Du Mez—The Galenical Oleoresins. 
1185 
Capsicum, four samples, 19 to 24 per cent; ginger, nine samples, 5.2, 
5.7, 4.2, 4.0, 4.5, 4.9, 3.5, 4.8 and 4.3 per cent. pp. 1088 and 1094. 
The yield of ether extract reported by Kebler is as follows: 
Fifty-three samples, lupulin, 63.96 to 77..82 per cent; black pepper 
three lots, 10.04, 10.87 and 12.88 per cent; red pepper, eight samples, 
13.0, 10.6, 14.7, 18.91, 13.12, 10.4, 13.25 and 14.7 per cent. The iodine 
values for the same were 132, 138, 123.4, 107, 127.3, 25.2 and 137.3. 
Seventeen other samples yielded from 11.22 to 20.77 per cent. The iodine 
value of these varied from 110 to 145.7 (pp. 1098 and 1101.) 
Umney, J. C. 1913 
What is capsicin ? 
Pharm. Journ., 91, p. 594. 
Capsicin is stated to be a synonym for Oleo-Besin of Capsicum of the 
B . P. Codex, and, is made by extracting capsicum with 60 per cent, alcohol 
and subsequently evaporating off the solvent. It should not be con¬ 
fused with the preparations made with strong alcohol (90 per cent.), 
ether or acetone. 
Vanderkleed, C. E. 1913 
Report of the Committee on Drug Market. 
Proc. Penna. Pharm. Assoc., 36, p. 77. 
Thirty-seven samples of Jamaica ginger are reported to have yielded 
3.10 to 5.75 per cent, of oleoresin; seventeen samples of African ginger, 
6.85 to 9.92 per cent; seven samples of capsicum, 13.1 to 18.1 per cent; 
one sample of cubebs, 21.8 per cent. 
Yagi, S. 1913 
Physiologische Wertbestimmung von Filixsubstanzen und 
Filixextrakten. 
Zeitschr, f. d. ges. exp. Med., 3, p. 64. [Therap. Monatsch., 
1914, p. 443; Apoth-Ztg., 29, p. 544.] 
A method in which earth worms are used for the purpose of testing the 
relative activity of extract of male fern and its constituents is described. 
-- 1914 
Untersuchung der offizinellen vegetablischen Drogen. 
Riedel’s Ber. 58, p. 29. 
The samples of cubebs examined are reported as having yielded 11.1 to 
14.7 per cent, of extract soluble in ether 1 part and alcohol 1 part (p. 31.) 
The alcohol extract obtained from capsicum varied from 31.9 to 35.3 
per cent. (p. 32.) 
The samples of aspidium examined gave 9.4 to 9.7 per cent, of ether- 
soluble extract. 
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