NUX VOMICA. NUX VOMICA. Dose, in powder, 1-4 grs.; 6-25 

 cgms. 



The dried ripe seeds of Strychnos Nux-vomica. Nearly disc-shaped, 

 greyish in colour, ^"-1 inch in diameter.and YA, inch thick; concavoconvex 

 nearly flat, but sometimes irregularly bent; taste bitter. 



1 Extractum Nucis Vomicae Liquidum. Dose, 1-3 min.; 0.06- 

 0.2 c.c. 



An alcoholic extract standardised to contain 1.5 gr. of strychnine in 110 

 min. 



^xtractum Nucis Vomicse. Dose ><-! gr.; 15-60 mgms. 

 The liquid extract evaporated and Milk-sugar added, and standardised 

 to contain 5% of strychnine. 



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

 16.6; Water, 25; Alcohol to 100. Contains Y gr. strychnine in 110 

 min. 



STRYCHNINA. STRYCHNINE. Dose, 1/60-1/15 gr.; 1-4 

 mgms. Colourless, inodorous crystals. Soluble 1 in 7,000 of cold, 1 in 

 2,500 of hot water, 1 in 170 of alcohol, 1 in 6 of chloroform. 

 Incompatibles as for alkaloids. 



J Syrupus Ferri Phosphatis cum Quinina et Strychnina. (see p. 60.) 



STRYCHNINE HYDROCHLORIDUM. Dose, 1/60-1/15 gr.; 

 1-4 mgms. Small colourless crystals, which readily effloresce in the air. 

 Soluble, 1 in 35 of water, 1 in 60 of alcohol. 



x Liquor Strychninae Hydrochloridi. Dose, 2-8 min.; 0.1-0.5 

 c.c. 

 1; Alcohol, 25; Water to 100. 1 gr. strychnine in 110 min. 



Olea (see Amygdala, Anethum, Anisum, Anthemis, Caruum, Car- 

 yophyllum, Cinnamomum, Copiaba, Coriandrum, Cubeba, Limon, Linum, 

 Myristica, Phosphorus, Pimenta, Rosa, Sinapis, and the following). 



Oleum Cadinum. Oil of Cade. (Juniper Tar Oil.) An empyreu- 

 matic oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of the woody 

 portions of Juniperus Oxycedrus. A dark reddish-brown, almost black, 

 more or less viscid oily liquid, with a not unpleasant empyreumatic odour 

 and an aromatic, bitter and acrid taste. Slightly soluble in water, partially 

 soluble in alcohol. 



Oleum Cajuputi. Oil of Cajuput. Dose, ^-3 min.; 0.03-0.2 c.c. 

 The oil distilled from the leaves of Melaleuca Leucadendron. Blueish- 

 green, with a penetrating camphoraceous odour, and an aromatic, bitterish 



taste. 



Spiritus Cajuputi. Dose, 5-20 min.; 0.3-1.2 c.c. 

 10; Alcohol to 100. 



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