Syllabus for the use of students attending the lectures on materia medica, in Marischal College and University, Aberdeen / by William Henderson.
- Henderson, William, 1792?-1877.
- Date:
- 1850
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Syllabus for the use of students attending the lectures on materia medica, in Marischal College and University, Aberdeen / by William Henderson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![cause;—2 There is not, probably, any single Roborant prin¬ ciple ;—3 Taste and action are not necessarily connected. Roborant action is increased by an Aromatic,—supposed from the excitant power of a Volatile Oil,—doubtful;—Also increased by a bitter substance though neither Roborant nor Excitant;— Sometimes by an Astringent, a Refrigerant, or a Narcotic ;— and by conjoining various Roborants. The active matter of an Organic Roborant, when purified, gener¬ ally is less powerful than a proportional quantity of the natural production; — perhaps owing to the removal of Astringent, Excitant, or other principles present. Table of Organic Roborants.* eftu--1 1 Cinchona Cordifolia, Yellow Cinchona,] j- Bark, ^Cinchona Oblongifolia, r Cinchona Oblongifolia, Red Cinchona. . S/ 4 1 Red Cinchona, ) Cinchona Lancifolia, Bale Cinchona, >Bark, i/,.— ' Galipea Officinalis, Angostura, ) --V 3. Cocculus Palmatus, Calumba, —■ Root, '&n\ fVq \ Picraena Excel sa, Quassia, — Wood, L Simaruba Amara, Simaruba, Bark, f Gentiana Lutea, Gentian, Root, 1 ^ G. 1 Agathotes Chirayta, t Chiretta, Bcbeeru, —» 1 Herb, Nectandra Rodiei, ^ Greenheart, j Bark, Croton Eleuteria, • t Cascarilla, f Bog Bean, I f Marsh Trefoil, / Bark, ^8. Menyanthes Tnfohata, - ' Root, 9. Swietenia Febrifuga, E. India Mahogany, Bark, Anthemis Nobilis, Chamomile, Avens, m*. ^ Flower l/' 11. Geum Urbanum, | Bonnet, J ^Root, 1-12. Archangelica Officinalis, Garden Angelica, J : Root, L Fruit, 9 / 13. Salix Alba, Willow, — Bark> / 14. Erythrsea Centaurium, Common Cettaury, Flower-Top, . 15. Cnicus Benedictus, Blessed Thistle,— Herb. Quinine. Cinchonine. Calumbine ? Quassine. Quassine. Gentianite. Gentianite. Bebeerine. Cascarilline ? Gentianite? Unascertained. Unascertained. U nascertaiued. Unascertained. Salicine. Centaurine. Cnicine. * in the following Tables of Organic Substances, the first column contains the scientific name; the second the common name; the third the part of the plant or animal which is used, or which yields the product that is used in medicine ; and the fourth the principle on which its activity is supposed to depend.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30560354_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
