Formulary for the preparation and mode of employing several new remedies : namely, morphine, iodine, quinine ... / with an introduction, and copious notes, by the late Charles Thomas Haden ; translated from the French of the third edition of Magendie's "Formulaire."
- François Magendie
- Date:
- 1824
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Formulary for the preparation and mode of employing several new remedies : namely, morphine, iodine, quinine ... / with an introduction, and copious notes, by the late Charles Thomas Haden ; translated from the French of the third edition of Magendie's "Formulaire.". Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SOLANINA. SOLANA. Solanine. This alkali has been very lately discovered by M. Desfosses, apothecary at Besançon, in two species of the family of solarium, namely, in the nightshade (solarium nigrum), and the bitter-sweet (solanum dulcamara). It exists in both these plants ; but whilst it is evidently contained in the leaves of the latter, those of the nightshade afford no traces of it. PREPARATION OF SOLANINE. It is found most abundantly in the berries of the nightshade, where it exists in the state of a malate. In order to obtain it, digest the filtrated juice of these berries in ammonia ; a greyish precipitate is formed, which, when washed on a filter and digested in boiling alcohol, gives, by evaporation, the salifiable base in a state of sufficient purity, if perfectly ripe berries have been operated on ; but if the berries have been green, the solanine is mixed with a certain quantity of chlorophylle % a [This terra is applied to the colouring principle of the green parts of plants, especially of the leaves.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30796568_0135.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
