British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858.

Date:
1864
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Credit: British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Characters. — From one to three inches long, not thicker than the jfinger at the crown, tapering, wrinkled, blacldsh-brown, ia- ternally whitish. A mmute portion, cautiously chewed, causes prolonged tinghng and numbness. Preparations.—Aconitia, Lioimentum, Tiactura. ACONITIA. Aconitia. An Alkaloid, CGoH47]SrOi4, obtained from Aconite Eoot. Characters.—A white usually amorphous soHd, soluble in 150 parts of cold, and 50 of hot water, and much more soluble in alcohol and in ether; strongly alkaline to reddened litmus, neutralizing acids, and precipitated from them by the caustic alkahes, but not by carbonate of ammonia or the bicarbonates of soda or potash. It melts with heat, and burns with a smoky flame. When rubbed on the skin it causes tingling, followed by prolonged numbness. It is a very active poison. Tests.—Dissolves entirely in pure ether; leaves no residue when burned with free access of air. Preparation.—Unguentum. ACONITUM. Aconite. Aconitum JSTapellus Linn. Monkshood. Plate 6, Woodv. Med. Bot