Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London, 1851 : with notes and illustrations / by Richard Phillips.

  • Royal College of Physicians of London. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis. English
Date:
1851
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Credit: Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London, 1851 : with notes and illustrations / by Richard Phillips. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Take of Fresh Rue, Caraway, Bay, each an ounce and a half. Prepared Sagapenum half an ounce, Black Pepper two drachms, Honey [despumated,] sixteen ounces; Distilled Water, as much as may be sufficient; Rub the dry ingredients together to very fine powder, then the Sagapenum and Honey being dissolved in water, over a slow fire, add the powder gradually, and mix all together. Medicinal Use.—This Confection is employed as an antispas- modic in enemas only. Remarks.—Rue is a shrub belonging to the natural family Rutacece, of a strong unpleasant smell, and bitter acrid taste; its medicinal properties depend on an essential oil and a bitter ex- tractive. Oil of Rue is of a full yellow colour, of specific gravity 0*837 to 0*91, boiling at 451°, containing two isomeric bodies, an oil and a camphor, consisting of Twenty-eight equivalents of Carbon. . 6X28= 168 or 76*34 Twenty-eight „ of Hydrogen 1X28= 28 „ 12*73 Three „ of Oxygen 8X 3= 24 „ 10*93 Equivalent 220. 100* Formula C28H2SC>3. Dr. Wagner has formed an artificial oil of rue, by treating Cod-liver and other fish oils with sulphuric acid and an alkali. Adulterations, fyc.—See Note at the end of the Section Aque. Pharmacopoeia Preparation.—Confectio Rutae. The Bay is a shrubby tree of the natural family Lauraceoe, both the leaves and berries of which have a peculiar but very agreeable smell and taste. The berries contain both fixed and volatile oils, the former in large quantity; it is a fat oil of a greenish colour, soluble in ether, and saponifying with alkalis. The essential oil is of a pale yellow colour. Pharmacopoeia Preparations.—Confectio Rutoe, Emplastrum Cumini.
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