GUAIACOLATE 



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GUM 



an oily yellowish liquid of specific gravity 1. 037, boil- 

 ing-point 245°-265° C. ; used in pulmonary affections 

 and for hypodermic injection in tuberculous joints. 

 Dose, 0.2-0.6 gm. 3 times daily. Syn., Geosote. 



Guaiacolate ( gwi-atf-ol-dt). A combination of guaia- 

 col with a base. 



Guaiacyl (gwi'-ak-il). C-H 7 2 S0 3 . The calcium 

 salt of a sulfo-compound of guaiacol; a grayish-pur- 

 ple powder soluble in alcohol and in water. It is used 

 as a local anesthetic injected in quantities of 0. 5-1.5 

 gm. of a 5 % solution or 1 gm. of a 10% solution. 



Guaiamar (gwV-am-ar). C 6 H 4 . (OCH 3 )(0 . CH 2 )C- 

 HOH . CH,OH. A white powder soluble in alcohol, 

 glycerin, ether, or water. It is employed in tubercu- 

 losis and as an intestinal antiseptic. Dose, 5~ 2 ° g r - 

 (0.33-1.33 gm.) before meals. It is also applied in 

 arthritis. 



Guaiaperol ( g~iui-ap' -er-ol ) . See Piperidin guaiacolate. 



Guaiaquin (gwi'-ah-kwin). (C 6 H 4 O 2 CH s HSO 3 ) :! C 20 - 

 H 24 N 2 2 , the guaiacol bisulfonate of quinin ; a yellow, 

 odorless powder, with an acid, bitter taste, soluble in 

 water, alcohol, or acids. It is used in malaria, typhoid 

 fever, anemia, etc. Dose, 5-10 gr. (0.333-0.65 gm.) 

 3 times daily. Syn., Quinin guaiacol bisulfonate. 



Guaiaquinol (gwi-ah'-kwin-ol). Quinin dibromo- 

 guaiacolate. 



Guaiasanol (gwi-as f -an-ol). See Diethyl-glycocoll- 

 guaiacol Hydrochlorate. 



Guaiol, Guajol [gzui'-ol, gwa'-jol). See Guaiacene. 



Guanidin ( gwan'-id-in). CN 3 H 5 . Carbondiamidimid ; 

 a monacid base forming colorless crystals. 



Guarea (g7uah-re / -ah) \_guara, the Cuban name]. A 

 genus of tropic American trees and shrubs of the order 

 Meliacece. G. trichilioides, L., a West Indian 

 species ; the bark has drastic and abortifacient proper- 

 ties. G. tuberculata, Veil, a species indigenous to 

 Brazil ; the bark is anthelmintic, abortifacient, and 

 antiarthritic. 



Guarinan. (Seelllus. Diet.) G. Triiodid, dull black 

 crystals; diuretic and alterative. Dose, 2-4 gr. (o. 13- 

 0.26 gm. ). 



Guarnieri's Vaccine-bodies. See Cytorycles. 



Guavacin (gwah f -vas-in). C 6 H 9 N0 2 . An alkaloid 

 forming colorless crystals soluble in water, obtained 

 from areca nut, Areca catechu, L. It is used as an 

 anthelmintic. 



Gubernaculum (gu-ber-nak' -u-lu»i) [L., a rudder]. 

 A guiding structure. G. dentis, a bundle of fibrous 

 tissue connecting the tooth-sac of a permanent tooth 

 with the gum. G., Hunter's, G. Hunteri. See G. 

 testis (Illus. Diet.). 



Gujasanol (git jas'-an-ol). See Diethyl-glycocoll-guai- 

 acol-hydrochlorate . 



Gum. (Seelllus. Diet.) 2. See Gingiva. G. -aca- 

 cia, gum arabic. See under Acacia (Illus. Diet.). 

 G. -acajou, G.-accajou, gum from the stems of Ana- 

 cardium Aur/iile, St. Hil., A. nanum, St. Hil., and 

 A. occidentale, L. G.-acaroides, G.-acroides. See 

 Acaroid Gum (Illus. Diet.). G.-adragant, traga- 

 canth. G., African, varieties of gum arabic brought 

 from Africa. G.-alk, a gum-resin from Pistacia tere- 

 bintlius. G., Alsace, dextrin. G.-ambra, G.-amra, 

 that from Spondias manrifera, Willd. G., Amrad, 

 G., Babool. See Babul G. (Illus. Diet.). G. 

 angico, dark-amber or dark-brown glossy tears from 

 1'iptadenia rigida, a Brazilian tree. G., Artificial, 

 dextrin. G.. Australian, a variety of gum arabic ob- 

 tained from Acacia decurrens, Willd., A. homatophylla, 

 A. Cunn., A. pvenantha, Benth. G., Balato. See 

 Balata (Illus. Diet. ). G., Bauhinia, that yielded by 

 Bauhinia lingua, D. C, B. retttsa, Roxb., B.vahlii, 

 W. et A., and B. variegata, L. G., Blackboy. See 



Acaroid Resin (Illus. Diet.). G., Botany-Bay. 1. 

