Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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Credit: Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bitter principle (Maticine), an aromatic volatileoil, soft resin,colouring matter, salts, chlorophylle, gummy matter, and lignine. Oper. Styptic, astringent. Use. Haemorrhage, especially externally. Catarrh of urinary bladder. Dose. Infusion 3j-to 3ij. Tincture 3j-to 3ij.: to arrest haemorrhage, the under side of the leaf is applied. Incomp. Mineral acids, alkalies. Sesquisalts of iron ; acetate of lead; tincture or infusion of galls. Off Prep. Infus. Matico. Tinct. Matico, D. ASTRAGALUS GUMMlFER. D. Tragacantha, L. E. See Tragacantha. ATROPIA. L. Atropia. Active principle of the Atropa Belladonna. (34 eq. of carbon =218-08 ; 23 eq. of hydrogen=23; 6 eq. of oxygen =48 ; 1 eq. nitrogen=30 -08.) Prop. White, transparent, prismatic crystals of silky lustre, inodorous, nauseously bitter and acrid. Soluble in 500 parts of cold water, the solution having a bitter taste and an alkaline reaction ; very soluble in alcohol and ether. Combines with acids to form salts. Oper. Narcotic, dilating pupil. Use. Principally in Germany in ophthalmic disease, but also by Mr. Wilde, of Dublin, to dilate pupil. (Atropia gr. j., dilute nitric acid W\j., rectified spirit ITUij., distilled water 3j.) Stronger solutions, contain- ing gr. ij. to gr. iij. respectively, are also used. AURANTII AQUA. E. Floris Aqua, L. Orange flower water. Use. As a vehicle for other substances. AURANTII CORTEX. AURANTII FLORES. L. Aurantii aqua, Cortex, E. Citrus Aurantiumfructus, D. The Seville Orange (Citrus Bigaradia) and its rind, flowers, loaves, and immature fruit. (Citrus Aurantium. Polyadelphia Icosand. N. O. Aurantiacece. Asia. %.) Prop. Juice gratefully acid; rind aromatic, bitter; unripe fruit more bitter, but less aromatic; flowers agreeably odorous. Oper. Juice refrigerant, antiseptic ; the rind and immature fruit, tonic, carminative. Use. The juice, in febrile, inflammatory complaints, and scurvy, as a beverage ; the rind and immature fruit in dyspepsia, particularly that of drunkards ; the latter is also used in issues ; and the juice as a lotion, and the pulp as a poultice to foptid sores. Dose. Juice ad libitum : of the rind, &c, vide Off. Preparations. Off Prep. Of the rind. Aq. Aurantii, E. D. Confectio Aurantii, L. E. D. Syrupus Aurantii, L. E. D. Infusum Aurantii Comp. L. E. Infus. Gentiance Comp. L. E. D. Tinct. Aurantii, L. E. I). T. Cinchonce Comp. L. E. D. Tinct. Gentiance Comp. L. E. Spi- ritus Armoracice Comp. L. D. Of the flowers, Aqua Floris Au- rantii, L. AURANTII OLEUM. E. Oil of the Orange. {Distilled from the flowers.) Prop. Volatile, has the odour of the flowers, a pungent taste. AVENA. L. E. Avenae farina ex seminibus. D. Oats. (Avena Sativa. Triand. Digyn. N. O. Graminacece. 0. Indigenous.) Oper. Nutritive, emollient. Use. The decoctiorl of oats (gruel) is excellent as a beverage in all acute diseases ; and as a clyster in dysentery. The dry meal is sprinkled over parts affected with erysipelatous inflammation: boiled in water, it forms a good common poultice ; and, with yeast, the fermenting poultice, for gangrenous sores. AXUNGIA. D. E. Lard. See Adeps. BALSAMODENDRON MYRRHA. D. See Myrrha. BALSAMUM CANADENSE. E. See Tcrebinthina Canadensis. BALSAMUM PERUVIANUM. L. E. Myroxyli Peruviani Balsa- mum, E. Peruvian Balsam. (Myrospermum Peruiferum. Decand. Monogyn. N. O. Leguminosce. {Fabacece, Lindley.) South Ame- rica. I?.)
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