A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . stric juice. Dose.— to gram (2 to 5 grains). Ficus; U. S. , G.; Figue, F.; Fikon, Sw. Origin.—Ficus Carica, Linne (Urticacece). Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 167. Constituents.—About sixty-two per cent, sugar, besides gum, fat,salts, etc. Properties.—Demulcent, laxative. Roasted figs are used in poul-tices for gum-boils, etc. Foeniculum; U. S. Fennel. Foeniculi Fructus—Fennel Fruit; Fen-chelsame?i, G.; Fruits de fenouil, Se-ntences de fenouil, F.; Hinojo, Sp.;Fenkal, Sw.; Fennel Seed. Origin.—Foeniculum vulgare, Gaert-n
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . stric juice. Dose.— to gram (2 to 5 grains). Ficus; U. S. , G.; Figue, F.; Fikon, Sw. Origin.—Ficus Carica, Linne (Urticacece). Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 167. Constituents.—About sixty-two per cent, sugar, besides gum, fat,salts, etc. Properties.—Demulcent, laxative. Roasted figs are used in poul-tices for gum-boils, etc. Foeniculum; U. S. Fennel. Foeniculi Fructus—Fennel Fruit; Fen-chelsame?i, G.; Fruits de fenouil, Se-ntences de fenouil, F.; Hinojo, Sp.;Fenkal, Sw.; Fennel Seed. Origin.—Foeniculum vulgare, Gaert-ner ( Umbelliferw). Habitat.—Cultivated, especially inGermany. Part used.—The —See the Pharmaco-poeia, page 167. Varieties.—The fennel described in the Pharmacopoeia is German fennel. Roman fennel is obtained from Foeniculum dulce, D. C, and is larger, yellowish in color, more or less curved, slender, with sharp ribs. It has a sweeter and finer aroma than the German fennel, but contains less volatile Figs. 255-258.—Fennel, a, trans-verse section, enlarged, 1, oil-duct, 2,fibrovascular bundle ; b and c, whole,enlarged ; d, longitudinal section, en-larged ; c, natural size. UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 503 Constituents. —The only important one is volatile oil, of whichGerman fennel contains three per cent. Medicinal Uses.—It is a stomachic and stimulant mainly to relieve flatulency and colic. Dose.—One to two grams (15 to 30 grains), preferably in infusion. FCENICULI AQUA; U. gram (15 grains) volatile oil and two grams (30 grains) cotton,to make five hundred cubic centimeters (17 fluidounces), as describedunder Aquas Aromaticge. Fennel water is an aromatic and slightly carminative vehicle forother medicines. Dose.—Fifteen to thirty cubic centimeters (|- to 1 fluidounce) ormore. FCENICULI OLEUM; U. S. Oil of JEther oleum — Volatile Oil of —See the Phar
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