ASSAYED DRUGS AND PREPARATIONS 485 



The following is the list of assayed drugs and preparations. Those 

 marked with (*) are unofficial, others are found in U.S. P. or N.F. 



Percentage Fluidextract * Solid or Powd. Extract 



Aconite Root 0.5 0.45-0.55 1.8-2.2 



Bellad. Leaf 0.3 1.18-1.32 



Bellad. Root o . 45 o . 405-0 . 495 



*Scopola 0.5 0.5 2.0 



Calabar Bean (Physostig.) 0.15 i. 7-2 . 3 



Cinchona 5.0 4.0-5.0 



*Coca 0.5 0.5 



Colchicum Corm 0.35 i .25-1 .55 



Colchicum Seed 0.45 0.36-0.44 



Conium 0.5 (N.F.) 0.45 



Guarana 4.0 3. 6-4 . 4 



Hydrastis 2.5 1. 8-2 .2 9.0-11.0 



Hyoscyamus. 0.065 0.055-0.075 0.22-0.28 



Ipecac i . 75 i . 8-2 . 2 



Jalap (resin) 7.0 



Nux Vomica. 2.5 2.37-2.63 15.2-16.8 



Opium (Gum) 9.5 19 . 5-20 . 5 



Opium (Powder and deodorized). 10-10.5 



Pilocarpus 0.6 o. 55-0 . 65 



Stramonium 0.25 o . 9-1 . i 



THE ASSAYED TINCTURES 



The assayed tinctures of the Pharmacopoeia have the following amounts 

 of alkaloids represented in 100 mils of tincture: 



Tinctura Aconiti, o . 045-0 . 055 Gm. aconitine. 



Tinctura Belladonnas 



Poliorum, 0.027-0.033 Gm. belladonna alkaloids. 



Tinctura Cinchonas, o . 8-1 Gm. alkaloids. 



Tinctura Colchici Seminis, o . 036-0 . 044 Gm. colchicine. 



Tinctura Hydrastis, 0.36-0.44 Gm. ether Sol. alkaloids. 



Tinctura Hyoscyami, ... 0.0055-0.0075 Gm. alkaloids. 



Tinctura Nucis Vomica?, . o . 237-0 . 263 Gm. alkaloids. 



Tinctura Opii, 0.95-1 .05 Gm. anhydrous morphine. 



Tinctura Opii Deodorati,. 0.95-1 .05 Gm. anhydrous morphine. 



Tinctura Physostigmatis, 0.013-0.017 Gm. alkaloids. 



Tinctura Stramonii, 0.0225-0.0275 Gm. alkaloids. 



* Figures, representing alkaloidal strength of fluidextracts and tinctures, show the amount in 

 100 mils of Fl'ext. 



Such drugs as Aconite, Cannabis, Digitalis, Strophanthus and Squill are assayed biologic- 

 ally, q.v. 





