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preparation similar to or identical with a 6 per cent solution of 
iodine in saponated petrolatum N. F. (1906). — Progres Med., Paris, 
1905, v. 21, pp. 849-852. 
Wesenberg, G., discusses the percutaneous application of iodine 
(Therap. Monatsch., Berlin, 1905, v. 19, pp. 199-207). — Reference 
from Ind. Med., 1905, p. 460. 
Witzel, A., reports a case of acute poisoning of the mucous mem- 
brane of the mouth by local application of tincture of iodine 
(Deutsch. Med. Wchnschr., 1905, v. 31, p. 1839 ).—Ibid., p. 110. 
IODOLTJM. 
An editorial says of iodol : 
A surprising addition. Was never popular, and has long since been dis- 
carded by surgeons in favor of other iodine compounds. — Drug Topics, 1905, 
v. 20, p. 197. 
IPECACUANHA. 
Lloyd, John Uri, asserts that ipecac is likely to be of inferior qual- 
ity, and is not infrequently admixed with other foreign drugs. — 
Pharm. Rev., 1905, v. 23, p. 330. 
An editorial discusses the admission of Carthagena ipecac into the 
U. S. P., VIII, and points out that pharmaceutical chemists have 
demonstrated that the two roots are not identical. — Drug Circ. & 
Chem. Gaz., 1905, v. 49, p. 343. 
An editorial expresses the opinion that the recognition of both the 
Rio and Carthagena variety of ipecac serves to show the inconsist- 
ency of man, and points out that the proportion of the alkaloids in 
the two drugs is widely divergent. — Drug Topics, 1905, v. 20, p. 214. 
Dolime, A. R. L., believes that ipecac is used principally for emetic 
purposes, and that therefore the Carthagena root is preferable to the 
Rio in every way. — Apothecary, Boston, 1905, v. 17, p. 942. 
Moore, Russell W., in discussing the quality of drugs coming into 
the port of New York, points out that while formerly Carthagena 
ipecac was excluded as spurious, it is now admitted, provided it con- 
tains 1.8 per cent of alkaloids. Of 204 samples examined, 10 were 
below this standard. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 266. 
Gehe & Co. point out that the former marked difference in price 
between Rio and the Carthagena varieties of ipecac has been nearly 
equalized by the increased demand for the latter root. — Gehe & Co., 
Handels-Ber., 1905, p. 43. 
Braun, K., discusses the botany, chemistry, and the cultivation of 
ipecac and makes some comment on the available varieties to be 
selected for cultivation and the best methods of collecting and treat- 
ing the drug. — Der Pflanzer, Tanga, 1905, v. 1, pp. 50-53. 
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