Editing Compound spirit of ether (section)

{{Short description|Chemical solution used for pain relief}}

[[File:Friedrich_Hoffmann.jpg|thumb|Friedrich Hoffmann (1660–1742), was a German physician.]]
'''Compound spirit of ether''', also called '''Hoffmann's anodyne''', '''Hoffmann's drops''', or '''aetheris spiritus compositus''', is a solution of one part [[diethyl ether]] in three parts [[ethanol|alcohol]].<ref>Werner Gerabek: ''Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte.'' Berlin 2005, p.&nbsp;610. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LLoOUP-y54YC&dq=hoffmannstropfen&pg=PA610] {{in lang|de}}</ref> It is used traditionally as an [[anodyne]] or as a [[hypnotic]]. Its use as a drug was introduced by [[Friedrich Hoffmann]].<ref>T. Kleij: ''Zur Entwicklungs- und Herstellungsgeschichte der "Hoffmannstropfen" und ihrer Darstellung und Interpretation in den medizinischen Werken des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts''. Dresden, 2003. {{in lang|de}}</ref>