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chloride, 1-8 gr. to 1-2 gr.; Morphine meconate, 
1-4 gx.; Morphine phthalate, 1-4 gr.; Morphine 
sulphate, 1-50 gr. to 1-2 gr.; Morphine valerianate, 
1-8 gr.; Codeine, 1-10 gr. to | gr.; Codeine phos- 
phate, 1-8 gr., 1-4 gr. and 1-2 gr.; Codeine sul- 
phate, 1-10 gr. to 1 gr. 
Also many combinations of the drug and its alkaloids 
in various forms. 
Note.—-Not a few unofficial varieties of Opium find 
their way into the market. The drug is often falsified and 
extensively adulterated with ash, flour, gum arabic, clay. 
and pitch. Good Opium contains roughly one-sixth its 
weight in alkaloids; we select for our use Opium assaying 
no less than 9% of crystallized morphine. All our Opium 
products may be depended upon to be absolutely true to 
label. 
-PHYSOSTIGMA, Sh 
Also known as Calabar Bean. 
The ripe seed of Physostigma yenenosum (Balfour) is 
used. = 
Contains an n important alkaloid—physostigmine, or eserine. 
_ Analgesic; peje sedatives ~~ Se 
