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a “Bosendial oils as aromatics for cod liver oil emulsions. oe 
Re G. M. Beringer’) examined some essential oils and odoriferous substances with 
regard to -their suitability as aromatics for cod liver oil emulsions. He found that 
coriander, geranium and aniseed oils, in the proportion of 4:1000, and oil of cardamoms 
in the proportion of 2:1000, completely mask odour and taste of cod liver oil. The 
~ success was less complete with bitter almond, clove and pimento oils (4: Be as” a3 
well as with vanillin (1: 1000). mei 
The use of aniseed oil against itch is discussed on page 5 of this Report. 
: The treatment of bronchorrhoea and plemnobehaa with eucalyptus oil is spoken 
of on page 31. : 
Oil of birpentine: as a hemostatic. Our Report of October 1915 (page 71) contains ee 
an article on the treatment of wounds with oil of turpentine in the form of a tincture — 
and a serum. From a communication of G. G. Turner?) it results that oil of turpentine — 
is an excellent hemostatic too. A serious hemorrhage after an operation of the elbow eS 
could in no way be stopped until, at last, gauze soaked with oil of turpentine was — 
‘put on the wound, when the bleeding, which had lasted for a considerable time ied 5 
ceased at once. The method is chiefly used in secondary haemorrhages, but has = 
likewise proved very good in many other cases. Oil of turpentine must be used one 3 
aiter the wound has thoroughly been cleaned. The method is of special value when — 
_ the origin of the bleeding cannot be traced or it reaches an alarming extent. The oil — 
acts as an antiseptic, as by its action on the living tissues a slimy pus is formed, 
which facilitates the removal of the gauze after 48 hours. The only drawback is a on : 
slight blistering on the skin, which can, however, be avoided through care. The © 
application is not restricted to limbs, as oil of turpentine has proved excellent against — é 
bleedings in teeth, but it is not known as yet, in how far it acts when given internally. | 
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The treatment of ankylostomiasis and hook-worm disease with American wormseed — . 
oil, and the physiological action of this remedy, have been discussed on page 61 of __ 
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Chemical Notes. ae | 
In an article, entitled, “Adolf von Baeyer and his influence on the development a 
___ of the Chemistry of hydroaromatic compounds and terpenes”, C. Harries*) values the — 
2 merit of this prominent investigator concerning the chemistry of the terpenes. It was 
- he who furnished the basis for the stereochemical relations of the ring systems, the — 
A chemistry of the double bonds and the methodology of the determinations of place in 
the terpene range. P 
ioe _ “It is”, says Harries, “Wallach’s great merit to have characterized, and traced back a 
_ to comparatively few main forms, the countless products of different origin. These 
..- _ 3) Americ. Journ, Pharm. 87 (1915), 115; Chem. Zentralbl. 1916, I. 172. — *) Lancet 1915, 226 of rity 31st; = 
_—s- Pharmaceutical Journ. 9 (1915), 333. — %) Naturwissenschaften 1915, number 44. = 
