308 POWDERED VEGETABLE DRUGS 



70. (Fig. 80.) CONIUM. Conium. 

 Fl. ex. 30. Tinct. 30. 



Hemlock, poison or spotted hemlock, E. Schierling, Gefleckter 

 Schierling, G. Grand cique, Cique officinale, Fr. 



The fruit of Conium maculatum L., Umbelliferae. 



Yellowish brown. 



Nearly odorless; strong mouse odor when moistened with strongly 

 alkaline solutions. 



Somewhat bitter. 



Endosperm cells with proteid granules and oil globules; bast 

 cells from fruit stalk and parenchymatous tissue from pericarp; no 

 trichomes or sclerenchyma. 



Ash not to exceed 9 per cent. 



Said to be adulterated with anise fruit (see Anise) and other 

 Umbelliferous fruits. The fruits macerated in a strong solution of 

 sodic hydrate develop a very pronounced mouse (mouse urine) odor. 



