CLASSIFICATION OF THE DOSES 



OF DRUGS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE U. S. P. 



This classification is but general and solely intended as an aide-memoire to pharmacy and medical students. 

 It is arranged in conformity to a plan adopted by the Editor in his quiz-work a few years ago. 



DRUG S, A NIMA L, and 



vegetabi,je;. 



All poisonous drugs in doses 



from 1 lo 2, grs. as: 

 Aloe Barbadensis 



" Purificata 

 Belladonnae Folia 



•' Radix 



Cambogia 

 Cannabis Indica 

 Capsicum 

 Colchici Radix 

 " Semen 

 Colocyuthis 

 Conium 

 Gelsemium 

 Hyoscyamus 

 Ipecacuanha 

 Lobelia 

 Moschus 

 ~Nux Vomica 

 Pulsatilla 



Rhus Toxicodendron 

 Sabina 

 Scilla 

 Stramonii Folia 



" Semen 



Tabacum 

 Veratrum Viride 



EXCEPTIONS 



Aconitum, >^ to 2 grs. 

 CantliHris, Yn. to 2 grs. 

 Coccus, % to Yi grs. 

 Digitalis. Y2 to 3 grs. 

 Opium, ^ to 2 grs. 

 Physostigma, )i to 2 gts. 



All others in doses from 10 to 

 JO grs. as: 



Absinthium 



Acacia 



Allium 



Althaea 



Amygdala Dulcis 



Anisum 



Anthemis 



Apocyuum 



Arnicae Flores 

 Radix 



Asclepias 



Aspidium 



Aspidosperma 



Bryonia 



Buchu 



Calendula 



Calumba 



Cardamonium 



■Caruin 



Caryophyllus 



Cascarilla 



Castanea 



Catechu 



Caulophyllum 



Chelidouium 



Chimaphila 



Chirata 



Cimicifuga 



Cinnainomum Cassia 



" Saigonicum 



" Zeylanicum 



Coca 



Convallaria 



Copaiba 



Coriandrum 



Crocus 



Cubeba 



Cusso 



Cypripedium 



Dulcamara 



Ergota 



Eriodictyon 



Eucalyptus 



Euonymus 



Eupatorium 



Fel Bovis Purif. 



Foeniculuni 



Frangula 



Galla 



Geiitiana 



Geranium 



Gossypii Rad. Cortex 



Granatum 



Grindelia 



Guaiaci Lignum 



" Resina 

 Guarana 

 Illicuni 

 Inula 

 Iris 

 Jalap 

 Kaniala 

 Kino 



Krameria 

 L^ctucavium 

 Lappa 

 Leptandra 

 Lupulinum 

 Macis 

 Marrubium 

 Matico 

 Matricaria 

 Melissa 

 Menispermuni 

 Mezereum 

 Myristica 

 Myrrha 

 Pareira 

 Phylolaccae Fructus 



" Radix 



Pilocarpus 

 Pimenta 

 Piper 



Fix Liquida 

 Podophyllum 

 Prunus Virginiana 

 Pj-rethrum 

 Quercus Alba 

 Quillaja 



Rhanmus Purshiana 

 Rheum 

 Rhus Glabra 

 Rumex 

 Salvia 

 Sanibucus 

 Sanguinaria 

 Santonica 

 Sansaparilla 

 Sassafras 

 Scammonium 

 Scoparins 

 Scutellaria 

 Senega 

 Senna 

 Serpentaria 

 Sinapis Alba 



' ' Nigra 

 Spigelia 

 Stillingia 

 Styrax 

 Sumbul 

 Tanacetum 

 Taraxacum 

 Uva Ursi 

 Valeriana 

 Viburnum Opulus 



' PrunifoHum 



Xanthoxylum 

 Zingiber. 



EXCEPTIONS. 



Cassia Fistula, 3i to 3viii 

 Cinchona, 3iv lo 3viii 

 Manna, 3iv to 3ii 

 Pepo, 3i to 3iii 

 Taniarindu.=, 3i to 3i 

 Triticum, 3i to 3ii 

 PRE PARA TIONS. 