 See under Acaroid (Illus. Diet.). 2. Australian 

 kino. G., British, dextrin. G., Brittle, a variety 

 of gum arabic furnished by Acacia albida, Del., of" 

 Senegambia, irregular or vermicular pieces of various 

 colors forming a hygroscopic paste. Syn., Salabrcda. 

 G., Bully-tree. See Balata (Illus. Diet.). G., 

 Caji, a gum from Mexico very rich in bassorin, pro- 

 duced by Acacia micrantha, Benth. G., Cape, a 

 glassy hard exudate from Acacia horrida, Willd., and 

 a soft variety said to be obtained from A. giraffe?, 

 Willd., imported from the Cape of Good Hope. G., 

 Caramania, a gum similar to or identical with Bas- 

 sora gum, used to adulterate tragacanth. G., Catti- 

 mandoo. See Cattimandu (Illus. Diet.). G., 

 Chagual, that furnished by Puya lanata, Schult. , and 

 Puya chilensis, Mol. G., Cistus. See Ladanum 

 (Illus. Diet.). G., Cowri. See Cowdie G. (Illus. 

 Diet.). G., Cuteera, Bassora gum. G., Doctor, 

 G., Doctor's, a drastic and emetic resin from a West 

 Indian plant, Rhus metopium, L. , recommended in 

 jaundice, syphilis, etc. Syn., Hog-resin. G., Dragon. 

 1. See Dragon' s-blood (3) (Illus. Diet.). 2. Traga- 

 canth. G., East Indian, G., Elephantine, G., 

 Feronia, that yielded by Feronia elephantum, Carr. 

 G.s, Ester, a class of derivatives of colophony; the 

 glyceryl, methyl, and ethyl esters of abietic acid, pre- 

 pared by saponifying under pressure the resin acid and 

 alcohol and distilling. G., Floated, G., Flooded, 

 G., Flooted, names applied in Australia to different 

 species of Eucalyptus. G., Galam, a variety of Sene- 

 gal gum gathered from Galam and other towns of that 

 region. G., Gedda, an inferior variety of gum arabic 

 yielded by Acacia gummifera, Willd., and obtained 

 from Jidda, Arabia. G., Ghatti, a gum occurring 

 abundantly in Anogeissus latifolia, Wall. It furnishes 

 a very adhesive mucilage. G. Gluten, gluten of 

 wheat prepared as a dietetic. G., Grasstree. See 

 Acaroid Resin (Illus. Diet.). G., Hog-. 1. See G., 

 Doctor's. 2. The resin from Moronobea grandijlora, 

 Choisy, which is used as Burgundy pitch for plasters. 

 G.-hogg, a variety of Bassora gum Syn., Hog-gum. 

 G., Indigenous, the exudate from cherry trees G., 

 Ivy, a gum-resin exuding from old trunks of Hedera 

 helix, formerly used as a stimulant and emmenagog 

 and to relieve toothache. G., Jidda, G., Jiddah. 

 See G., Gedda. G., Kauri. See Dammar. Austra- 

 lian. G., Kordofan, the finest variety of gum arabic. 

 It is collected west of the White Nile in Africa. G., 

 Kuteera, G., Kutera, G., Kutika I. See Bassora 

 G. (Illus. Diet.). 2. A gum produced by Cochlosper- 

 mum gossypium, D. C. 3. A gum similar to traga- 

 canth from Sterculia urens, Roxb. G., Lecca, G.. 

 Lucca, the resin from the olive tree. G., Maguey, 

 an exudate from the leaves of Agave americana, L. 

 G., Mineral, a solution of aluminium phosphate in 

 sulfuric or phosphoric acid. G., Mogador, G., 

 Morocco. See Barbary G. (Illus. Diet.). G., 

 Orenburg, a true reddish gum which exudes from the 

 green stems of the larch, Larix europcea, D. <*.. when 

 burned. G., Para. See G. angico. G., Pinnary, 

 a tacamahac from Calophyllum inophyllum, I.. G., 

 Red. See under Red and Strophulus (Illus. Diet.) 

 G. -resin. See under Resin (Illus. Diet.). G., Sala- 

 breda. See G., Brittle. G., Senegal, G., Sen- 

 naar, G., Sennari, the gum produced by Acacia Sene- 

 gal, Willd., and other species growing in the region of 

 the Senegal River. G., Seraphic. See Sagapenum 

 (Illus. Diet.). G., Sonora, an exudate from Larrea 

 mexicana (q. v.). G., Spongy, interstitial infiltration 

 and thickening of the gums with dilation of the capil- 

 laries due to scurvy or analogous conditions. G., 



