A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . pper portion annulate ; usually branched into two or three simple branches, wrinkledlengthwise ; sometimes the lowerportion is longer and more taperingthan in the figure ; the outside ispale brownish-yellow; breaks with ashort fracture; internally mealy andwhite; the bark is thick and has alarge number of resin cells ; odorweak, taste sweetish and aromatic. Constituents.—Resin, and asweet amorphous substance, whichhas been called panaquilon (S. ). Medicinal Uses.—Employed as a mild stimulant tonic in loss ofappetite, etc., in Doses of
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . pper portion annulate ; usually branched into two or three simple branches, wrinkledlengthwise ; sometimes the lowerportion is longer and more taperingthan in the figure ; the outside ispale brownish-yellow; breaks with ashort fracture; internally mealy andwhite; the bark is thick and has alarge number of resin cells ; odorweak, taste sweetish and aromatic. Constituents.—Resin, and asweet amorphous substance, whichhas been called panaquilon (S. ). Medicinal Uses.—Employed as a mild stimulant tonic in loss ofappetite, etc., in Doses of two to eight grams (30 to 130 grains). Best administeredin the form of fluid extract made with diluted alcohol as a men-struum. Origin.—A proteid contained in the juice of the pancreatic glandand possessing the power of emulsifying and decomposing fat or fixedoil and of converting starch into sugar. The pancreas of the beef isused for its preparation. Preparation.—Professor E. Scheffers method of preparing pan-. Fig. 390.—Ginseng, natural size. UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 747 creatin is as follows : Fresh beef pancreas is finely chopped, maceratedfor twenty-four hours with water acidulated with a little hydrochloricacid, then macerated a second time with water, the strained and filteredliquid treated with calcium carbonate until the acid is neutralized, theliquid again filtered, and then mixed with an equal volume of ninety-fiveper cent, alcohol which precipitates the pancreatin. The precipitateis washed with dilute alcohol, pressed between filter paper, and driedwithout the aid of heat. Properties.—Yellowish, nearly transparent, odorless, soluble inwater, and has an alkaline reaction. Any disagreeable odor present inpancreatin should condemn it. Tests.—Cod-liver is usually chosen for testing the digestive oremulsifying power of the preparation. Ten grains should emulsify notless than one hundred and twenty grains. Uses.—In atonic dyspe
Size: 1713px × 1459px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1884
