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89, 470— properties and reactions, 
89, 249 — use in consumption, 88, 
410 — prevents gastric disturbance 
after the use of creasote, 90, 181. 
GUAIACUM (resin), acid number, 
etc., 87, 93— amber colored, 89, 
286, 316 — commercial quality, 88, 
606 — use as emmenaorog:ue, 87, 399, 
90, 20-solubility, 85, 247— pro- 
ducts of distillation with zinc dust, 
81,60. , 
GUAR AN A, ash,87, 28— assay (Feem- 
ster), 82, 523; (Snow), 86, 483; 
(Kremel), 88, 244 — p. c. of caffeine, 
the foregoing references, and also 
83, 540— in Mexico, 85, 602— hab- 
itat and preparation in Brazil, 88, 
266 — use in chronic diarrhoea, 90, 
69. 
GUARANINE, properties, 86, 248. 
GUAREA, medicinal species, 90, 178. 
GUAVA, Psidium guava, uses, 82, 
349— use of fruit, 86, 446. 
GITAVIN, from Psidium guava, 90, 
208. 
GUAYABO, Psidium pomiferum and 
P. pyriferum, constituents of bark, 
85, 6U2. 
GUAYACAN (guaiacum). 85, 556. 
GUILAlVDINA Boxduc (Boxducella) 
bitter principle, 86, 613. 
GUMS (mucilaginous), contain a fer- 
ment, 86, 252 — reaction with orcin, 
82, 218, 88, 572— mode of forma- 
tion, 88, 505. 
— East Indian, account and uses 
(Mander), 88, 301 ; (Prebble), 88, 
457. 
— VARIETIES (Maben), 90, 184. 
GUM ARABIC, adulteration (traga- 
canth), H3, 145 ; (dextrin), 88, 586 
— assay (Liebermann), 90, 461 — 
influence on chemical reactions, 
82, 602 — solutions, mould pre- 
vented, 88, 403 — substitutes (dex- 
trin), 89, 469 ; (flaxseed mucilage), 
88,406, 90, 615; (converted starch), 
88, 98, 90, 437 ; (ghatti, etc.), 88, 
301, 457; (sugar, sodiuui silicate), 
88, 510. 
— ARABIC, insoluble Csavakin ?) 82, 8. 
— CKDRELA, properties and composi- 
tion, 90, 459. 
— sAVAKiN, constituents, 81, 155. 
— SENEGAL, assay (Liebermann), 90, 
461. 
— STERCULTA, Varieties, compared to 
tragacanth (Maiden), 90, 20. [In- 
dian, p. 21 ; African, p. 23; Austra- 
lian, p. 25.] 
GUM RESINS, acid numbers, etc. 
(Kremel), 87, 91 ; (Dietrich), 89, 
857 — formation, 88, 505 — excipient 
for pills of gum resins, 85, 596. 
I GUN COTTON, (pyroxylin), prepara- 
1 tion, 82, 622, 83, 273, 85, 591. 
GUNZBURG'S reagent, 88, 240. 
GURJUN BALSAM. See Balsam, gur- 
JUN. 
GUTTA PERCHA, cultivation in Cey- 
lon, and varieties, 84, 443, 444 — 
'. substances resembling it, 83, 523. 
j GYMNEMA sylvestre, effect of 
leaves upon the taste, 88, 339. 
GYMNOCLADUS canadensis, consti- 
tuents of seeds, 87, 230. 
GYPSOPHILA, sTRUTiiiuM, root used 
as soap, 89, 188. 
HABA de San Ignacio (Ignatia), 85, 
I 602. 
HA BILL A de San Ignacio, seeds of 
Hura crepitans, use in Mexico, 85, 
602. 
! HiEMATEIN, compounds, 82, 398. 
i HyEMATOXYLIN, reactions, 81, 52. 
HiEMATOXYLON, p. c. of tannin, 
82 , 388 — composition of logs and 
' chips differs, 87, 525— use as rea- 
' gent for metals, 84, 214, 87, 526. 
HAEMOGLOBIN, in urine, 87, 497. 
I — use in debility, 81, 477. 
— TROCHES, 85, 416. 
LI AIR DYE (bismuth), 82, 551. 
HAIR TONIC (Gross), 84, 342 ; (Bar- 
i tholow, Fox), 87, 294 ; (Foley), 87, 
441 ; (cinchona), 88, 102 ; (qui- 
nine), 88, 480. 
HAIR WASHES for baldness, 90, 
156. 
HALOID SALTS, thermo-chemistry, 
84, 414. 
HAMAMELIS virginica, constituents 
of bark, 86, 418 — distillation of the 
"extract," 87, 334— uses, 90, 193. 
HAN BURY medal, award (Fliicki- 
ger), 81, 522; (Howard, Dragen- 
dorfl", Dymock, Planchon), 89, 493. 
HANCHINOL, Heimia syphilitica, 
constituents of leaves, 85, 602. 
HAND GRENADES. See Grenades, 
HAND. 
HAPLOPAPPUS. See Aplopappus. 
HARINAS EMOLiENTES, Ph. Mexi- 
cana, 85, 43S. 
HARMALIN and derivatives, 86, 89. 
HARMIN and derivatives, 86, 89. 
HARROGATE alum well, composi- 
tion, 81, 128. 
H ASCHICIN, resin of Cannabis indi- 
ca. 90, 588. 
