APPENBLt. 159 



tTMBELLIFERiE. 



Anethum. 



r 



{Peuccclanum graveolens^ Benth.) 



A distillate from Indian dill seed is reported to liare shown 

 besides a difference in the aroma, a considerable variation in cliemi-' 

 cal composition fz^om oil distilled from German seed. From the 

 distillate from Indian seed there was a remarkable separation of a 

 constituent heavier than water, the nature of winch has not jet been 

 determined- The specific gravity reached 0-970j and the optical, 

 rotation +41^ 30''- German dill oil consists of limoneue and carvol 

 and has an average specific gravity of 0*9 10, (Ber. von Schtmmcl 

 4'- Co., Oct., 189L) 



« 



Dorema Ammoniacum. 

 Under the name of jj ^j (buiy) we have received from Afghanistan 



the root of this plant. 



Anisun. 



Under this name we have received Hemlock fruit from Afghanistan* 



ARALIACEJ3. 



Panas Ginseng 



/. 



by 



Pharm., 1854, p. 511). For pauaquilon lie iTses the following pro- 

 cess : The finely powdered root is repeatedly extracted with cold 

 ■water until it shows no acid reaction. The several aqueous 

 extracts wore united and treated with animal charcoal, filtered and 

 evaporated to dryness. The residue is dissolved in boiling 95 per 

 cent, alcohol, filtered, and the alcohol recovered. Fanaquilon remains 

 as an amorphous, light yellow mass, easily soluble in alcohol and 

 water, insoluble in ether, and does not contain nitrogen. Concen- 

 trated sulphuric acid gives a blood -red colour, gradually turning tc 

 a reddish ^-iolet. Panaquilon is neither an alkaloid nor a glucoside. 

 On boiling with dilute sulphuric acid a crystalline powder, panacon, 

 separatu^,°which is insoluble iu water and other, but soluble in alcohol. 

 Concentrated sulphuric acid dissolves aud colours it pui-plish red-. 



