Ferrous tartrate

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

Ferrous tartrate
Names
IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate; iron(2+)
Other names
Iron wine, Ferrous tartrate, Vinum Ferri
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.019.046
UNII
  • 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
  • C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)(C(=O)[O-])O.[Fe+2]
Properties
C4H4FeO6
Molar mass 203.92 g/mol
Appearance Reddish powder
Pharmacology
B03AA08 (WHO)
  • N (US)
Oral
Pharmacokinetics:
yes
Legal status
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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 grains) 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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. Vol. 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.
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