A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 311 Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page —They contain a colorless, bitter, crystalline, neutralprinciple called arbutin, and also an odorless and tasteless substance in. Fig. 151.—Chimaphila, twig and leaf, natural size. yellow crystals called chimaphilin. The fresh leaves also contain someirritant principle. Medicinal Uses.—Diuretic, alterative, astringent, and tonic. Usedlike uva ursi in urinary disorders. Externally the fresh leaves, bruised and applied to the skin, producevesication. Only give
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA. 311 Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page —They contain a colorless, bitter, crystalline, neutralprinciple called arbutin, and also an odorless and tasteless substance in. Fig. 151.—Chimaphila, twig and leaf, natural size. yellow crystals called chimaphilin. The fresh leaves also contain someirritant principle. Medicinal Uses.—Diuretic, alterative, astringent, and tonic. Usedlike uva ursi in urinary disorders. Externally the fresh leaves, bruised and applied to the skin, producevesication. Only given in the form of fluid extract or infusion. 12 A COMPANION TO THE CHIMAPHILA of Chimaphila. From thirty grams (or about 1 avoirdupois ounce) of the drug makefive hundred grams (equal to about 17 U. S. fiuidounces). (See direc-tions on page 399.) About the same strength as the preparation of 1870. Dose.—One hundred cubic centimeters (3 fiuidounces) every two orthree hours. CHIMAPHILA EXTRACTUM FLUIDUM; IT. Extract of Chimaphila. To make five hundred cubic centimeters (or its equivalent—17 U. ), use five hundred grams (or its equivalent—17f avoirdupoisounces) of the drug, in No. 30 powder. As & first menstru
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