Acetae. — Opii, 5 to zcm. 

 Scillae, 5 to 2chi. 



Aquae.— At least 3ss. 



EXCEPTIONS. 



Aq. Ammoniac, 10 to 3oai 

 Aq. Amygdalae Amarae, 

 3ss to 3ii. 



Cerata, Charta, Collodii. 



— Externally. 

 Confectiottes. — R o s a e , 



Sennae, 3ii to 3iv. 

 Decoefa. —Cetrarjae, Sars- 



aparillae Comp, 3iv. 

 Eli^^ifa. — Aromalicum, 3i 



to3iii; Phosphori, 15 to 



JSmpiasfra. —Externally. 

 ijmuisio«es. -At least 3iii. 



EXCEl'TION. 



Emuls.Chloroformi,3i to 

 3ii. 



EXTRACTS. 



All poisonous solid extracts 

 at least \gr. as: 



Aconiti 



Cannabis Indicae 



Colchici Radicis 



Coloc3'nthidis 



Conii 



Digitalis 



Hyo.scyanii 



Iridis 



Nucis Vomicae 



Opii 



Podophylli 



Quassiae 



Stramonii. 



EXCEPTIONS. 



Belladonnae, \ X.o\ gr. 



Phyostigmatis Jg to f gr. 

 All other Extracts in doses 



between i and 5 grs. as: 

 Arnicae Rad. 

 Cimicifugae. 

 Euonymi 

 Jalapae 

 Kranieriae 

 Leptandriae 

 Uvae Ursi. 



EXCEPTIONS. 



Aloes, 5 to 10 grs. 

 Cinchonae, 10 to 30 grs. 

 Colocyuth Comp. 5 to 25 



grs. 

 Ergotae. 10 to 15 grs. 

 Gentianae, 10 to 30 grs. 

 Glycyrrhizae,i5 to 60 grs. 

 " Purum, 15 



to 60 g'S. 

 Haematoxyli.io to 30 grs. 

 Juglandis, 10 to 30 grs. 

 Rhei, 10 to 15 grs. 

 Taraxaci, 10 to 30 grs. 



EXTHACTA ELiVlDA. 



All poisonous fluid extiacts 



in doses from ,Wo i m as: 

 Aconiti 

 Belladonnae 

 Cannabis Ind. 

 Capsicum 

 Colchici Rad. 

 Sem. 

 Conii 

 Digitalis 

 Gelsemii 

 Hyoscyami 

 Ipecacuanha 

 Iridis 

 Lobelia 

 Mezerei 

 Nucis Vomicae 

 Podophylli 

 .Sabinae 

 vSanguinariae 

 Scillae 

 Stramonii 

 Veratri Viridis. 



All others according to dose 



of drug, wliich are: 

 Apocyui 

 Arnicae Rad. 

 Aroniaticum 

 Asclepiadis 

 Aspidosperma tis 

 Auraiitii Amari 

 Buchu 

 Calami 

 Calumbae 

 Castaneae 

 Chimaphilae 

 Chiratae 

 Cimicifugae 

 Cinchonae 

 Cocae 



Convallariae 

 Cubebae 

 Cusso 

 Cypripedii 

 Dulcamarae 

 Ergotae 

 Eriodictyi 

 Eucalypti 

 Eupatorii 

 Frangulae 

 Gentianae 

 Geranii 

 Glycyrrhizae 

 Gossypii Rad. 

 Gnndeliae 

 Guaranae 

 Hamamclidis 

 Hydrastis 

 Kranieriae 

 Lappae 

 Leptandrae 

 Lupulinii 

 Matico 

 Menispermi 

 Pareirae 



Phytolaccae Rad 

 Pilocarpi 



Pruni Virginianae 

 Quassiae 



Rhamnus Purshianae 

 Rhei 



Rhois Glabrae 

 Rosae 

 Rubi 

 Rumicis 

 Sarsaparilla 

 Scoparii 



