Organic materia medica and therapeutics : in accordance with the sixth revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia / by James Young Simpson.

  • Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Date:
1885
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Credit: Organic materia medica and therapeutics : in accordance with the sixth revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia / by James Young Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    administration of ammonia, digitalis, and coffee, and the appli- cation of cold to the head. PREPARATIONS. Alcohol Dilutum 45| per cent, by weight. Vinum Album 10-12 per cent, by weight. Vinum Album Fortius 20-25 per cent, by weight. Vinum Kubrum 10-12 per cent, by weight Spiritus Frumenti 44-50 per cent, by weight. Spiritus Vini Gallici 39-47 per cent, by weight. Spiritus Juniperi 97 per cent, by weight. ALLIUM. English Name.—Garlic. Origin.—The bulb of Allium sativum. Natural Order.—Liliacese. Habitat.—It grows wild in Sicily, Italy, and the South of France, but is cultivated in all civilized countries. Constituents.—It contains an essential oil, consisting of allyl combined with sulphur, and also mucilage, albumen, fibrous matter, saccharine matter, and water. Description.—The bulb is somewhat spherical in form, about an inch in diameter, with a portion of the stem attached, covered with a white, membranous envelope, and consists of 5 or 6 smaller bulbs, of a curved, oblong shape, called cloves of garlic. They have a strong, irritating, characteristic odor, and a bitter, acrid taste. Solubility.—It yields its virtues to water and to alcohol. GENERAL ACTION. Mild cardiac stimulant. Gastric stimulant Expectorant. Blennorrhetic. Diuretic. Anthelmintic. Local irritant PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION. Nervous System. This drug mildly stimulates the nervous system.