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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    BERBERIS. Berberis. The dried stem of Berberis aristata, DC. [Bentl. and Trim., Med. PI. vol. i. plate 16]. Characters.—In undulating pieces from one to two inches (two and a half to five centimetres) in diameter; covered with an orange-brown periderm which in some places is removed, displaying the subjacent darker brown tissues of the cortex ; marked with slightly wavy longitu- dinal striae and occasional shallow transverse depressions. The transverse section shows an outer narrow brown peri- derm surrounding a broad dark brown liber traversed by somewhat lighter medullary rays; the woody cylinder is composed of numerous narrow vascular rays, containing numerous vessels, separated by narrow paler coloured medullary rays. The wood is of a bright yellow colour ; the portion in contiguity with the liber is somewhat lighter than the other portions. It has a faint odour and a bitter taste. India. Eastern Colonies. BETEL. Betel. The leaves of Piper Betle, Linn. [Wight, Iconcs, plate 2926]. Characters.—The leaves are broadly ovate, acuminate, obliquely cordate at the base, five- or seven-nerved ; coria- ceous, and glossy on the upper surface ; they have a warm aromatic bitter taste. As found in commerce they are frequently tied up or stitched together into packets. India. Eastern Colonies. BUTE^J GUMML Butea Gum. Synonym.—Bengal Kino. The inspissated juice obtained from incisions in the stem of Butea frondosa, Boxb. [Bentl. and Trim., Med. PI. vol. ii. plate 79].
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