, 2 ounces (880 gr) tartarated iron^[4] in a pint of sherry.^[5] It can be difficult to prepare.^[6]

Historically, it was used as a stomachic and tonic, at a dose of 2 tbsp.^[5] It was also used to treat anemia, dose 1 to 2 fl. dr.^[7]

References

1. "Ferrous tartrate". chemspider.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. Pharmacopoeia of the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Victoria Park (in Latin). London. 1908. p. 50.
3. J. A. Forret (1891). "Notes on Iron Wine". The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions. J. & A. Churchill. pp. 640–641.
4. Harry Napier Draper (1864). Manual of the medicinal preparations of Iron, including their preparation, chemistry, physiological action, and therapeutical use. With an appendix, containing the Iron Preparations of the British Pharmacopœia. p. 118.
5. Ruoff, Henry W. (1901). The Century Book of Facts. King-Richardson Company. p. 405.
6. The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan 2. 1788. p. 195.
7. Brunton, T. Lauder (1885). "B.P. Vinum Ferri". A Text-Book Of Pharmacology, Therapeutics And Materia Medica (3rd ed.). Macmillan And Co.