The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

  • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Date:
1841
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Credit: The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CiNNAMOMi OLEUM. Volatile oil of the bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (^Neesy ut su~ pro) ; Oil of Cinnamon, Cherry-red when old, wine-yellow when re- cent : odour purely cinnamomic; nitric acid converts it nearly into a uniform crystalline mass. Cocci. Coccus cacti; the entire insects ; Cochineal, CoccuLUS. Fruit of Anamirta Cocculus {Wight and Arnotty Flora Penins, Ind, Or,^ ; Cocculus Indicus, The kernels should fill at least two-thirds of the fruit. CoLCHici CORMUS. The Cormus of Colchicum autumnale (L. W, Spr,^ ; Colchicum-hulh, CoLCHici SEMINA. Seeds of Colchicum au- tumnale {Ij, W, Spr,^ ; Colchicum-seeds, CoLOCYNTHis. Pulp of the fruit of Cucumis Colocynthis (Z ,W, Spr, JDC,) ; Colocynth, CoNiUM. Leaves of Conium maculatum (L. W, Spr, DC,) ; Hemlock, The powder triturated with Aqua potassse exhales a powerful odour of conia. Copaiba. Fluid resinous exudation of vari- ous species of Copaifera (L. W, DC, Spr,) ; Copaiva, Transparent; free of turpentine odour when heated: soluble in two parts of alcohol: it dissolves a fourth of its weight of carbo- nate of magnesia, with the aid of a gentle heat, and continues translucent. B 2