Conspectus of the pharmacopoeias of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Colleges of Physicians ... / [Anthony Todd Thomson].

  • Thomson, Anthony Todd, 1778-1849.
Date:
1830
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    Prop. Oik)ur that of the vegetable: taste pxingent, bitter, sweetish; very pale yellow colour ; crystallizes at in ilat tables. Oper. Stimuliuit, carniinati\e. Use. In flatulent colic. I)o.^c. lifv. to iitxv. rul)l)C(l up with sugar ami camphor mixture. Ojr- Pre/K Tincturu Opii Amnwniata, E. Tinctura Opii Campho- rntn, E. OLEUM ANTIIEMlmS, L. E. Oil of Chamomile. (By distil- lation from the flowers.) Oleum Chamomeli. Prop. Odour that of the flower; taste pungent; colour when re- cent cerulean blue; but when old, a dark yellow. Oper. Stimulant, antispasmodic. Uw. In colics, cramps of the stomach, and as an adjunct to pur- gative pills. J-kisc. lUv. to lltx. OLEUM CARUl. L. D. Oil of Carraway. (By distillation from the scetls.) Prop. Odour that of the seeds; taste pungent, sweetish; colour yellow; tenacious. ()pcr. SI im u I a n t, cann i nat i ve. Vue. In flatulent colic; and us an adjunct to purgative pills. Dose. py. to Plx. Prep. Kk'ctuarium Senneet D. Confectio Scammonii, L. Pi- lulft Allies Comp. L. Piluhe Aloes cum Mi/rrhUt D. OLEUM EOiNICOLI DULCIS. D. Oil of Fennel Seeds. (By distillation from the seeds.) Prop. Odour that of fennel; taste pungent, sweetish, hot; colour atjueous; coi goals under .‘12°. Oper. and Use. The same as of the seeds. Dose. Pl^ij. to IRxx. OLEUM JUNTFERL L. D. Ol. Volatile Juniperi Communis, E. Oil of Juniper. (By distillation from the berries.) Ol. Juni- peri liueca:. Prop. Odour similar to that of Turpentine; taste acrid, hot, simi- lar to that of the berry; colour greenish yellow ; dei»osits a fecu- culent matter when ke))t. ()pei\ Stimulant, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic. Use. In dropsies; advantageously added to Digitalis when It is given in the form of pills. Dose, llfij. to iRx. or more, rubbed up with sugar or mucilage and water. OLEUM LAVANDOL.^5. L. D. Ol. Volatile Lavandula; Spies;, E. Oil of Lavender. (By distillation.) Prop. Odour very fragrant, that of the flower; taste warm; of a lemon colour, Oper. Stimulant. IJsc. In hysteria and nervous headachs. Dose. iRj. to 11XV. on a lump of sugar. DJf. Prep. Vii^uentum Sulphiiris, E. OLEUM VOLATILE LAURI SASSAFRAS. E. Ol. Sassafras, D. Oil of Sassafras. (By distillation from the chips.) Prop, Odour fragrant, that of the wood; taste acrid, very hot, burning the lips when tasted: limpid, yellow, heavier than water. Oper. Stimulant, sudorific, diuretic. a greasy stain he left on Ihe paper, wliich is the case with fixed oil : with alcohol, they become milky on the addition of water to the suspected oil.