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many persons overdoses produce headache, giddiness, 

 and imperfect hearing. 



Preparations Powdered bark : Dose, 10-60 grains. 

 Fluid extract B.P. : Dose, 15-60 drops. Fluid extract 

 (ale.): Dose, -1 drachm. Tincture B.P. : Dose, ^-i 

 drachm. Tincture comp. B.P. : Dose, -1 drachm. 

 (Alkaloids) Quinine: Dose, i-io grains. Cinchonine: 

 Dose, i-io grains. Cinchonidine : Dose, i-io grains. 

 Acid infusion B.P. : Dose, -1 ounce. 



Distinctive character The bark is usually in 

 quilled pieces about $-1 inch in diameter. The outer 

 surface is often shrivelled longitudinally, and marked 

 with numerous round lenticels. Fracture red-brown, 

 shortly fibrous. Transverse cracks when present are 

 not rough to the touch. Taste, astringent and bitter. 

 Odour, slight. 



PICHI. Fabiana imbricata, Ruiz, and Pavon. 



N.O. Solanacca, 

 Parts used Leaves, twigs. 



Action Diuretic, tonic, hepatic, stimulant. It 

 favourably influences digestion in dyspepsia and jaun- 

 dice, acting upon the stomach and liver. As a diuretic 

 it is of value in catarrhal and functional diseases of the 

 kidneys. The infusion of i ounce in a pint of boiling 

 water is taken in wineglassful doses every four hours. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character The drug consists of stems 

 irregularly branched, with erect twigs covered with 

 closely-imbricated, heath-like leaves, which are fleshy, 

 obtuse, and keeled with a prominent midrib beneath. 

 The stem bears short glandular hairs and is marked 

 with spirally-arranged paler scars where the twigs have 

 fallen. Flowers, when present, white, tubular, con- 

 stricted at the throat. Taste, bitterish. Odour, faint 

 but agreeable. 



