212  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {^ApSf  £§£rm' 
MATERIA  MEDIC  A. 
A.  From  what  plants  is  Bryonia  Root  obtained?  Give  their  natural  order 
and  habitat.  Describe  the  drug,  including  its  structure.  State  its  medical 
properties  and  dose.  What  other  drugs  are  obtained  from  the  same  natural 
order  ?    Give  the  medical  properties  and  dose  of  each. 
B.  Name  the  plant  yielding  Pink-root.  Give  the  natural  order  and  habitat 
of  the  plant.  Describe  the  drug,  including  its  structure.  Name  the  principal 
constituents.  Give  its  medical  properties,  dose;  and  effects  of  an  overdose. 
What  other  article  is  sometimes  sold  for  the  officinal  pinkroot,  and  how  may  it 
be  distinguished  from  the  latter?  In  what  manner  does  Serpent-aria  differ, 
physically,  from  pinkroot? 
C.  What  is  Butternut  Bark  f  Name  the  plant,  its  natural  order,  and  habitat. 
When  should  the  drug  be  collected  ?  Describe  the  drug,  including  its  structure. 
Name  its  principal  constituents.  Give  the  medical  properties  and  dose.  State 
the  effect  of  continued  boiling  upon  the  virtues  of  the  drug. 
D.  What  is  Jaborandif  Name  the  plant,  its  natural  order  and  habitat. 
Describe  the  drug.  Give  its  medical  properties  and  dose.  Name  an  officinal 
salt,  prepared  from  Jaborandi.  State  the  dose  of  the  salt,  and  some  of  its  char- 
acteristics. How  may  the  leaves  of  Laurus  nobilis  be  distinguished  from  Jabo- 
randi ? 
E.  What  is  American  Wormseed  f  Name  the  plant  from  which  it  is  procured. 
Give  the  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant.  Describe  the  drug.  Give  its 
medical  properties  and  dose.  Also  the  officinal  name,  characteristics  and  dose 
of  its  active  principle.    How  may  American  Wormseed  be  distinguished  from 
Levant  Wormseed  f 
F.  What  is  the  botanical  name  of  the  Almond  tree?  Its  natural  order  and 
habitat?  Describe  the  seeds,  including  their  structure.  State  the  difference  in 
the  appearance  of  the  two  varieties  of  almond.  Name  the  constituents  found 
in  both  varieties,  and  give  the  proportion  of  that  constituent  obtained  by  expres- 
sion. Which  variety  yields  a  volatile  principle,  and  in  what  proportion?  How 
is  this  volatile  principle  produced  ?  What  is  its  chemical  nature  ?  What  com- 
pound is  formed  from  it  on  exposure  to  air? 
G.  What  is  Mace?  Give  the  botanical  name  of  the  plant.  Its  natural  order 
and  habitat.  Describe  the  drug.  Give  its  medical  properties  and  its  constit- 
uents. What  is  Nutmeg  f  Give  the  proportion  of  its  important  constituents, 
and  the  characters  of  the  volatile  principle. 
H.  Name  some  of  the  plants  yielding  Aloes,  giving  their  habitat,  and  the 
commercial  varieties  of  aloes  yielded  by  each.  How  is  aloes  prepared?  Which 
variety  is  officinal  ?  Describe  the  officinal  aloes,  and  state  the  effect  of  solvents, 
and  what  impurities  are  frequently  present.  How  do  other  varieties  differ 
from  it  ?    Give  a  process  for  preparing  aloin. 
I.  In  what  tissue  is  the  juice  contained  which  yields  Opium?  How  is  opium 
prepared?  Describe  the  officinal  opium.  State  how  Persian  opium  differs 
from  it.  How  may  the  following  adulterations  be  detected :  starch,  gum,  ex- 
tracts? What  is  the  morphine  strength  of  pharmacopceial  opium?  Give 
characteristic  tests  for  the  following  constituents;  morphine,  codeine,  meconic 
acid. 
K.  Give  the  name,  class  and  habitat  of  the  Muskdeer.  Describe  the  musk-bag, 
and  its  location  on  the  animal.  Give  the  characteristics  of  good  musk.  State 
how  adulterations  may  be  detected  ?  How  may  the  odor  of  musk  be  removed  ? 
Give  the  medical  properties  and  dose  of  musk.* 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PHARMACY. 
A.  Name  three  officinal  liquids  for  which  processes  are  given  in  the  Pharma- 
copoeia, which  have  identical  specific  gravities.  How  many  avoirdupois  pounds 
are  contained  in  a  wine-gallon  of  either  of  them.  Give  the  outlines  of  the 
method  of  preparing  each. 
B.  Give  the  unabbreviated  officinal  names,  ingredients,  outlines  of  pro- 
cesses, and  describe  the  appearance  of  the  following :    Soap  Liniment,  Syrup 
