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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    212. Amtgdalus communis, continued. /. Volatile oil distilled from the cake after expression. Note.—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, L., var. /3 dulcis ; Prunus Amtgdalus, Baillon. a. Drupes, preserved wet. b. . Endocarp and seed. (Shell Almonds.) c. Seeds. (Jordan Almonds.) d. Ditto. (Valencia Almonds.) e. Ditto. (Barbary Almonds.) f. Ditto, powdered. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 99. 214. Ceeasus species. a. Gum. (Gherry-tree Gum, Gummi 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. hi., p. 348. b. Sicilian gum. Note.—This is produced also by various species of Cerasus and Prunus. Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 442. 215. Cerasus serotina, B. C. a. Bark. (Wild Cherry Baric.) b. Ditto, from young branches. Note.—Official 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 RosEjE. 216. Bratera anthelmintica, Kunth; Hagenia Abtssinica, Willd. a. Flowers. (Kousso.) b. Ditto, an original package. Note.—These 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 and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 102.