QUILLAJA 



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ACTION AND USES. Nutrient and demulcent; being free from starch, 

 sweet almonds are often used as a diet in diabetes. 



OFFICIAL PREPARATION. 



Emulsum Amygdalae (6 per cent.),. . . . Dose: 2 to 8 fl. oz. (60 to 240 mils). 



211. OLEUM AMYGDALA EXPRESSUM. EXPRESSED OIL or 



ALMOND 



ALMOND OIL 

 A fixed oil expressed from Bitter or Sweet Almond. 



DESCRIPTION. A thin, clear, colorless or straw-colored liquid, with a 



mild, sweet taste and slight odor. 



CONSTITUENTS. Chiefly olein, with a slight quantity of palmitin. 

 ACTION AND USES. Lenitive in pulmonary affections, in the form of 



emulsion. Dose: i to 4 fl. dr. (4 to 15 mils). 

 OFFICIAL PREPARATION. 



Unguentum Aquae Rosas (56 per cent., with spermaceti, white wax, stronger 

 rose-water and borax). 



212. QUILLAJA, N.F. QUILLAJA 



SOAPBARK 

 The dried bark derived of the periderm of Quilla'ja sapona'ria Molina. 



DESCRIPTION OF DRUG. In rather thick, flattish pieces of various sizes, deprived 

 of the corky layer; outer surface brownish- white, sometimes with patches 



FIG. 114. Quillaja Cross-section of bark. (25 diam.) A, Medullary ray. B, Bast.fibers and 

 stone cells. (Photomicrograph.) 



of the reddish-brown cork adhering; when held up to the light it shows 

 numerous glistening crystals of calcium oxalate, which are scattered through- 



