A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . e divided into one hundred pills. Dose.—One to two pills. PODOPHYLLI KESWA; IT. S. Resin of Podophyllum. Podophyllin. Preparation.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 281. When properly made the resin of podophyllum well represents theactivity of the drug. It has a dirty yellowish-green color and a pecu-liar odor. We have seen specimens of this preparation colored yellow withpowdered gamboge, and consisting largely of the powdered root. Podophyllin consisting of dried and powdered extract is also to befound in the market. Dose.— to gram (£ to £
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . e divided into one hundred pills. Dose.—One to two pills. PODOPHYLLI KESWA; IT. S. Resin of Podophyllum. Podophyllin. Preparation.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 281. When properly made the resin of podophyllum well represents theactivity of the drug. It has a dirty yellowish-green color and a pecu-liar odor. We have seen specimens of this preparation colored yellow withpowdered gamboge, and consisting largely of the powdered root. Podophyllin consisting of dried and powdered extract is also to befound in the market. Dose.— to gram (£ to £ grain). 800 A COMPANION TO THE Polyg;onatum. Solomons Radix. Origin.—Polygonaium giganteum, Dietrich ; and P. biflorum, Ell(Liliacece). Habitat.—The United States. Parts used.—The rhizomes. Description.—Brownish-yellow,about fifteen centimeters (6 inches)long, jointed, each joint being marked by a stem-scar ; whitish andspongy within. Odor, none ; taste, bitter, acrid. Usually sliced longi-tudinally in the Figs. 428, 429.—Polygonatum, whole, fresh, reduced ; sliced as in drug. Constituents.—A bitter, acrid principle called convallarin, whichis crystallizable, soluble in alcohol, slightly soluble in water, the aque-ous solution foaming like a solution of saponin. Uses.—Tonic, mucilaginous, and slightly astringent. Said to exerta special influence on relaxed mucous membranes. Used in diseases offemales, as leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, etc. Also used internally andexternally in piles. Said to have been used with good effect in rheumatism, gout, anddropsy, and externally as an application to remove freckles and for re-lieving sprains, bruises, and local inflammations. Dose.—One to two grams (15 to 30 grains), preferably in the formof fluid extract. UNITED STATES PHAKMACOPCEIA. 801 POLYGONATI EXTRACTUM Extract of Polygonatitm. To make five hundred cubic centimeters (or its equivalent—17 U. ), use five hundred g
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