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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    207. CicuTA viEOSA, L. {Water EemlocJc, Cowbane.) a. Root. h. Fruit. For micr. section, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xlii., fig. 100. Note.—Tlie fruits are globular, and the leaflets lanceolate and sharply serrate, and the jjlant may thus be distinguished from hemlock and water drop-wort. The root of Cicuta virosa is prsemorse, that of CEnanthe crocata has five or more tubercules. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 118, 119. 268. CoNiDM MACULATUM, L. (Hemloclc.) a. Fruit. For micr. sect., see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xlii., fig. 104. b. Leaves. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 118. c. Stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit. d. Root, preserved wet. Presented by Mr. Squire. Note.—There is an exotic plant, Chasrophyllum cicutarium, which closely resembles Conium, in having a smooth spotted stem and similar leaves ; but it has not the odour of Conium, and the fruit is cylindrical, and longer than that of hemlock. Conium fruits resemble in size and shape those of Eussian anise; but the latter usually have the stalks attached, and are covered with minute hairs. Cordum fruits have no vittse. Eough Chervil (Chasrophyllum temulum. Linn.) has a rough spotted stem, with swollen joints. See ^thusa Cynapium and ffinanthe crocata. Pharmacograpliia, p. 266; P. J. [1], vol. v., p. 40 ; [2], vol. ix., pp. 53, 471; [2], vol. viii., pp. 413,452,572, 601, 710; [3], vol. i., pp. 348, 584, 843. For Conia and Conhydrine, P. J. [1], vol. xvii., p. 214. For the extract, P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 267. 269. CoEiANDEUM SATIVUM, L. (Gol, CoUander, Coriander.) a. Fruit. b. Volatile oil. Note.—The fruits yield a half per cent, of volatile oil. The fresh plant has an odom- like that of bugs. P. J. [1], vol. xii., p. 396 ; Pharmaco- graphia, p. 293. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 133. 270. CuMiNTJM Ctminum, L. a. Fruit. (Cummin Seed.') Bentl. <& Tr., Med. Plants, i&h.lM. ]^ote.—Cummin fruits somewhat resemble in size and shape those of fennel, but usually have the ridges finer, more numerous, and covered with minute bristles. Cummin fruits yield about one half per cent, of volatile oil. Pharmacographia, p. 295. For fig. see Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 227. For micr. section. Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. xlii, fig. 107. 271. Daucus Carota, L. a. Fruit. (Carrot Seed.) jSfote. For micr. section of fi'uit see Berg, Anat. Atlas, tai. xliii., fig. 111. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 135. 272. DoEEMA Ammonucum, Von. a. Flowering stem, with the gum resin and a few seeds a'ttached. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 129,130. ]<[ote.—This interesting specimen was brought from near Ghorian in Persia, by Sir J. MacNeill, in 1839, and presented to Dr. Lindley, from whom Dr. Pereira received it. A letter concerning the specimen is enclosed in the jar with it. P. J. [1], vol. i., p. 578.