Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    43 7. Chenopodium anthelminticum, continued. b. Essential oil. Note.—Wormseed is used as a vermifuge, chiefly for asearides n children. Of the oil, four to eight drops are given in sugar or in an emulsion, and followed by a purgative. This species and C. Botrys, to which latter the name of Jerusalem oak is more commonly applied, are said to possess also expectorant properties. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 216. PHYTOLACCACEiE. 438. Phytolacca decandra, L. (Garget or Poke, Pigeon Berry, ScoJce, Coakum.) a. Root. (Poke Boot.) b. Raceme of fruits. (Poke Berries.) Note.—The root and fruit are official in the secondary list of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. The plant possesses emetic, cathartic, and narcotic properties ; it acts slowly, but the action continues for some time. The root when being powdered sometimes causes headache, and all the symptoms of coryza. Amer. Dispens., p. 634 ; Am. Journ. Pharm., May 1875, p. 196. PIPERACE^. 439. Artanthe elongata, Miq.; Piper angustifolium, B. et P. a. Leaves. (Matico.) 44Q. Artanthe adunca, Miq.; Piper aduncum, L. a. Leaves. (Spurious Matico.) Note.—The term matico is applied to several plants in different parts of South America. A. adunca is distinguished by the leaves not being strongly reticulated, and nearly glabrous beneath. See P. J. [2], vol. v., p. 290; Pharmacographia, p. 532; and note under Eupatorium gluti- nosum, No. 331. See also P. J. [1], vol. iii., p. 472; and for fig. of A. elongata, p. 525 ; and Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 242. 441. Chavica Roxbdrghii, Miq.; Piper officinarum, G. de G.; Piper LONGUM, L. a. Dried unripe fruit. (Long Pepper.) Note.—Long pepper comes principally from Java, where it is produced by Piper officinarum, C. de C. (Chavica officinarum, Miq.) In India, Ceylon, and the Philippine islands, Long Pepper is derived from C. Box- burghii. See Pharmacographia, p. 524. Bentl. & Trim., Med. PL, tab. 245. 442. Cubeba Clusii, 0. de C. (African Gubebs, Guinea Gubebs, West African Black Pepper, Benin Bepper.) a. Dried unripe fruit. b. Essential oil. Note.—This kind of Cubebs has occasionally been imported into London, the last time being in February, 1858. It is distinguished by its taste, which is very pungent, and resembles pepper more than cubebs. It also does not crack readily between the teeth, as cubebs does. It is smaller in size than cubebs, and the external surface is not wrinkled. The essential oil was prepared by Mr. Darby, of Leadenhall Street, for Messrs. Desnaux & Co. See P. J. [1], vol. xiv., pp. 198, 363, and for fig. of fruit, p. 201. See also Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. i., p. 392.