A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . Africa, etc. Part Used.—The flower-buds, or unexpanded flowers of the clove-tree. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page are slightly over half an inch long, and consist of a long cylin-drical calyx, which at the upperend is divided into four spreadingsepals surrounding the four petalswhich overlap each other forminga globular bud about one-fifth inchin diameter. They have a richbrown color, a strong spicy odor,and a pungent aromatic taste. Cloves to be good must beplump, heavy, of good dark browncolor, and rich in volatile oil. Zanziba
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . Africa, etc. Part Used.—The flower-buds, or unexpanded flowers of the clove-tree. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page are slightly over half an inch long, and consist of a long cylin-drical calyx, which at the upperend is divided into four spreadingsepals surrounding the four petalswhich overlap each other forminga globular bud about one-fifth inchin diameter. They have a richbrown color, a strong spicy odor,and a pungent aromatic taste. Cloves to be good must beplump, heavy, of good dark browncolor, and rich in volatile oil. Zanzibar cloves are the onlykind imported into the UnitedStates. Constituents.—About fifteento twenty per cent, volatile oil (see Oleum Caryophylli), a tastelesscrystalline substance called eugenin, a little salicylic acid, ;md a neu-tral, tasteless, odorless body named caryophyllin, which crystallizes inneedles. The only constituent of any value is the volatile oil, which isso abundant in cloves that it exudes simply on pressure with the Fig. 145.—«, clove, natural size ; &, motherclove, natural size; c, clove, enlarged; d, lon-gitudinal section of clove, enlarged. UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 291 Cloves should be preserved in well-closed vessels. Clove-stalks are the flower-stalks of the clove-tree. Mother cloves consist of the whole fruit, which is* about an inch!long, and oblong in shape. Ground cloves as sold by some spice-dealers are adulterated with clove-stalks, mother cloves, allspice, and other substances. Medicinal Uses.—Cloves are a much prized spice and are stimulant, carminative, and stomachic, and are used in colic,flatulence, etc. Dose.—One to two grams (15 to 30 grains) in infusion. CAEYOPHYLLI of Cloves. From ten grams (or about J avoirdupois ounce) of the drug makefive hundred grams (equal to about 17 U. S. fluidounces). (See direc-tions on page 597.) A trifle stronger than the preparation of 1870. Dose.—Ten to f
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