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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    Alkaloids. 555. Apomorphine Hydrochlorate. C17 H17 jS02 HC1. a. In acicular crystals. 556. Atropine. C17H23N03. a. Small acicular crystals. 557. Atropine Sulphate. (C17 H23N03)2 H2 S04. a. White grannlar pieces. 558. Bebeerine Hydrochlorate. C19 H21 ]ST03 HC1. (Bibirine Hydrochlorate.) a. Dirty-white granular crusts. 559. Bebeerine Sulphate. (C19 H21 JST03)2H2 S04. a. Dark brown pseudo-crystalline scales. 560. Berberine. C21 H19 N05. a. In yellowish powder. Note.—For other specimens see the Hanbury Collection. For identity of this alkaloid with buxine and pelosine see P. J. [2], vol. xi., p. 192. 561. Brucine. C32 H26 N2 04. a. In minute acicular crystals. 562. Brucine Sulphate. (C22 H26 N2 04)2 H2 S04. a. In nearly white crystalline powder. 563. Capsicine. a. Dark brown pungent oily liquid. Note.—This substance is the capsicine of commerce. It is a complex body, consisting chiefly of volatile oil and resin. Pure capsicin occurs in crystalline scales. See Pharmacographia, p. 408. 564. Cinchonine. C20 H^ 1ST2 0. a. White crystalline powder. 565. Cinchonine Hydrochlorate. C20 N2OH CI. a. In minute acicular crystals. Note.—This substance is very similar in appearance to sulphate of quinine. 566. Cinchonine Sulphate. (C20 ]ST2 0)2 H2 S04. a. Sparkling crystalline powder. b. Prismatic crystals. 567. Cinchonidine. C20 H24 1ST2 0. (The Quinidine of Winckler Leers.) a. Minute sparkling crystals. Note.—This specimen consists of the cinchonidine of Pasteur. See Pharmacographia, p. 321. P.J. [3], vol. iv., p. 671. 568. Codeine, C18 H21IST03. a. In rather large octahedral crystals. Note.—For fig. of crystals see P. J. [1], vol. vi. p. 561 569. Coniine. C8 H15 1ST. (Cicutine.) a. Brown oily liquid.