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Varieties. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Jan.,  1883. 
the  sugar  contained  in  the  fruits  taken  from  the  trees  in  a  green  state, 
and  allowed  to  ripen  afterwards,  is  composed  of  f  of  interverted  sugar 
and  of  cane  sugar.  The  tannic  substances  and  the  organic  acids  of 
the  green  fruits  disappear  when  the  bananas  are  ripe. 
The  ashes  of  bananas  are  very  rich  in  phosphoric  acid  (23*18  per 
cent.)  and  potassium  oxide  (45*23  per  cenf.) — Jour.  Amer.  Chem  Sog., 
Nov.,  1882. 
VARIETIES. 
Administration  of  Tannin.— Dr.  H.  Ribbert,  of  Bonn,  contends  that 
the  amount  of  albumen  excreted  in  albuminuria  is  reduced  by  tannin,  pre- 
ferably given  in  alkaline  liquids,  and  the  efforts  will  be  crowned  the  more 
with  success  the  earlier  in  the  disease  the  administration  of  tannin  is  com- 
menced. Dr.  Lewin,  from  his  experiments  made  to  prevent  the  disagree- 
able effects  of  tannin  on  the  mucous  membrane  of  the  alimentary  canal, 
recommends  the  following  prescriptions  : 
I.  Sodium  tamiiGum. — R  Solut.  acidi  tannici,  gr.xvi-xxx:  f^  v,  Adde 
solut.  sodii  bicarb,  q.  s.  ad  react,  alkalin. 
Slg. — To  be  kept  in  a  well-corked  glass,  and  used  within  one  or  two  days. 
II.  Tanninum  albuminatum. — R  Solut.  acidi  tannici,  ^ss:  f^  iii.  Adde, 
agitando,  solut.  albumin,  ovi  unius,  f^iii. 
The  greater  the  quantity  of  the  tannic  acid,  the  greater  must  be,  in 
proportion,  the  amount  of  the  white  of  the  egg. 
III.  Tannin,  albuminat.  alkaL—R  Acid,  tannic,  ^ss-gr.lxxv.  Aquse 
destillat.,  foiii.  Adde,  agitando,  albumin,  ovi  unius,  sodii  bicarb,  solut.  q.  s. 
ad  solut,  limj^id. 
Best  adapted  for  a  longer  course  of  tannic  acid. 
Sugar  in  any  form  should  be  avoided  in  these  preparations. — Med.  and 
Surg.  Bep.,  1882,  Aug.  5. 
JuGLANS  CiNEREA  IN  ABORTION.— Dr.  W.  L.  Bell,  Morrelton,  Arkansas 
("Medical  Brief,"  May,  1882),  reports  several  cases  in  which  butternut, 
given  in  the  form  of  a  comiioimd  syrup,  has  been  of  marked  value  in  the 
prevention  of  abortion.  The  formula  used  by  him  is  as  follows:  R  Fluid 
extract  of  hyoscyamus  ^i,  fluid  extract  of  juglans  cinerea  ^i,  oil  of  sassafras 
3SS,  sodium  bicarbonate  5SS,  simple  syrup  ^vi.  M.  This  mixture  should 
be  given  in  teaspoonful  doses  three  times  a  day  from  the  time  of  the  threat- 
ened abortion  till  the  completion  of  gestation.  Juglans  cinerea  was  at  one 
time  used  in  the  treatment  of  scrofula,  and  as  a  wash  for  leucorrhoea. — Chi- 
cago Med.  Review^  June  1. 
Delphinium  Ajacis. — From  his  experiments  with  the  acetic  and  aque- 
ous infusion.  Dr.  Benvenuti  draws  the  following  conclusions :   The  flowers 
