. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. 42 MATERIA MEDICA. Fig. one of cassia. Cinnamon contains some tannic acid, which is the cause of its astringency. Cinnamon Water—Aqua Ciniiamomi—is made by rubbing up the oil of cinnamon with carbonate of magnesia, and then adding water: it is used as a vehicle for other medicines. The compound tincture is used in the dose of f3j to f3ij. Orange peel—Aurantii cortex—is a mild aromatic, occasion- ally employed for
. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. 42 MATERIA MEDICA. Fig. one of cassia. Cinnamon contains some tannic acid, which is the cause of its astringency. Cinnamon Water—Aqua Ciniiamomi—is made by rubbing up the oil of cinnamon with carbonate of magnesia, and then adding water: it is used as a vehicle for other medicines. The compound tincture is used in the dose of f3j to f3ij. Orange peel—Aurantii cortex—is a mild aromatic, occasion- ally employed for flavouring. The Aromatic seech most used are the Cardamom—Cardamo- mum,—fruit of the AJinnea carclamomum, a native of Malabar. Fennel seed—Fceniadum^—fruit of the Anethum fceniculum, a native of Europe. Anise—Anhum.^—fruit of the Anisum pimpinella. Coriander—Coriandrum^—fruit of the Coriandrum sativum. Caraway—Cariwi^—fruit of the Carum carui.—These all contain a volatile oil, and are used chiefly for imparting an agreeable flavour to other substances. The Compoumd tincture of cardaiiiom is one of the best stomachic aromatics which we Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Neill, John, 1819-1880; Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878. Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard
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