A dispensatory, or commentary on the pharmacopoeias of Great Britain : comprising the natural history, description, chemistry, pharmacy, actions, uses, and doses of the articles of the materia medica / by Robert Christison.

  • Christison, Robert, Sir, 1797-1882.
Date:
1842
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    Salvia officinalis, v. ma/or,—fresh herb, 14 June, Paris, Santalum album,—sandal-wood of commerce, Sinapis nigra,—black-mustard-seed, Germany, 12 months ©Id, fcinapis nigra,—black-mustard-seed, Germany, fresh, Sinapis nigra,—black-mustard-seed, France, fresh, Sinapis nigra,—black-mustard-seed, France, Tanacetum vulgare,—fresh flowering herb, 9 July, Grasse, Tanacetum vulgare,—fresh flowering herb, 23 July Paris, - Tanacetum vulgare,—fresh tops, Germany, - . . Tanacetum vulgare,—dried flowering herb, Germany, Thuya occidentalis,fresh C Aged, stunted tree ; exposed. Oct. 21, Thuya oceidentalis, (twigs J Aged, vigorous; sheltered. Oct. 21, Thuya occidentalis, C near 1 Young, vigorous ; exposed. Oct. 9, Thuya occidentaUs, J Edin. L Young, vig.; exposed; fine soil. Sept. 2 Thymus Serpyllum,—fresh flowering herb, 6 Aug. Grasse, Thymus Serpyllum,—fresh flowering herb, 5 July, Paris, - Thymus vulgaris,—fresh flowering herb, 16 Aug. Grasse, Thymus vulgaris,—fresh flowering herb, 13 July, Paris, Valeriana officinalis,—dry root, a year old, Germany, - Valeriana officinalis,—the root, Germany, Valeriana officinalis,—the root, Germany, - - . Verbena odorata,—fresh flowering herb, Paris, Zingiber officinale,—dry root of commerce. SXa. Ra ^ n Ho ua. ija. o.u iJa. y. 1 Pq xva. 1 o Ha O.O UB. O.U XJl . r'Vir i-'Ur. 1 n Q J u.o f'111- I -nr. Pill- 1Q Of; io* £,0 oa An iva. o>u Pa iva. Pq Ka. O.O Pi o. iiy ■Rl 1 A ' Da. 13.0 Vo. 103 Ro. 3.1 Ra. 10.8 The facts in the preceding table seem to show that the flowers of Anthemis nobilis, the berries of Juniperus communis, and the root of Acorus Calamus, may be both dried and long kept, without ma- terial loss of volatile oil; but that the herb of Artemisia Absinthium and the tops Juniperus Sabina, though they may be dried, cannot be preserved long, without loss. It farther appears that the seed of Sinapis nigra cannot be long kept without a material diminution of its productiveness; and that the mace and kernel of Myristica mos- chata suffer greatly in their proportion of oil, when attacked by worms. The influence of season is well exemplified m the case of the flowers of Citrus Aurantium, which is well known to flower at different periods of the year. The eflfect of climate is equally well shown in many examples, such as the wood of Larix Cedrus, the herb or flowering tops of Lavandula vera, Lavandula Spica, 3Ien- tha piperita, Myrtus vidyaris. Origanum Majorana, Rosmarinus offici7ialis. Thymus Serpyllum, Thymus vulgaris, Tanacetum vul- gare, and the seeds of Siiiapis nigra. Under this head the great superiority of Grasse in the south of France over Paris for the raising of plants for distilling oils, is remarkable. The effect of soil or site is exhibited in my own experiments with the leaves of Laurus nobilis and Thuya occidentalis ; and that of the progress of vegetation is excellently shown in the instances of the herb of Fce^iiculum officinale, and Lavandula vera, the berries of Juniperus communis, but above all, the leaves of Prunus Lauroccrasus. Far- ther, the table presents many examples, but especially under Cary- ophyllus aromaticus, Carum Carid, Coriandrurn sativum, and 77/2- cium anisatum, of great differences prevailing in the relative pro- portion of volatile oil, and consequently in relative activity, between different specimens of the same vegetable substance as it occurs in