Du Mez—The Galenical Oleoresins. 
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Winton, Ogden and Mitchell 1898 
Capsicum. 
Rep. of Conn. Agr. Exp. Sta. (1898), p. 200. 
The amount of extractive matter obtained with ether from different 
samples of red peppers is given as follows: Chilli Colorado, 15.81 per 
cent; peppers from Natal, 16.85 per cent; from Nepaul, 21.31 per cent; 
and from Zanzibar, 16.19 per cent. 
- 1899 
Recently Introduced Remedies. 
Am. Drugg. & Pharm. Rec., 34, p. 129. 
It is stated that the extract of Filix Spinulosa is an ethereal extract of 
the rhizome of Aspidium spinulosum and that it has been recommended as 
a substitute for the preparation made from Aspidium Filix-mas. 
- 1899 
Extractum Filicis, Ph. G. III. 
Caesar and Loretz, Geschaefts-Ber., Sept. 1899, p. 73. 
A table showing the crude filicin and filix acid content of extracts pre¬ 
pared from 15 of the better samples of male fern rhizomes obtained from 
different sources in Germany is given. 
Results showing the difference in extractive power of ether, sp. gr. 0.720 
and ether, sp. gr. 0.728 are also given. 
Hausmann, A. 1899 
Ueber Extractum Filicis aethereum. 
Arch. d. Pharm., 237, p. 544. 
The examination of 21 commercial extracts of male fern obtained from 
various sources showed that aspidin was a constituent of 4 of them. As 
aspidin is said to be found only in Aspidium spinulosum, the author infers 
that the rhizomes of this species have been used to adulterate the official 
drug. 
A method for the detection of aspidin is given. 
-- 1900 
Extractum Filicis. 
Caesar and Loretz, Geschaefts-Ber., Sept. 1900, p. 77. 
A table showing the crude and purified filicin content of 12 samples 
of extract of male fern is given 
Attention is also called to the greater tendency of the extract, prepared 
with ether, specific gravity 0.728, to deposit than that prepared with 
ether, specific gravity 0.720. The deposited material is reported to have 
been identified by Boehm as filix acid and a wax-like substance. 
