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Patch, E. L., reports on a sample of lupulin that was 65 per cent 
soluble in alcohol, 29 per cent insoluble, 6 per cent moisture, and 
contained 13 per cent ash. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54. p. 
339. 
McMillen combines lupulin and hydrastis, using equal amounts 
in bulk. The hydrastis keeps the lupulin from packing and getting 
too solid to dispense. A No. 1 capsule filled makes an average dose. 
My specific indication is digestive wrongs in the small intestines, 
with loss of appetite and disturbed sleep. . . . Lupulin most strongly 
acts as a soother to the portal circulation and relieves irritation of 
the abdominal viscera ; sleep becomes natural because of the relief of 
nervous tension. The combination is a good one, and in most all 
functional derangements within the abdominal cavity it will give 
relief. — Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 161. 
Stern, H., (Med. Pec., N. Y., Sept. 22) reports that he has found 
lupulin of especial value in functional disturbances of the stomach, 
and it may be employed where there is an anatomic basis for the dis- 
turbances, its protracted use causing no undesirable after effects. 
He also thinks it may be valuable in enteric fever and dysentery. — 
J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 47, p. 1134. 
LYCOPODIUM. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Lycopodium clavatum L., otherwise 
known as lycopodium, club-moss, and stag’s horn, as growing in dry 
situations in woods from Canada to North Carolina, Michigan, and 
Washington. — Bui. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, 
p. 44. 
Underwood and Lloyd present an extensive study of the tropical 
American lycopodiums. — Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 1906, v. 33, pp. 
101-124. 
Patch, E. L., reports that three samples of lycopodium gave 2 
per cent of ash and a slight coloration with iodine. Microscopically 
no impurities were detected. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, 
p. 339. 
Gane, E. H., points out that several substitutes for lycopodium are 
offered under fancy names. Some are ferruginous earths mixed with 
true lycopodium, some dextrin and pine pollen. Some are adulter- 
ated with resinous compounds prepared by the action of anhydrous 
ammonia upon wet resin. — Ibid ., v. 54, p. 339. 
Smith, Kline & French Co. report on the examination of four 
samples of lycopodium, which yielded on ignition from 1.5 to 2.3 
per cent of ash. — Lab. Rep., S., K. & F., 1906, p. 18. 
Evans Sons Lescher and Webb report two cases of adulteration of 
lycopodium. The first, which consisted of finely powdered moss, 
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