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accepted  as  fact  that  whenever  the  activity  is  sufficient  to  produce  a 
decided  therapeutic  effect  in  disease  it  is  also  sufficient  to  produce 
a  deleterious  effect  when  improperly  used,  either  as  to  time  or  quan- 
tity. In  other  words,  useful  drugs  are  of  necessity  poisonous  sub- 
stances which  tend  to  derange  normal  processes  of  the  human 
organism  and  many  of  them  must  of  necessity  be  extremely  injurious 
to  the  various  organs  of  the  body  if  used  at  all  liberally  for  any 
appreciable  length  of  time. 
Quantities  of  Some  of  the  More  Widely  Used  Botanical  Drugs  Imported  into  the 
United  States  during  the  Years  iqoq  to  iqij,  Inclusive. 
1909 
1910 
1911  . 
1912 
1913 
Pounds 
Pounds 
Pounds 
Pounds 
Pounds 
Aloes  
67L257 
944,007 
980,205 
666,229 
909,279 
Asafcetida  
42,335 
95,536 
114,686 
138,066 
134,579 
Balsam  of  Peru.  .  .  . 
25,843 
50,363 
37,910 
*  47,862 
48,996 
Benzoin  
69,146 
55-634 
98,366 
94-733 
105,967 
Buchu  
130,644 
106,345 
181,121 
105-310 
Cinchona  
3002,385 
3.305-894 
4,136,354 
2.935,350 
3,329,973 
Copaiba  
234,257 
208,566 
191,154 
159-172 
206,447 
Cubebs  : .  . 
87,050 
104,713 
129,014 
in,357 
166,307 
Gentian  
1,485,389 
1,177,433 
1,537,919 
1,585,612 
1,796,928 
Ipecac  
35,i66 
36,261 
27-654 
41.627 
54,648 
Jalap  
66,096 
199,905 
230,679 
119. 211 
277,275 
Nux  vomica  
1,666,957 
2,738,662 
4.330,402 
2,427,187 
2,306,735 
Sarsaparilla  
570.124 
560,858 
379,091 
452,917 
301,308 
Senna  
2,159,553 
2,564-452 
3,063,275 
3,164,003 
2,634,117 
Quantities  of  Some  of  the  More  Widely  Used  Medicinal  Chemicals  Entered  for  Con- 
sumption in  the  United  States  during  the  Years  iqoq  to  IQ13,  Inclusive. 
1909  1910  1911  1912  1913 
Acid:  Pounds  Pounds  Pounds  Pounds  Pounds 
Benzoic   491,739  364,650  502,878  470,004  863,015 
Boracic   230,968  416,842  343,094  276,496  362.400 
Carbolic   4,729,552  4,507,693  4,371,014  5,686,704  8,345,631 
Citric   243,010  142,001  97,847  67,332  8,677 
Salicylic   1,988  64.531  32,876  28,769  31,844 
.  Tartaric   124,774  I     IQ4457  331,538  j     105,311  78,942 
Aniline  oil   1,950,620  1,946,805  1,917,202  1,843,443  2,015,318 
Aniline  salts   6,130,517  5,870,905  5-133-723  4-831,075  4-976, 108 
Caffeine   149,599  i      60,463  57,025  43,859  59,773 
Camphor   2,421,023  3,519,233  4,218,430  2,404,140  3,941,170 
Cinchona  bark  alka- 
loids  *2, 330,304  *3, 012, 196  *3, 102, 194  *3, 044,238  *3>237>994 
Iodine   12,961  771,090  210,467  497,823  351,296 
Lime,  citrate  of ...  .  3,917,274  4,114,256  5,219,544  5,903,501  5,526,954 
Tartar  and  cream  of 
tartar   32,121,394  128,415,045  29,312,257  23,746,330  29,548,388 
*  Ounces. 
