Du Mez—The Galenical Oleoresins. 
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Table 105— Iodine values of oleoresins prepared in the laboratory. 
Sample 
No. 
Date 
Observer 
Solvent 
Iodine 
value 
1. 
1916 
DuMez.. 
Alcohol. 
82.05 1 
2. 
Acetone. 
96.2 
3. 
“ 
•* 
Ether. 
94.7 
4. 
“ 
“ 
Benzin.,.... 
95.7 
1 Alcohol was present. 
Table 106— Iodine values of commercial oleoresins. 
Sample 
No. 
Date 
Observer 
Source 
Iodine 
value 
1. 
1916 
DuMez. 
Lilly & Co.. 
68.7 1 
2. 
Sharp & Dohme. 
92.9 
3. 
“ 
“ 
Squibb & Sons... 
91.5 2 
1 Alcohol was probably present. 
3 The odor of ether was noticeable. 
Adulterations. 
Adulteration effected through the use of old deteriorated drug 
in the manufacture of this preparation has been noted. See 
under “Drug used, its collection, preservation, etc.’’ 
The presence of copper was detected in all of the commercial 
samples examined. See under “Ash content.’’ 
OLEORESIN OF PARSLEY FRUIT 
Synonyms 
Aetherisches PetersilieextraTct. Culbreth, Mat. Med. (1917), p. 428. 
Green Apiol, 1 Brit. Pharm. Cod. 1907. 
Oil of Parsley, Parrish. Treat, on Phar. (1867), p. 757. 
Oleoresina Petroselini, U. S. P. 1910. 
OlGoresine de Persil, Culbreth, Mat. Med. (1917), p. 428. 
Liquid Apiol , Brit. Pharm. Cod. 1907. 
1 "Green apiol” is stated to be an alcoholic extract of the parsley fruit; 
"yellow apiol,” the product obtained on treating this extract with animal 
charcoal, or upon saponifying the same with lead oxide; and "white apiol” 
the volatile oil obtained on distilling the extract with steam. Brit, and 
Col. Drugg. (1910), 58, p. 235. 
The compound, C 12 H 14 0 4 , spoken of in chemical literature as apiol is known 
commercially as crystalline apiol. Brit. Pharm. Cod. (1907), p. 112. 
