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Nov.,  1888.  ; 
Euphorbia  Pilulifera. 
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the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  Using  50  gm.  of  the  drug, 
powdered,  results  were  obtained  which  may  be  summarized  as 
follows ; 
SOLVENTS  AND  PER 
CENT. 
REAGENTS,  ETC. 
CONSTITUENTS,  ETC. 
Petroleum  spirit. 
Amount  dissolved, 
2*06  per  cent. 
Soluble  in  absolute  alcohol. 
Soluble  in  95  per  cent,  spirit. 
Eesidue  from  treatment  with  alcoholic 
potash. 
Vegetable  wax. 
Chlorophyll. 
Caoutchouc. 
Stronger  ether. 
Amount  dissolved, 
1*36  per  cent. 
Non-volatile  principles,  0"56  per  cent. 
Ferric  chloride. 
HCl  and  dil._  H2SO4. 
Dried  extract  treated  with  absolute  alcohol 
and  water  added. 
Reagents  for  alkaloids  and  glucosides. 
Volatile  principle,  0"80  per  cent. 
Tannin. 
ChlorophyU. 
Resin. 
No  change. 
Volatile  acid. 
Absolute  alcohol. 
Amount  dissolved, 
1'13  per  cent. 
Gelatin. 
Dissolved  out  of  dried  extract  by  absolute 
alcohol  and  treated  with  water,  etc. 
Eeagents  for  alkaloids  and  glucosides. 
Tannin. 
Resin  and 
Chlorophyll. 
No  change. 
Distilled  water. 
Amount  dissolved, 
10'9  per  cent. 
Precipitated  by  alcohol,  6*13  per  cent. 
Incineration. 
Veg.  mucilage,  2.6. 
Sugar,  0-6. 
Other  carbohydrates, 
4*1. 
Ash,  total  amount, 
4-77. 
Water  with  "2  per 
<;ent.  sodium  hydrate. 
Amount  dissolved, 
2*6  per  cent. 
Precipitated  by  alcohol,  2  per  cent. 
By  incineration. 
IVXucilage  and 
albuminoids. 
Ash,  0'6  per  cent. 
Water  with  1  per 
cent,  hydrochloric 
acid. 
Amount  dissolved, 
5*8  per  cent. 
Precipitated  by  NH^HO  as 
Ammonium  oxalate. 
.By  incineration. 
Calcium  oxalate 
2*04  per  cent. 
Ash,  3*4  per  cent. 
Chlorine  water. 
Amount  dissolved, 
15*96  per  cent. 
Dissolved  out  by  chlorine  water. 
Eesidue. 
Lignin. 
Cellulose,  etc. 
Undissolved  residue,  60*19  per  cent.  Constituents:  Wax,  caout- 
chouc, chlorophyll,  resin,  tannin,  sugar,  mucilage,  carbohydrates, 
albuminoids,  calcium  oxalate  and  other  salts. 
March,  1888. 
mercuric  iodide  soap  is  stated  {Lancet,  May  12),  to  be  a  powerful 
antiseptic.  The  mercuric  iodide  is  incorporated  with  the  soaptogether  with 
potassium  iodide. 
