A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . with one hundred and seventy-five grams (about 7£fluidounces) of the menstruum. Pack it tightly in a cylindrical perco- 398 A COMPANION TO THE lator. Saturate with menstruum. Macerate forty-eight hours. Thenpercolate. Reserve four hundred and twenty-five cubic centimeters (14J fluid-ounces) of the first percolate. Continue the percolation until the drug isexhausted. Evaporate the second percolate to the consistence of honey and thendissolve it in the first percolate. Add enough of the menstruum to makethe whole measure five hundred cubic centimet
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . with one hundred and seventy-five grams (about 7£fluidounces) of the menstruum. Pack it tightly in a cylindrical perco- 398 A COMPANION TO THE lator. Saturate with menstruum. Macerate forty-eight hours. Thenpercolate. Reserve four hundred and twenty-five cubic centimeters (14J fluid-ounces) of the first percolate. Continue the percolation until the drug isexhausted. Evaporate the second percolate to the consistence of honey and thendissolve it in the first percolate. Add enough of the menstruum to makethe whole measure five hundred cubic centimeters (or 17 fluidounces). Dose.—One to two cubic centimeters (15 to 30 minims). Damiana. D AMI ANA. Turnerw Folia. Origin.— Turner a aphrodisiaca, Ward and Vasey ; T. microphyllayDe Candolle, and other species of Turnera ( Turneraceve). Habitat.—Mexico and Lower California. Part Used.—The leaves. Description.—The form and size of the leaves are shown in the fig-ures. The drug is usually so broken up that it is difficult to find any*. FlGS. 226-230.—Damiana. 0, &, c, varieties of Mexican damiana; d, California damiana; e, Aplopappus leaf. whole leaves in it. It has a sound light green color, and an agreeablearomatic odor, and a slightly aromatic taste. Mexican damiana consistsof very small leaves, which are smooth—Figs, a, b, c ; California dami-ana consists of larger and broader leaves—Fig. d. False Damiana.—The leaves of Aplopappus discoideus, De Candolle,are frequently sold as damiana. Their appearance is shown in e. Theyare generally mixed with some of the flower-heads, and may be readilydistinguished from true damiana. False damiana has a very differentodor and taste, from those of the genuine, resembling somewhat Grin- UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA, 399 delia. Aplopappus leaves contain resinous matter, but do not possessthe aroma of damiana. Constituents.—True damiana contains volatile oil and resin. Properties.—Largely used for its supposed aphrodisiac
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