CARNI FRUCTUS. .257 



with a terpene. It is of a light yellow colour, with the 

 peculiar odour of the fruit. 



Preparation. 

 1 in 10 by distillation. Dose, 1 to 2 fl.oz. 



ACTION AND USES. 



Fennel has the same action, and is used for the same pur- 

 poses as other aromatic substances. 



Canii Fructus CARAWAY FRUIT. The dried 

 fruit of Camm Carui. Cultivated in England and 

 Germany. 



Characters. Fruit usually separating into two parts, which 

 are about two lines long, curved, tapering at each end, brown, 

 with five paler longitudinal ridges ; having an agreeable aromatic 

 odour and spicy taste. 



Substances resembling Caraway : Conium, Fennel. Caraway 

 has small ridges and a spicy taste. 



Composition. Volatile oil of caraway, the active constituent 

 of the fruit, is a mixture of caruen, C 10 H l6 , isomeric with tur- 

 pentine, and cartel, C lo H u O, isomeric with thymol. 



Preparations. 



1. Aaua Carui, 1 in 10. Dose, 1 to 2 fl.oz. 



2. Oleum Carui Obtained by distillation. Pale yellow, with 



aromatic odour and spicy taste. Dose, 2 to 5 min. 



Caraway Fruit and Oil are also contained in many prepara- 

 tions of other drugs. 



ACTION AND USES. 



Caraway acts like other aromatic substances, as described 

 under Caryophyllum. It is extensively used as a flavouring and 

 carminative agent. 



Anethi Fructiis DILL FRUIT. The fruit of 

 Anethum graveolens. Cultivated in England, or im- 

 ported from middle and southern Europe. 



Characters. Oval, flat, about a line and a half in length, 

 with a pale membranous margin. Odour aromatic ; taste 

 warm, somewhat bitter. 

 R 8 



