A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . atural size, and enlarged, and transverse section enlarged. ridges and two broad-winged lateral ridges. The fruit contains numer-ous oil-ducts. Contains an aromatic volatile as a flavoring agent. Angnstura. Angustura. Angusturos Cortex. Origin.— Oalipea Cusparia, St. Hilaire (Rutaceaz). Habitat.—South America, along the Orinoco. Part used.—The bark. Description.—Troughs or quills, several inches or even a foot or UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 145 more long, and one-twenty-fourth to one-eighth inch thick. Externallyvellowish-gray, or, if t
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . atural size, and enlarged, and transverse section enlarged. ridges and two broad-winged lateral ridges. The fruit contains numer-ous oil-ducts. Contains an aromatic volatile as a flavoring agent. Angnstura. Angustura. Angusturos Cortex. Origin.— Oalipea Cusparia, St. Hilaire (Rutaceaz). Habitat.—South America, along the Orinoco. Part used.—The bark. Description.—Troughs or quills, several inches or even a foot or UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 145 more long, and one-twenty-fourth to one-eighth inch thick. Externallyvellowish-gray, or, if the outer barkis removed, reddish-brown ; innersurface cinnamon brown. Fracturesmooth, resinous, reddish-brown,showing dark oil-cells and shiningcrystals of oxalate of calcium. Hasan aromatic odor and a bitter taste.*Constituents. — Contains vola-tile oil, resin, and a bitter principlecalled cusparin. Medicinal Uses.—Angustura isa simple bitter tonic in doses of 2 grams (8 to 30 grains). Averagedose about one gram (15 grains).. Fig. 42.—Angustura Bark, transversesection, magnified. ANGUSTURA EXTRACTUM FLUIDUM. Fluid Extract of Angustura. To make five hundred cubic centimeters (or its equivalent—17 U. ), use five hundred grams (or its equivalent—17f- avoirdu-pois ounces) of the drug, in No. 60 powder. As a menstruum use alcohol and water mixed in the proportion oftwo hundred grams (about 8J fluidounces) alcohol to every one hundredgrams (about 3-^ fluidounces) of water. For suggestions as to details, see page 451. Dose.—1 to cubic centimeters (15 to 40 minims). ANGUSTURA of Angustura. From fifteen grams (about ^ avoirdupois ounce) of the drug makefive hundred grams (equal to about 17 U. S. fluidounces). About thesame strength as the preparation of 1870. Dose.—Twenty-five to fifty cubic centimeters (6 to 12 fluidrachms). * False Angustura Bark is a myth or tradition, coming to us from the begin-ning of this century, whe
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