PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Glassijication of medicinal forms — Continued. 



III.— Pharmaceutical preparations. 



A. — Solids. 



Species. 



(Species.) 



Pulveres. 



(Powders.) 



Pilulae. 



(Pills.) 



Estracta. 



(Extracts.) 



Resinae. 



(Resins.) 



Confectiones. 



(Coufectious. ) 



Electuariae. 



(Electuaries.) 



Conservae. 



(Conserves.) 



Chocolatae. 



(Chocolates.) 



Pastae. 



(Pastes.) 



Saccharureta. 



(Saccbarures.) 



Oleosacchamreta. 

 (Oleosaccharures. ) 



Mixtures of several plants or parts of 

 plants, dried and cut into small frag- 

 ments. Used for making decoctions, 

 infusions, etc. 



Substances reduced into small particles 

 by trituration, preciiiitatiou, granula- 

 tion, or sublimation. 



Small globular masses of a size that may 

 be swallowed without mastication. 



Solid preparations resulting from the 

 evaporation of solutions of vegetable 

 princii)les. 



Medicines prepared by exhausting the 

 substances from which they are ob- 

 tained by alcohol, and precipitating 

 the resinous matter with water. 



Soft solid medicines, in which the medi- 

 cinal substances are incorporated with 

 sugar or honey. The tenn includes 

 Electuaries and Conserves. 



Medicinal substances, generally in the 

 form of dry powders, combined with 

 sirup or honey. 



Consist of recent vegetable substances 

 and refined sugar beaten into a uniform 



Medicines of which the vehicle is a mix- 

 ture of chocolate and sugar. 



Compounds of medicinal substances with 

 sugar and gum. Their soft solid con- 

 sistence distinguishes th em from troches. 



Medicines in the form of powder, com- 

 posed of sugar mixed with medicinal 

 substances. 



Medicines composed of essential oil and 

 sugar. 



(550) 



Examples. 



Species Pectorales 

 (Ph.G.) 



Powder of Ipecac. 



Not coated. 

 Sugar coated. 

 Gelatine coated. 

 Silver-leaf coated. 

 Gold-leaf coated. 

 Compressed. . 

 Printed. 

 Granules. 

 Boluses, etc. 

 Capsules: 



Gelatine. 



Pearls. 



Folding, etc. 



Extract of Gentian. 



Resin of Jalap. 



Confection of Soma. 

 (U.S. Ph.) 



Confection of Rose. 

 (Br. Ph.) 



Chocolat Ferrugi- 

 neux. (Codex.) 



Marshmallow paste. 



Sacchaiure de Li- 

 chen. (Codex.) 



Oleosaccharure 

 d'anis. (Codex.) 



