Purification of Gum Resin fyc. 
Ammoniac 
Galbanum 
Sagapenum 
i Names. 
Tears. 
Tearlike 
mass, some- 
what soft. 
Soft brown, 
ish red mas- 
ses. 
Quality of 
Gum Resin. 
to to JO 
CO h- CO 
O O Cft 
Quantity 
obtained. 
15 gr. 
40 gr. 
40 gr. 
Loss. 
Not so 
strong. 
do. 
do. 
Smell com- 
pared to un- 
purified. 
Compact 
[mass, brit- 
tle, of a gray 
approaching 
to yellow. 
Compact 
mass, of a 
somewhat 
yellowish 
colour. 
Somewhat 
soft,not com 
pact, readi- 
ly pulled a- 
part, pale 
yellow. 
t 
♦1 
* a 
25 gr. 
70 gr. 
34 gr. 
Quantity 
of residue 
Almost entirely compos- 
ed of small, reddish, ovoid 
flattened seeds, with longi- 
tudinal striae; of an aro- 
matic flavour, like those of 
the umbelliferae. 
Remains of stalks and 
other impurities; of a red-! 
dish colour ; not complete- 
ly dissolved. 
Remains of stalks, &c. 
and of earthy matter, mix- 
ed with some fragments 
of bassorine. 
Character of Residue. 
