Am.  Jour,  Pharm. 
May,  1897. 
Examination  Questions. 
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(21)  Write  the  botanical  name  and  natural  order  of  Crocus,  and  state  what 
part  of  the  plant  is  official. 
(22)  Name  an  acid  and  three  important  alkaloids  found  in  Opium.  Name  an 
acid  and  three  important  alkaloids  found  in  Cinchona. 
( 23)  Write  the  botanical  name  and  natural  order  of  the  plants  from  which  each 
of  the  following  drugs  is  derived  :  Elaterium,  Manna,  Opium,  Guarana,  and  Zea, 
(24)  Name  the  source  of  each  of  the  following  alkaloids  :  Thebaine,  Emetine. 
Pelosine,  Chelerythrine,  Cornutine,  Menispine,  and  Hygrine. 
(25)  Name  the  source  of  each  of  the  following  non-alkaloidal  principles  : 
Meconic  Acid,  Rottlerin,  Chrysophan,  Cathartic  Acid,  Saponin,  lElaterin,  and 
Rhamnoxanthin. 
•    (26)  Name  five  official  drugs  that  are  powerful  hydragogue  cathartics. 
(27)  Name  three  powerful  drugs  that  act  as  tonics  to  the  heart,  strengthen- 
ing its  beat ;  and  three  that  powerfully  depress  the  heart's  action. 
(28)  Define  the  terms  Cholagogue,  Antiseptic,  Antiperiodic,  Mydriatic,  and 
Anthelmintic. 
(29)  What  are  the  most  marked  symptoms  of  opium  poisoning,  and  what 
treatment  is  indicated  ? 
(30)  Name  two  powerful  official  drugs  which,  in  medicinal  doses,  stimulate 
the  respiratory  function. 
COMMITTEE. 
A — (1)  A  solid  body  weighs  50  ounces  in  the  air  and  30  ounces  in  water. 
What  is  its  specific  gravity?  (2)  What  is  the  volume  of  the  body?  (3)  What 
is  the  weight  of  an  equal  volume  of  water?  (4)  What  would  it  weigh  if  it 
were  immersed  in  official  Glycerin  ?  (5)  If  two  avoirdupois  pounds  of  official 
Sulphuric  Acid  were  poured  into  a  measure  graduated  to  show  fluid  ounces, 
to  what  number  would  it  be  filled? 
B — Asafoetida.  (1)  Give  botanical  name,  natural  order,  and  habitat  of  the 
plant  which  yields  Asafoetida.  (2)  Describe  the  characteristics  of  the  natural 
order  to  which  the  plant  belongs.  (3)  What  appearance  does  the  drug  present 
in  commerce?  (4)  Why  does  it  form  an  emulsion  when  mixed  with  water? 
(5)  What  are  its  chief  constituents,  and  to  what  is  its  odor  due?  (6)  Name 
three  official  preparations  of  Asafoetida.    (7)  Give  the  dose  of  Asafoetida. 
C— Materia  Medica. — Belladonna  Root.  (1)  Enumerate  the  characters  by 
means  of  which  Belladonna  Root  may  be  distinguished  from  any  other  official 
root.  (2)  What  is  the  important  alkaloid  of  Belladonna?  (3)  What  is  the 
most  characteristic  constitutional  effect  of  Belladonna  or  of  its  alkaloid  ?  (4) 
What  is  the  dose  of  Belladonna  Root?  (5)  Name  the  official  drugs  which  in 
physiological  action  are  closely  related  to  Belladonna.  ( 6)  Why  is  the  official 
name  Belladonna  Radix  and  not  Belladonna  ? 
D—  (1)  Name  five  official  Fixed  Oils,  giving  the  Latin  and  English  titles. 
(2)  Describe  briefly  the  processes  for  making  the  fixed  oils  of  commerce  used 
medicinally.  (3)  Name  five  official  volatile  oils,  giving  both  Latin  and  English 
titles.    (4)  Describe  briefly  three  processes  by  which  volatile  oils  are  procured. 
E — (1)  Give  Symbol,  Equivalence  and  Atomic  Weight  of  the  metal  Magne- 
sium. (2)  What  two  kinds  of  Magnesium  Oxide  are  official,  and  how  is  each 
made?  Whatistheessentialdifferencein  chemical  reaction  with  waterbetweeu  the 
two?  (3)  Which  variety  of  Magnesium  Carbonate  is  the  official?  (4)  Give 
the  chemical  reactions  that  take  place  in  making  Liquor  Magnesii  Citratis. 
