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^^ PAPAVERACEyE. 



In the first place (independently of water) there is found mucilage 

 aistinct Irom that of gum arable, also pectic matter/ and albumin. 

 1 nese bodies, together with unavoidable fragments of the poppy- 

 capsuies, probably amount on an average to more than half the weight 

 ol the opmm.2 



tion. 



In addition to these substances, the juice also contains sugar in solu- 

 i,--m JHrench opmm to the extent of Qx to 8 Der cent. : according to 

 ^narme it is ™^staUizable. Sugar also exists in other opium, 



, pectin, 



hui^^A +v r ""^^J"'^'*^^^a'L)ie. ;:5ugar also exists m otliei 

 but whether always naturally has not'been determined. 



albnmtn i'T^^'-'V^'S ^^^Jai^s in the form of emulsion, wax 

 7..TY'__ ^^^ ^^sol^ble calcareous salts. When ^rood Turkev 



IS 



wu^.vA *T±uii vvcltt!! 



of G to 1 per cent. 



opium witbK^-V f°K'^ ^^^ ^^^ by exhausting the refuse of 

 SVnein.. f°^ ^\'^?^ ^""^ ^ kittle lime. He fhus obtained a 

 Cer^Z^Zm^^^^^ he separated by chloroform Palmitate and 



The m-XZ.:' in ""^f '^ ^^^ larger proportion. 

 founto^ZZdLer-^^^^^^^ ^^^ "^^ been%ointed out; Procter 

 that substree Wfl? '^. J^^?^^^^ to contain about 11 per cent, of 



RespectS tbf 1 ^'^^ ^ ^^^^^^ f^^ty n^atter and resin 

 of a voFatUe bo^lv '^T''''^ "^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ extremely small quantity 

 the coWn. irS l'^^''-^^' -dour, we know but little. After 

 opium by lead acet«f- ^1^ 1-^ precipitated from an aqueous solution of 

 to the air. MiTv^' \ ^^3^^^ becomes again coloured by exposure 



and 



nd 



benzol hm ^. \ ^ volatile body, 



The salts of ^^'^ ^-'^ ^'"^^^^^• 

 potassium, con^iL^'S W%^'^'% ?^'^^% ^^ calcium, magnesium a 

 sulphuric, and nartlv p^^ -j ordinary acids such as phosphoric a 



of ash. ^ ""^ ^^'^ ^i^or dried at 100° C. yields 4 to 8 per cent 



^vhich easily-detSd'^l..?^*^^'' ^^^^^^ nor tannic acid, the absence of 

 purity of the dru ' ^""^'^^'^^^^ affords one criterion for judging of the 



Turkey opiuu/ previ'lrti^'' ^^ ^P^^"i is very variable. In drying 

 purposes, the a/era-e loJl^^'i '1"^'^^^^^^ ^^^ ^or other pharmaceutical 



cent, of water. 



i 



wliicb 



As 



can 



"^^tt^r is of practicaHnno^ '"^^ ^"^*«^> ^^^^ proportion of soluble 

 F^viously dried, the exZt n'''i ^^ ^^^^ «Pi"^^ «f ^'^^ ^K 

 ^tweeu 55 and G6 per 't/ ^^ ^^^' ^•) ^^^^^^^ amounts to 



'^^'e had the o ort • ^^ ^^' P^^^n^^^ of the drug. Dried 



MacfarU?r& cJ^^^f^^y, Meslra.'' J p^ .' J'rom the laboratory accountsof Ufff. 

 %• ^''*^°'^ *^d Edin: ^^^"^ ^'l Hanburys, London, by whic^ 



2,,; ^'-»^ger. fn />,«,,. .,^._„ . ^ " SSl^l^OO £^ of Turkey opium dn^ 



■'■"*• Jwrn. X. (I869i f* ^arious times xu i 



' lost m weight 25i tb. 



