Dictionary of materia medica and therapeutics : a résumé of the action and doses of all officinal and non-officinal drugs ... / by C. Henri Leonard and Thomas Christy.

  • Leonard, C. Henri.
Date:
1892
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    ANTIFEBRIN. Al!^''an/u:^^^^^^^^ --pound umbds. flatulent colin,bronchSr etc T^^^^^^^ and carininative; used in O W (Jp. gr.te 2X«.T0]- A'qua, 3 1...4, [^i. 4...161. Spiritus, 3 1...2, [^m. 4...8]. Anemop^sisCalifor^nica*a.YerbaMansa,grs.5...30 r<7m 033 21 Fartmed: the fresh root- Nnt n,J } l9m.[}.66...A] Tinctu^ra, (1 part to 2 alcohol) gtt. 10...60, [gm. 0.66 4] An^themis di^, Chamomile Flowers, ? 4 ram 1G1 Syn: Roman or English chamomile; chamomiile Eomaine fob li r„'ir^rn'';^- t!-fl™-head8 ofaS SS nh,n l « K , V , ^f-' -•Posita? , collected from cultivated siitm; '-^b?'' three-quarters of an inch broad, con nsSd LonT'TV^'^''- ^^-^P-^^P^d, three-toothed florets, Z/^KI ^'i^ff^. conical, solid receptacle. Has a strong agreeab e odor and an aromatic, bitter taste. Is an herbaceous plant with perennial root, indigenous to Southern Europe T ZZuT rf'^''- '^d toic.to the bitter principle Uses: in dyspepsia, debilitv, hysteria intermittent and eruptive fevers; flatulence and flatuknt colic;'amenorrhea- neuralgia and headache. The oil has been used locally to relieve rheumatic pains and flatulent colic with good result. Synerg: volatile oils and bitter tonics. Extract^um.^^grs. 2... 10, [cgm. 13...30]. Infu^i-um, (I ^ toa pint of boiling water), Z 1...2, fom. 4.. 81 O^leum, gtt. 1...5, [c^^m. 5...30]. i-n'themis Aveil^sis* Corn Chamomile, grs. 30...120, [gm 2 81 Similar to anthemis nobilis. Aii^tliemis Cot'ula* ce, May Weed, ^ ss...2, [gm. 2...4]. Similar to anthemis nobilis. Authoxaii^tlmm* i, Sweet Vernal Grass, grs. >^.^2, [cgm. 3...12]. - Part ^lS€d: the flowers of the A. odoratum. Vesc: The pollen has been supposed to be the cause of hay fever, and this tincture of the plant, 1 part to 10, has been used internally and locally for the cure of that ailment. The odor of the dried flowers is due to coumarin. Tinctu'ra* gtt. 2...6, [cgm. 10...30]. Alltife'brin* grs. 3...15, [cgm. 15...gm. 1]. Desc: antifebiin occurs as a pure white crystalline powder, or plates, resembling boric acid, and gives a burning sensation to the tongue. It melts at 235.4° F.; soluble in 189 parts of cold water
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