A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . ur on the rocky shores of the Atlantic andare collected on the coasts of New England and Ireland. Description.—The first has elliptical sori or sporocarps imbeddedin the branches, producing a depression on the opposite side ; thesecond has spherical sori projecting from the surface on short Chondrus mamillosa is of a darker brownish purple, and is of alooser texture than the Chondrus crispus. The general appearance of chondrus is horny, translucent, pale yel-lowish white. The drug swells considerably in water, assuming itsnatural shape
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . ur on the rocky shores of the Atlantic andare collected on the coasts of New England and Ireland. Description.—The first has elliptical sori or sporocarps imbeddedin the branches, producing a depression on the opposite side ; thesecond has spherical sori projecting from the surface on short Chondrus mamillosa is of a darker brownish purple, and is of alooser texture than the Chondrus crispus. The general appearance of chondrus is horny, translucent, pale yel-lowish white. The drug swells considerably in water, assuming itsnatural shape and becoming soft, slippery, and cartilaginous. Boiledwith twenty to thirty parts water it forms a jelly of the somewhat salinemucilaginous taste of the drug and a distinct seaweed odor. Must belight colored and clean. Constituents.—Chondrus contains mucilage to the extent of nearly 326 A COMPANION TO THE ninety per cent. Starch is absent. Traces of iodine and bromine arefound in the ash. Nitrogen is present to the extent of one per Figs. 155-159.—Chondrus, natural size, after soaking in water, a, section throughsporocarp, enlarged; 5, small bodies in sporocarp; c, small piece of chondrus inamillosus;dt section through a sporocarp, eularged. Medicinal Uses.—A demulcent and nutrient substance, but with-out the virtues generally ascribed to it by the laity in pulmonary andbronchial affections. CHOKDKI GELATIN sixty grams (2 ounces) chondrus in one liter (34 fluidounces)water for one hour. Strain. Dissolve ninety grams (3 ounces) sugar inthe decoction while hot. Set aside to cool. Chromum. Chromium. Comparatively rare. Occurs associated with iron, which it resemblesin its chemical behavior. When containing water the salts of chromium have a bluish or greencolor. The salts of chromic acid are yellow or red. UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 327 Chrysarobinum; U. S. Cheysaeobin. Chrysophatiic Acid. See the Pharmacopoeia, page 77. This is the substan
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