508 VEGETABLE DRUGS 



OLEU]yr Anise. Oil of Anise. (U. S. & B. P.) 



A volatile oil distilled from anise. 



Properties. — A colorless or pale yellow, thin and strongly- 

 refractive liquid, haviog the characteristic odor of anise, and 

 a sweetish, mildly aromatic taste. Spec. gr. about 0.980 to 

 0.990. Soluble in an equal volume of alcohol. 



Dose.—R., inxx.-xxx. (1.3-2.); D., Il^i.-v. (.06-.3). 



PREPARATIONS. 



Aqua Anise. Anise Water. (U. S. & B. P.) 



Oil of anise, 2 ; precipitated calcium phosphate, 4 ; water to make 

 1000. (U.S. P.) Used as vehicle. 



Spirittis Anisi. Spirit of Anise. (U. S. & B. P.) 



Oil of anise, 100 ; deodorized alcohol, 900. (U. S. P.) 

 Dose.— D., 3i.-ii. (4.-8.). 



ACTIONS AND USES OF ANISE AND ILLICIUM.- 



Oil of anise resembles iu actio q the other volatile oils. 

 It is employed with olive oil or alcohol (1-10) to kill fleas or 

 lice on dogs, rubbed over the skin ; and one drop of the pure 

 oil may be placed on the feathers of fowl to cause destruc- 

 tion of lice. The oil is sometimes prescribed to disguise the 

 taste or odor of drugs (see potassa sulphurata), and is 

 ordered iu cough mixtures for its expectorant properties. 



Anise fruit is given to horses and ruminants on their 

 food — frequently with sodium bicarbonate and ginger — to 

 relieve mild forms of indigestion and flatulence through its 

 stomachic and carminative action. 



Cardamomum. Cardamom. 



Synonym. — Cardamomi semina, B.P.; fructus vel semen 

 cardamomi minoris, P.G. ; carc^amomes, Fr. ; cardamomen, 

 kleine kardamomen, G. 



The fruit of Elettaris repens (Sonnerat) Baillon (nat 

 ord. Scitaminese). 



Habitat. — Malabar. 



