252 SCAMMONY ROOT SCOPOLIA. 



to diminish its action. Seven grains of Scammony 

 Resin gradually rubbed well up with 3 ounces of milk 

 forms a safe purgative, to which a taste of ginger can 

 be added. 



Preparations Powdered root : Dose, 3-12 grains. 

 Powdered resin B.P. : Dose, 3-8 grains. Compound 

 powder B.P. : Dose, 10-20 grains. 



Distinctive character The resin occurs in irregular 

 pieces, 1-2 inches or more in diameter, with a black, 

 shining fracture, brittle, powdery, and greyish exter- 

 nally. Taste, acrid. Odour, cheesy. 



SCAMMONY ROOT. 



The root occurs in large cylindrical pieces, yellowish 

 grey externally, and somewhat twisted, often 1-2 inches 

 or more in diameter, tough and not easily broken, with 

 a coarsely fibrous, starchy, and resinous fracture. The 

 structure is rather indistinct, due to the formation of 

 several zones in the original root. Taste, feeble, slightly 

 acrid. Odour, resembling that of Jalap. 



SCOPOLIA. Scopola Carniolica, Jacq. 



N.O. Solanacea. 

 Syn. Scopolia atropoides, Link. 

 Part used Root. 



Action Narcotic, mydriatic. Used for similar 

 purposes as Belladonna or Henbane, both of which it 

 resembles very much in action. Is said to be richer in 



