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tion of the people, following its apparent effect on 

 animals, was in turn followed by the investigations of 

 physicians, the remedy being finally introduced to the 

 pages of the Pharmacopeia. In OUT opinion, the vol- 

 atile oil and its decomposition products are of exceeding 

 interest. These substances have been for some years 

 under the investigation of Professor Edward Kremers, 

 of the University of Wisconsin. 



SABINA (Savin, Juniper) 



Official in all editions from 1820 to 1900. Dropped from 

 U. S. P. in 1910 edition. 



Sabina, Juniperus Sabina, is native to the mountain- 

 ous portions of Austria, Switzerland, and some parts of 

 France. It is also found in the Pyrenees, Italy, the 

 Caucasus, and other countries in regions far above the 

 sea level, and in the northern parts of North America. 

 Sabina was used in veterinary medicine, as mentioned 

 by Marcus Porcius Cato (132), a Roman author, 200 

 B. C. It was also known to Dioscorides (194) and to 

 Pliny (514). The early domestic "leech books," before 

 the Norman Conquest, gave a place to sabina, and 

 Charlemagne ordered that it should be planted on the 

 imperial farm. Macer Floridus (397), in the 10th cen- 

 tury, commended the use of sabina in wounds and 

 ulcers. For the uses of this drug, see any of the early 

 Materia Medicas or Dispensatories. 



SACCHARUM (Sugar) 



Official in all editions of U. S. P., from 1820 to 1910. The 

 U. S. P., 1910, names sucrose from Saccharum officinarum, Beta 

 vidgaris var. Rapa, and other sources. 



The sugar-cane, Saccharum officinarum, is cultivated 

 in all tropical countries, such as India, China, Mexico, 

 and the West Indies, its native land being probably 



