Caoutchouc, India-Rubber. (Para Rubber.) The prepared milk- 

 juice of Hevea brasiliensis and probably other species. Brownish-black, 

 elastic masses. Insoluble in water and alcohol; soluble in chloroform,' 

 carbon bisulphide, turpentine, benzol and petroleum. 



Liquor Caoutchouc. 5; Benzol,, 50; Carbon Bisulphide, 50. 



CAPSICI FRUCTUS. CAPSICUM. The dried ripe fruit of Capsicum 

 minimum. Dull orange-red, oblong fruits, about K-^4 of an inch in length 

 and X inch in diameter; odour characteristic, taste intensely pungent. 



x Tinctura Capsici. Dose, 5-15 min.; 0.3-1 c.c. 

 5; Alcohol 70% to 100 by maceration. 



3 Unguentum Capsici. 24; Spermaceti, 12; Olive Oil by weight, 88. 



Carbo Ligni. Wood Charcoal. . Dose, 60-120 grs.; 4-8 gms. 

 The carbonaceous residue of wood charred by exposure to red heat without 

 access of air. 



Carbonis Bisulphidum. Carbon Bisulphide. C 8%. A clear colourless 

 liquid with a characteristic but not fetid odour. Very slightly soluble in 

 water, soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform, and in fixed and volatile 

 oils. 



Cardamom! Semina. Cardamon Seeds. The dried ripe seed: 

 of Elettaria Cardamomum. Usually kept in their pericarps until wanteds 

 these are ovoid or oblong, bluntly triangular in section, longitudinally 

 striated, pale buff in colour. The seeds are brown, about 1/8 inch in 

 length, breadth and thickness, irregularly angular, and wrinkled. Odour 

 and taste warm and aromatic. 



nTinctura Cardamomi Composita. Dose, 30-60 min.; 2-4 c.c. 

 1.25 Caraway Fruit, 1.25; Raisins, 10; Cinnamon Bark, 2.5 ; Cochineal 

 Bark, 0.63; Alcohol 60% 100: by maceration. 



Carui Fructus. Caraway Fruit. The dried fruit of Caruum Carvi. 

 The active constituent is the oil. 



Aqua Carui. (Dose, 30-60 c.c.) 

 10; Water, 200; distil over 100. 



HDleum Carui. Dose >^-3 min.; 0.03-0.2 c.c. 



A colourless or pale yellow oil with a characteristic odour and spicy, pung- 

 ent taste. 



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