CRUDE DRUGS. 



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considerable starch ; a little mannitol and a resin. The other alka- 

 loids are amorphous and non-toxic, and of these isaconitine (napel- 

 line) has been employed medicinally. 



Fig. 207. Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens): A, flowering branch; B, fruiting 

 branch showing dehiscent capsules; C, portion of rhizome with roots. 



Allied Plants. — ^Japanese aconite is obtained from Aco- 

 nitum Fischeri; the root is smaller, conical, nearly smooth and 

 with starch grains that are much larger than those of the official 



