Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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    ZINCI VALERL5NAS. D. See Valerianas Zinci. ZIN CUM. L. E. D. Zinc. (A metal obtained from calamine and blende ; its ores are found in England and other parts.) Symbol Zn. Equiv. 32. Prop. Colour bluish-white; lustre of a fresh surface considerable, but it is soon dulled by the facility of its oxidation ; hard; texture striated ; spec. grav. 7 190 ; melts at 700° of Fah. ; burns with a bright flame in a higher temperature, and is volatilized in the form of a white floccu- lent oxide. Specific gravity 6'86. Soluble by nitric acid; ammonia throws down a precipitate, but redissolves it when added in excess.) Use. In pharmacy to form some of the above preparations. ZINGIBER. L. E. D. Ginger Root. (Zingiber Officinale. Boscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. ; Monand. Monogyn. N. O. Zingiberacece. East Indies. If..) Prop. Odour aromatic; taste warm, aromatic, acrid; in wrinkled, grayish-white pieces, giving a pale-yellowish feculent powder when pulverised ; yields its virtues to alcohol, and in a great degree to water. Oper. Carminative, stimulant, sialagogue. Use. In gout, flatulent colic, dyspepsia, and tympanitis ; as an adjunct to griping purgatives ; less heating than pepper. Dose. Gr. x. to 9j.; an overdose is apt to induce spasmodic stricture. Off. Prep. Syrupus Zingiberis, L. E. D. Tinct. Zingiberis, L. E, D. Pulv. Aromaticus, E. ZINGIBER; RADIX CONDITA. Radix Condita ex India allata, E. Preserved Ginger Root. A condiment possessing all the virtues of ginger; and therefore a useful addition to cold summer fruits and vegetables, when eaten by those of gouty and dyspeptic habits.
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