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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    UNG-UENTUM MYEOBALANI CUM OPIO. Myrobalan and Opium Ointment. IMPERIAL METRIC Myrobalan Ointment . 925 grains . 92 5 grammes Opium, in very fine powder 75 grains . 7*5 grammes Mix by trituration. See Appendix I., p. 57 (Adeps Induratus) ; p. 58 (Unguenta). 100 parts of this Ointment contain 7| parts of Opium. India. Eastern Colonies. URGINEA. Urginea. Synonym.—Indian Squill. The younger bulbs of Urginea indica, Kunth [Wight, Icones, plate 2063], also the younger bulbs of Scilla indica, Baker (Ledebouria hyacinthina, Both.) [Wight, Icones, plate 2040] ; taken soon after the plant has flowered. Characters.—The bulbs of Urginea indica, Kunth, are tunicated, consisting of fleshy coats which enclose each other completely; in size varying as much as the common onion ; colour whitish; taste bitter and acrid. The bulbs of Scilla indica, Baker, are not tunicated like an onion, but made up of thick fleshy imbricated scales ; otherwise, except that they are somewhat smaller, they resemble those of Urginea indica, Kunth. Both kinds of bulbs should be kept in a dry place. India. Eastern Colonies. VALERIANAE INDICTED RHIZOMA. Indian Valerian Rhizome. The dried rhizome and rootlets of Valeriana Wallichii, DC. [Asiat. Besearch. vol. ii. p. 405]. Characters.—The Rhizome is crooked, about two inches (five centimetres) long and from a quarter to half an inch