CORIANDER CORN ERGOT. 8l 



account of taste is generally given in pill or capsule 

 form, mostly in combination with alkalines or Santal 

 Oil, Cubebs, &c. Dose (B.P.), -1 drachm. 



Preparation Oil B.P. : Dose, 5-20 drops. 



Distinctive character The oleoresin differs much 

 in appearance and fluidity. The Para kind is yellowish 

 and comparatively fluid. The Maracaibo and Maran- 

 ham varieties are thicker and fluorescent, and of a redder 

 tint. The former contains more volatile oil, from 60 to 

 90 per cent., the latter more resin and only 40 per cent, 

 of oil. The thinner kinds are usually preferred in this 

 country, the thicker in Germany. It is derived from 

 several species of Copaifera, besides C. Langsdorffii. 



CORIANDER. Coriandrum satlvum, Linn. 



N.O. UmbelliftrcB. 

 Part used Fruit. 



Action Stimulant, carminative. Mostly used as a 

 flavouring. 



Preparations Powdered fruit : Dose, 10-60 grains. 

 Fluid extract : Dose, 5-30 drops. Oil B.P. : Dose, 

 $-3 drops. 



Distinctive character The fruits are globular, 

 about ^ inch in diameter, with fine longitudinal ridges, 

 separable into two halves (mericarps), each of which is 

 concave internally and shows two brown longitudinal 

 oil cells (vittae). Taste, aromatic. Odour, when 

 crushed, characteristic. 



CORN ERGOT. Ustilago Maydis, Leveille. 



N.O. Fungi. 

 Syn. Cornsmut, Cornbrand, Ustilago. 



Part used Fungus. 



Action Emmenagogue, parturient. A favourite 

 remedy of Dr. Ellingwood in labour, post-partum 

 haemorrhages, and haemorrhages of lungs, bowels, 



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