CON—¢ 447 
_ vn What it does not act principally—it scours, sompes, and 
: sweeps all before it, from the stomach outward. ni 
* with crem. tart. it isa hydragogue ca’ Giy. 
with calomel, as is well known. Dose, grs. x to . 
Adulterated with mechoacana and briony-root—not often. 
Orric. Prev. Pulv. eae — E. Extract. Jalapz, e= 
D. Tinet. Jalupe. L. Tinet, Sennz comp. ¥. 
No. 187 —Correcrtionzs, of the Colleges. Confec- 
tions. 
The following are the principal employed in modern prac- 
tice. In the United States, we seldom use conteeBoaee 
‘No. 8, however, ought to be more: frequently used for 
children. 
1. Confectio 4m gdalarum. ere Rose Pare 
2. = Sromities. pitas = Rose Galliex. 
3s Cassiz.. V2 Scammoniz. 
4, - Opii. 8. Senne. 
No. 188 -—ContTrajerve® Rapix. L.E. The root 
. of Dortensia contrajerva. 
Rarely used, except by the Spaniards, who consider it an. 
antidote to poisons. Dose, grs. v to ss. 
Cabinet r enaeies Jeff. Coll, No. 215—figure of the-plants 
No. 216 
No. 189.—CoparreRa OFFICINALIS. Copan’ tree. 
Cl. 10. Ord. 1. Decandria Monogynia. Nat. ord. Dumosx, 
Linn, Leguminosz, Juss. 
Caines specimen, “Jeff. Coll, No 217- —fi eg 
No. 2 Sas 
a ica Pale golden yellow; somewhat of the Gonuiiente 
of oil; of an odour peculiar and fragrant ; taste aromatic, 
bitter, sharp; consists of resin and essential oil, and no 
benzoic acid ; is not a balsam ; insoluble in water—soluble 
in 10 parts of alcohol and in ‘essential oil. 
MEpIcaL Pnoreriis me oe. _ Diuretic, laxative; acts 
on the urinary in ing a bitter taste to the 
urine; asad in gleets, eee albus, and gonorrhaa; sickens 
and waco he stomach excessively. Mr. James Thorn, 
of the Royal Coll. of. rg. Lond. has obtained an extract, 
which he represents . as ry effic: 10U: iP sromthaety by 
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