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Those are probably fractional grains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_(unit)
Nice and convenient.
That's the way I would have done it. Pretty intuitive.
So "7 1-2" should be read as 7.5? Do you know if there is a difference between "grs" and "GRS"?
Considering the active ingredients seem to be listed in bold, I think it’s safe to assume that it was just simpler to use all caps for one part of the label and lower case on the other half.
GRS probably stands for grains. A grain in 1/7000th of a pound, so these is actually not that much per serving. Unless this is using British Imperial Units, which are different from American standard Units. If it’s British imperial, I don’t know how much this is meant to mean.
Found some pics. Definitely 7 and 1/2.
Agreed. It sent me digging.
Pound(mass)
The Avoirdupois entry had a good visual representation as well as more weights history.
The "q. s." remains a mystery though.
q.s. means quantum satis and is Latin for "as much as necessary". Which means they add enough for the right consistency or flavour or whatever, but the exact amount isn't given and might vary.
Gotcha. Terrifying.
Big words big GRS, little words little grs. The GR and GRS is what should be questioned.
That makes sense. And the q. s.
q.s. - quantum sufficiat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abbreviations_used_in_medical_prescriptions#quantum_sufficiat
Ahhh, ok. Thanks!
Yeah. Lack of standard notation or standardized font for ingredients. No regulations in ppace for legibility.
Oh, not grams. I thought the dosage seemed high.