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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![DELPHININA, vel DELPHIN^. DELPHIA. Delphinine, or Delphine* This alkali was discovered, in 1819/by MM. Feneulle and Lassaigne, in the seeds of the stavesacre (delphinium staphisagria* ) ; the name of delphine being taken from delphinium, be¬ cause it is probable that the acrid nature of the a [These gentlemen found in the seeds the following constituents : — 1. Volatile oil, a trace ; 2. A yellowish fixed oil; 3. A brown bitter principle, not précipitable by the acetate of lead; 4* A yellow bitter principle, not pré¬ cipitable by the acetate of lead ; 5. Malate of delphine ; 6. Incrystallizable sugar; 7. Gum; 8. Woody fibre; 9. Animal matter, insoluble in spirit of wine, précipitable by acetate of lead and infusion of galls; 10. Albumen; 11. Salts, with a base of potass and lime. M, Brandes has also given us the following analysis : — Fixed oil, very soluble in spirit of wine 14.4 ; fixed oil, sparingly soluble in spirit of wine 4.7 ; fatty matter, ana¬ logous to cetine 1A ^delphine 8.1; gum, with traces of phosphate of lime, and of a vegetable salt, with a base of lime 3.15 ; fecuia 2.4 ; woody fibre 17.2; phyteumacolle, with malate, acetate, sulphate, and bydrochlorate of potass, and a salt with a base of lime 30 67 ; vegetable albumen 0.5 ; concrete albumen 3.2 ; sulphate of lime, with phosphate of magnesia 3.62 ; water 10 ; excess 1.49.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30796568_0143.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


