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or  indirectly  from  this  source.  (2)  State  briefly  how  each  is  obtained.  (3) 
What  is  the  action  of  the  volatile  oil  when  applied  externally  or  taken  inter- 
nally, in  what  doses  is  it  given  and  what  preparation  of  it  should  be  prescribed  ? 
D — N.  O.  Rubiacecs. — (1)  Give  botanical  names  of  the  plants  belonging  to 
this  order  that  yield  two  official  barks,  an  official  root,  and  a  seed  yielding  an 
official  alkaloid.  (2)  State  the  alkaloidal  requirements  of  the  U.S. P.  for  these 
barks,  their  habitat  and  their  present  commercial  source.  (3)  Name  the  four 
principal  alkaloids  present  in  these  barks.  State  the  action  of  the  alkaloids 
upon  micro-organisms  and  upon  the  white  blood  corpuscles.  What  condition 
do  they  produce  if  taken  in  excessive  doses  ? 
E — Eucalyptus. — (1)  Give  its  botanical  name,  natural  order  and  habitat.  (2) 
How  can  you  distinguish  between  the  leaves  of  young  and  those  of  older  parts 
of  the  tree  ?  Which  kind  is  official  ?  (3 )  What  amount  of  volatile  oil  is  present 
in  the  leaves,  and  what  is  the  chief  constituent  of  this  oil?  What  terpeneis 
the  chief  constituent  of  the  volatile  oil  derived  from  some  species  of  Eucalyptus  ? 
(4)  What  are  the  medicinal  properties  of  the  leaves  and  volatile  oil  ?  By  what 
channels  is  the  latter  excreted  ? 
F—Glucosides. — (1)  Give  the  botanical  names  of  the  plants  yielding  the  fol- 
lowing, viz.:  Amygdalin,  Digitalin,  Colocynthin,  Marrubiin,  Gentiopicrin, 
Arbutin,  Bryonin,  Daphnin,  Salicin,  Convallarin.  (2)  Which  two  of  these  act  as 
heart  tonics,  which  two  as  drastic  purgatives,  which  two  as  bitter  tonics,  which 
as  a  diuretic,  which  as  an  antiperiodic  ?  What  derivatives  are  produced  by  the 
splitting  up  of  Amygdalin  and  Arbutin  ? 
G — Volatile  Oils.  —  (1)  Name  two  official  volatile  oils  that  yield  eugenol,  two 
anethol,  one  menthol,  one  thymol,  one  safrol,  one  cinnamic  aldehyde,  two 
methylsalicylate.  (2)  State  the  official  names  of  the  following  volatile  oils, 
viz. :  Neroli,  Orange  Peel,  Pennyroyal,  Lavender  Flowers,  Bitter  Almond, 
Cade,  American  Wormseed,  Cassia,  Fleabane,  Bay. 
H— Cathartic  Drugs. — (1)  State  the  active  constituent  of  Mandrake  Root 
and  amount  present.  How  is  the  resin  obtained  and  what  is  its  dose  ?  (2) 
What  action  does  it  have  upon  the  liver,  and  upon  what  part  of  the  intestinal 
tract  does  it  principally  act?  What  other  cathartic  acting  upon  the  lower 
bowels  is  usually  associated  with  it?  (3)  State  the  dose  of  Gamboge,  Croton 
Oil,  Jalap,  Scammony  and  Flaterin. 
J — Toxicology. — State  briefly  the  symptoms  and  treatment  of  cases  of  poi- 
soning by  each  of  the  following  drugs,  viz. :  Opium,  Strychnine,  Arsenic,  Car- 
bolic Acid. 
K — Emergency  Case. — (1)  Give  a  brief  outline  of  the  manner  in  which  you 
would  treat,  antiseptically,  an  incised  wound  of  the  forearm.  (2)  Also  a  scalp 
wound.  (3)  A  boy  whose  leg  was  badly  injured  was  saved  from  bleeding  to 
death  by  the  prompt  action  of  a  druggist ;  how  would  you  act  under  similar 
circumstances  ? 
COMMITTKE. 
A — Mercury.— \\)  Give  unabbreviated  official  name,  specific  gravity,  sym- 
bol. (2)  From  what  locality  in  the  United  States  is  it  largely  obtained?  (3) 
In  what  combination  does  Mercury  usually  exist  in  nature?  (4)  What  process 
is  used  in  separating  it  from  this  combination?  (5)  What  two  series  of  salts 
are  formed  by  Mercury  ?  (6)  To  which  series  does  Corrosive  Sublimate  belong  ? 
(7)  Write  the  chemical  formula  and  state  the  dose  of  Corrosive  Sublimate. 
