General therapeutics and materia medica (volume 1): adapted for a medical text book . GENT I AN A. 35. principle or Columbin is obtained by evaporating an ethereal tinctureuntil crystals are obtained, which are most intensely bitter. The rootcontains, also, a third of its weight of starch, which renders it an easyprey to insects. On the continent of Europe, it is said, that the root of FraseraWalteri has been sold Fig# \^ for Columbo; but they . 3 differ so much fromeach other in appear-ance that the fraud isreadily detected. Columbo is one ofthe very best of thebitter tonics; and isgreatly us
General therapeutics and materia medica (volume 1): adapted for a medical text book . GENT I AN A. 35. principle or Columbin is obtained by evaporating an ethereal tinctureuntil crystals are obtained, which are most intensely bitter. The rootcontains, also, a third of its weight of starch, which renders it an easyprey to insects. On the continent of Europe, it is said, that the root of FraseraWalteri has been sold Fig# \^ for Columbo; but they . 3 differ so much fromeach other in appear-ance that the fraud isreadily detected. Columbo is one ofthe very best of thebitter tonics; and isgreatly used as a sto-machic in all cases inwhich a simple bitteris needed. The bestform of preparation isthe infusion, but should Cocculus palmatus. it be desired tO admin- j-^ Petals. 3, Ovaries united at the base. 4, Drupes or berries,ister it in DOwder the 7,Spindle-shaped fleshy tubers. 8, Transverse section of the same. dose may be from gr. x to 3ss and more. LWSUM COLOMBO, INFUSION OF COLUMBO. (Colomb. contus. |ss; Aquabullient. Oj.) Boiling water dissolves some of the starch in which co-lumbo abound
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