A manual of organic materia medica : being a guide to materia medica of the vegetable and animal kingdoms for the use of students, druggists, pharmacists, and physicians / by John M. Maisch.

  • John Michael Maisch
Date:
1882
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Credit: A manual of organic materia medica : being a guide to materia medica of the vegetable and animal kingdoms for the use of students, druggists, pharmacists, and physicians / by John M. Maisch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    garis, Risso. Greenish, faintly acid, spec. grav. .87, bitter- ish ; consists of C10H16 and hydrates. Oleum Aurantii amari, from the rind of Citrus vulgaris, Risso. Yellowish, neutral, bitterish, spec. grav. about .86 ; chiefly Clonic- Oleum Aurantii dulcis, from the rind of Citrus Aurantium, Risso. Yellowish, neutral, spec. grav. about .86 ; chiefly C]0H16 ; readily altered. Oleum Aurantii florum, from the flowers of Citrus vulgaris, Risso. Colorless or brownish, neutral, bitterish, spec. grav. about .88; chiefly C10Hi6. Yields violet fluorescence with alcohol. Leguminosce. Oleum Copaibse, from the oleoresin of Copaifera spec. Color- less, neutral, spec. grav. .89 ; consists of C15H24. Rosacea. Oleum Amygdala? amarse, from the seeds of Amygdalus com- munis, var. amara, DeC. Yellowish, slightly bitter, spec, grav. 1.07 (1.046, if deprived of HCN) ; chiefly C7H60 with HCN. Evaporated with potassa and alcohol, the residue, dissolved in distilled water, yields a nearly transparent solu- tion, free from brown-yellow sediment. Oleum Rosae (see page 419). Myrtacece. Oleum Cajuputi (see page 418). Oleum Eucalypti, from the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus, Lab. Yellowish, neutral, spicy and cooling ; contains C10HH,C10H16 and C10H16O. Oleum Caryophylli, from the flower-buds of Eugenia caryo- phyllata, Thunb. Yellowish-brown, slightly acid, spec, grav. 1.05 ; contains C10Hi6 and eugenol, C10H12O2. Oleum Pimentae, from the fruit of Eugenia Pimenta, DeC. Colorless or pale yellow, slightly acid, spec. grav. 1.04; contains Ci0H16 and Ci0H12O2. Oleum Myrciae, from the leaves of Myrcia acris, DeC. Yellowish or brownish-yellow, slightly acid, spec. grav. 1.04; contains ^10^16 and C]0Hl2O2. The last three oils congeal with potassa. UmbeUiferm. Oleum Carui, from the fruit of Carum Carui, Lin. Colorless, neutral, spec. grav. .92 ; contains carvene, C,0Hlti, and car- vol, C10Hl4O. 3t)