The British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Acts XXI & XXII Victoria, cap. XC, 1858 and XXV and XXVI Victoria, cap. XCI, 1862.

Date:
1898-
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Credit: The British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Acts XXI & XXII Victoria, cap. XC, 1858 and XXV and XXVI Victoria, cap. XCI, 1862. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ACETUM UBGEOJJl!. Vinegar of Urginea. IMPERIAL METRIC Urginea, bruised . 2^ ounces . 125 grammes Diluted Acetic Acid J 1 Pint ■ 1000 cubic centimetres ( or a sufficient quantity Exhaust the Urginea by the process of maceration as directed for Tinctures. The resulting Vinegar of Urginea should measure one pint (or one thousand cubic centi- metres). Dose.—10 to 30 minims. India. Eastern Colonies. ADHATODA. Adhatoda. The fresh and the dried leaves of Adhatoda Vasica, Nees (Justicia Adhatoda, Linn.) [Bot. Mag. plate 861]. Characters.—The fresh leaves are five or six inches (about twelve and a half to fifteen centimetres) long and an inch and a half (nearly four centimetres) broad, lanceolate, entire, taper-pointed, smooth on both sides. The dried leaves are of a somewhat dark green colour which becomes much lighter when the leaves are powdered. They have a strong characteristic tea-like odour, and a bitter taste. India. Eastern Colonies. AG-ROPYKUM. Couch Grass. Synonym.—Triti cum. The dried rhizome of Agropyrum repens, Beauvois (Triti - cum repens, Linn.) [Berg and Schmidt. Off- Pflanzen, plate 139]. Characters.—Rhizome pale yellow, rigid, from one-twelfth to one-tenth of an inch (two to two and a half millimetres) B 2
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