Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

  • Holmes E. M. (Edward Morell), 1843-1930.
Date:
1878
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Credit: Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    212. Amtgualus communis, continued. /. Yolatile oil distilled from the cake after expression. ]<^ote.—Bitter almonds frequently occur mixed with all varieties of the sweet almonds, except the Jordan almonds. Valencia almonds may generally be recognised by their greater com- parative breadth and by their flatness ; the Barbary by their being smaller and very variable in size and shape. Pharmacographia, pp. 216-223; Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 243; for fig. of several varieties see P. J. [1], vol. vi., p. 222; for micr. structure of seed, Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 45; for almond paste, P. J. [1], vol. iv., p. 387. 213. Amygdalus communis, i., var. /3 dulcis ; Prunus Amygdalus, Bcdllon. a. Drupes, preserved wet. h. Endocarp and seed. (8hell Almonds.) c. Seeds. (Jordan Almonds.) d. Ditto. (Valencia Almonds.) 6. Ditto. (Barhanj Almonds.) f. Ditto, powdered. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 99. 214. Ceeasus species. a. Gum. (Ohernj-tree Gum, Otommi Nostras.) Note.—This gum is chiefly derived from Cerasus avium, L., and Prunus domestica, L. It is only partly soluble in water. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 302. Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 348. h. Sicilian gum. Note.—This is produced also by various species of Cerasus and Prunus. Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 442. 215. Ceeasus serotina, D. G. a. Bark. (Wild Cherry Baric.) 6. Ditto, from young branches. ^ote.—Ofiacial in the United States Pharmacopoeia. It is used as a sedative tonic in phthisis, etc. It is the Prunus serotina, Ehrh., of Pharmacographia, p. 224, and the Prunus Virginiana of commerce. It somewhat resembles elm bark in ap- pearance but has a short not a fibrous fracture, and the taste resembles that of apple seeds. See P. J. [2], vol. v., p. 97 ; [3], vol. iv., p. 387 ; Per. Mat. Med., voL ii., pt. ii., p. 279. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 97. Tribe Kose^. 216. Bratera ANTHELMiNTiCA, ETimi/i; Hagenia Abyssinica, Willd. a. Flowers. (Kousso.) h. Ditto, an original package. Note.—Ihese specimens appear to consist exclusively of the pistillate flowers. A dried specimen of the plant is in the Herbarium. See Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 298 ; Pharmacographia, p. 228; for fig., P. J. [1], vol. X., p. 19. For fig. of flowers, etc., see Bentley an& Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 102.