Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla.

  • William Whitla
Date:
1889
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    Solanacese 1. Capsicum fastigiatum (Capsicum). The dried ripe fruit Tincture | oz. to i pint. 2. Nicotiana Tabacam (Tobacco). The dried leaves. 3. Atropa Belladonna (Belladonna). (a.) The fresh leaves and branches, gathered when the fruit has begun to form, from wild or cultivated British plants Extract (green). lb ) The juice from the above. ■c.) The dried leaves separated from the branches gathered as in (a). Tincture i in 20. .... (d.) The dried root from cultivated or wild plants m Britain, or imported in the dry state from Germany Alcoholic Extract ; Plaster i in 5 ; Liniment i in 15; Ointment i in 10; and Atropine and Atropine Sulphate; Liquor i per cent.; Ointment 8 grs. to i oz; and Discs 5 0^0 o S^' 4. Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane). a. ) The fresh leaves and flowers and branches collected from biennial wild or cultivated British plants when two-thirds of the flowers are ex- panded Extract, which enters into i Pill. b. ) The juice extracted from the above. c)] The dried leaves separated from flowers and branches, and collected as in (a) Tincture i in 8. 5. Datura Stramonium (Stramonium). The dried ripe seeds Extract; and Tincture i in 8. Scropliulariacese Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove). The dried leaves of wild British plants of the second year's growth, collected when two-thirds of the flowers are expanded, .infusion 3 grs. to i oz.; Tincture i in 8. abiatse 1. Mentha piperita (Peppermint). -he oil distilled in Britain from the fresh flowering herb. Vater iJ dr. to i gallon ; Essence i in 5 ; Spirit i in 50, and Menthol. inters into i Mixture, i Pill, and i Tincture. 2. Mentha viridis (Spearmint). . 'he oil distilled in Britain from the fresh flowering herb. ■ Vater dr. to i gallon. 3. Mentha arvensis vars. piperascens'et glabrata. ' 'he oil distilled from the fresh herb is used as a source of Menthol. 4. Lavandula vera (Lavender). he^ oil distilled^ in Britain from the flowers Spirit i in 50 ; Compound Tincture 45 minims to i pint. Enters into i Liquor and i Liniment. 5. Thymus vulgaris (Garden Thyme), he volatile oil—used as a source of Thymol. 6. Monarda punctata (Horsemint). ae volatile oil—used as a source of Thymol. N I 1