Thomson's conspectus : adapted to the British pharmacopoeia / edited by Edmund Lloyd Birkett.

  • Thomson, Anthony Todd, 1778-1849.
Date:
1875
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Credit: Thomson's conspectus : adapted to the British pharmacopoeia / edited by Edmund Lloyd Birkett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prop,—White, with the odour of chlorine. Use.—As a disinfecting agent. Off Prep.—Dig. Calcis Chlorates. Vapor Chlon. CAHBOGIA. Gamboge. (A gum resin,_ obtained from Garcinia Morelia, var. pedicellata, imported from Siam. Dicecia Monadelphia. N. 0. Guttifene.) . . . , Comp.—Gum, resembling cherry-tree pm, and nearly msipxd, and about 70 per cent, of resin, or gambogic acid. (GJOH„308.) Prop.— In cylindrical pieces, breaking easily, with a smooth conchoidal glistening fracture ; colour tawny, changing to yellow when it is rubbed with water; inodorous, taste acrid. An emulsion made with boiling water does not become green with a solution of iodine. Oper.—Cathartic {drastic), emetic, hydragogue, anthelmintic. Use— In visceral obstructions and dropsy; in tape-worm, conjoined with carbonate of potassa. Dose.—Gr.ij. to iv. in powder joined with calomel, squill, &c. Vff. Prep.—Pilules Gambogice Comp. CAMPHOBA. Camphor. (Concrete volatile oil, obtained from wood by sublimation. Laurus Camphora, Camphora officinarum, Ennean- dria Monogyn. N. 0. Lauracece. I?) Comp.— Carbon 78'02 + hydrogen 10-39 + oxygen 11-59 {Dumas). Carbon 10 eq., oxygen 1 eq., hydrogen 1 eq. (C,„HaO) ; an oxide of camphogen (C,0H„ or C.H,). Prop.—Odour strong, peculiar, fragrant; taste bitterish, aromatic, accompanied with the sensation of cold ; volatile, white, semi-pellucid, brittle, yet not easily pulverised, except by the addition of a few drops of spirit; texture crystalline ; soluble in alcohol, aether, oils, vinegar, and, in a very small degree, hi water : lighter than water. Oper.—Diffusible, stimulant. Narcotic, diaphoretic, sedative ; exter- • nally anodyne. Use.—In typhus, cynanche maligna, confluent small-pox, and other exanthemata of the typhoid type ; in atonic gout, and as an adjunct to bark and opium hi checking gangrene. Combined with hyoscy- amus it gives great relief in dysmenorrhcea and affection of the urinary organs. It produces its narcotic and sedative effects with very little increase of pulse, and therefore may be used hi mania, pneumonia, and other inflammatory complaints, united with nitre and anti- monials. Externally it allays the pains of rheumatism, and other deep-seated inflammations, when dissolved in oil. Dose.—Gr.iij. to gr.x. in powder, with sugar, &c.; in pills ; or in mix- ture with mucilage, or almond confection. The effects of an over- dose are counteracted by opium. Eor external application it is dis- solved in oil or alcohol. Off. Prep.—Aqua Camphora!. Lin. Bellaclonnce. Linimeiitum Camphorce. Lin. Camphorce comp. Lin. Chloroformi. Lin. 11 ydrargyri. Lin. Jodi. Lin. Opii. Lin. Saponis. Lin. Sinapiscomp. Lin. Terebmthince. Lin. Terebinthince Aceticum. Spir. Camphorce. Tinct. Camphorce comp. Ung. Hydrargyr. comp. Ung. Plumbi Subacet. comp. CANELLiE ALB2E COBTEX. Canella Alba Bark. Canella Alba. Dodecand. Monogynia. N. 0. Meliacece. {Canellacece, Lindley.) West Indies. I?) Prop.—In quills or broken pieces, hard, of a yellowish-white or pale orange colour, somewhat lighter on the internal surface. It has an aromatic elove-like odour, and an acrid peppery taste. Virtues partially extracted by water, entirely by alcohol. D 2