A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . menstruum. Frasera. as eras Radix—American Columbo. Origin.—Frasera Walte-ri, Michaux (Gentianacece).Habitat.—United States,in the Alleghanies and theWest. Part used.—The —Splitlengthwise, about twenty-five millimeters (1 inch)thick, marked at the largeend by transverse rings,wrinkled longitudinally be-low ; brown externally, lightyellowish-brown within; barkthick ; odor reminding ofgentian ; taste sweetish, af-terward bitter. Constituents. — Con-tains, like gentian, the bitterglucoside, gentiopicrin, anda yellow cryst
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . menstruum. Frasera. as eras Radix—American Columbo. Origin.—Frasera Walte-ri, Michaux (Gentianacece).Habitat.—United States,in the Alleghanies and theWest. Part used.—The —Splitlengthwise, about twenty-five millimeters (1 inch)thick, marked at the largeend by transverse rings,wrinkled longitudinally be-low ; brown externally, lightyellowish-brown within; barkthick ; odor reminding ofgentian ; taste sweetish, af-terward bitter. Constituents. — Con-tains, like gentian, the bitterglucoside, gentiopicrin, anda yellow crystallizable color-ing matter (gentisic acid ?).Medicinal Uses.—Bitter tonic, best given in the form of fluidextract, made with diluted alcohol as a menstruum, of which the Dose is two to five cubic centimeters (30 to 75 minims) severaltimes a day. Fucus Vesiculosus. Fucus , G.; Fucus vesiculeux, , Madder-wrack, Sea-wrack, Sea-weed, Gidf-weed, Keep-ware, —Fucus vesiculosus, Linne (Algos).. Figs. 261-263.—Frasera. Whole and transversesection, natural size. UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 507 Habitat.—Atlantic Ocean. Description.—The whole alga is used. A representative piece ofit is shown in the figure. It is about one meter (40 inches) long, has a
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