oe resin s icnchouile if after warm wentier ae a heed of 
_and dryness of air have an unsatisfactory effect. 
_and is a good remedy for infected wounds and perio ay Iti is furt 
W. Karo‘) reports since be used turpentine oil free from resin and Oxi 
neither fever nor infiltration appeared after the injection. Karo dis 
1915, 353. — *) Cf. Report 1919, 53. — *) Therap. Halbmonatsh, 38 (1919), 355. 
Oil of turpentine has strong antiseptic properties. It Sails for 
as a good remedy against lice*).. 
a 
' Re a further improvement in the oil of turpentine treatment) Of 
oil of turpentine (terpichin) ae had better results with this than with 
turpentine-remedy. ee | ety : 
Re Indian turpentine and turpentine oil see p. 127 of. this Report. * ie 
ester brought about a iva hyperemia ‘of brain and rune a: 
Wormseed Oil, American.—Up till now wormseed oil was only distilled | 
neighbourhood of Baltimore from the whole wild-growing planted or cultivated 
of Chenopodium ambrosioides, L. var. anthelminticum, Gray. pte to Indian a 
was very poor in oil. Better results might be obtained if the Blanes was treated : a 
an annual and sown betimes in March. When the plants have become su 
large they are transplanted crosswise in rows, each 18 inches apart. The g 
should be manured and often broken up at first. When the tips of the plants comm 
to brown it is best to cut down the whole plant and subject it to dist 
information was given in the report on the oil itself”). se, 
The demand for American wormseed oil, which has become one of the best rem 
for worms, ever increases. In Carroll County, Maryland, the centre of this new in 
7 distillation establishments are in work during the season. oH 
In October 1919, E. K. Nelson’) procured from 5 similar works 7 genuine 0 
in order to estimate the ascaridole content of the oils and find their physical CC 
Nelson laid special stress on the fact that the directions given by us for the di 
(see p.60 of this Report) were observed, since above 150° ascaridole undergoe 2s 
cular change. With a pressure of 3 to 6 mm. Nelson was. ape £0: distill the 
fraction at 115° and ‘the terpene fraction at 80°. Bea 
When American wormseed oil is prepared strictly according to. 
residue remaining after fractionating is small. On the one if the 
1) Americ. Drug. 68 (1915), 296. Americ. Journ. Clin. Med. 22 Reece 164, As” Pp is 4] 
the Pharmacopeia of U.S. A. 1915, 353. — 2%) Journ. Trop. Med. and Hygiene 18 Pa 
(1916), 327. As per Digest of Comments on the Pharmacopeia of U.S. A. 1916, 240. o 
ambrosioides, L. is meant since Ch. anthelminticum ore) mentioned in article 
(1919), 231. — bs Journ. Americ. chem. Soc. 42 (1920), = APM 5 8 
