in. Inspissated juices. 159 



sediment, to the consistence of thick honey ; anodyne, sudorific, 

 gr. 88 to gr. V, bis terve die. 



SocoTRiNE ALOES, Turkey aloes. East India aloes, Aloe Soco- 

 trina, A. liicida, A. spicatcc extractiuru Reddish brown, glossy 

 as if varished, affording a bright gold-yellow powder ; obtained 

 by incision from various species of aloe, and subsequent evapora- 

 tion ; cathartic, gr. x to 3j ; stomachic, aperient, emnienagogue, 

 gr. ij to iiij, twice a day ; in clysters 3j as a cathartic or to destroy 

 ascarides; to horses jss to 5J as a cathartic: from Socotora and 

 Melinda in South Africa Offichial preparations very numerous. 

 — The principal arc, Decoctum aloes comp., L, Extract, aloes, 

 L. D, Extr. colocynth. comp., L. D, Tinct. al. and tinct. al. 

 comp., L. E. D, Tinct. benzoini, L, E, D. Vinum aloes, L, E. 

 D. Pil. aloes cum myrrha, L. E, D, 



Hepatic aloes, Bombaij aloes, Aloe hepatica. Contains 

 more rosin than the Socotrine ; of a duskier colour, extremely 

 bitter, smell unpleasant ; affords a dull olive yellow powder : from 

 Yemen in Arabia, in casks, and sometimes in skins.* 



Cape aloes, Aloes Capensis. From the same plant as the 

 Socotrine, but prepared with less care ; produces a greenish yellow 

 powder ; from JNIelinda. 



Barbadoes aloes. Aloe vulgaris extractum. Resembles 

 aloe hepatica ; from Barbadoes in gourd shells, holding from 6 

 to 701b. 



Purified aloes. Aloe lota, Gummi aloes, Extractum aloes, E. 

 cd. purijicatum. Soak Socotrine aloes in warm water, pour off 

 the clear liquid, and evaporate ; more purgative than crude aloes, 

 and less irritating; dose gr. v to xv. 



Agave aloes. From Agave Americana; sudorific. 



ExTEACTUM anemonis pratensis. Thc undcpuratcd juice 

 boiled down ; resolvent, in chronic diseases, 



Yeuooc u m pawl. Thc inspissated j nice of Asclcpias gigantea, 

 used in lepra, gr. v in a day, continued for weeks. 



ExTHACTUM BELLADONNiE, Succus splsstttus tttropfE helladonruB, 

 From the leaves of deadly nightshade, narcotic, diaphoretic, 

 resolvent, gr. ss to gr. iij, bis terve die. It yields l-9th of 

 extract. 



Succ. spis. cicuTE, Extr. conii, Succ, sjns. conii mnculaii. 

 From hemlock leaves ; alterative, resolvent, used in obstinate 

 disorders ; beginning with a small dose, say gr. ij, bis terve die. 



.Jcici: OF HYPocisTis, Siicc, hijpocistidis. From the berries of 

 asarum, or Cytinus hy|x)cistis. 



ExTR. HYOscYAMi, Succ, spts, hyosHjami, Succ, spis. hyosc. 



