Decennial Index, 1881 — 1890. 
87 
PACHIRA SPECIES, p. c. of fat, uses in 
Brazil, 84, 622. 
P^ONIA OFFICINALIS, uses, 86, 72. 
PAGETIA MEDiciNALis, value of 
leaves, OO, 473. 
PAGUA, Persea butyracea, uses, 85, 
234. 
PAINPAINT for headache, etc., 85, 
27. 
PAINT, PHOSPHORESCENT, 81, 250, 82, 
65. 
PALLADIUM SALTS, behavior to 
ozone, 82, 617. 
PALO DEL MUERTO, Ipomgea species, 
86, 72. 
— DULCE, Eysenhartia amorphoides, 
uses in Mexico, 86, 124. 
— MULATO, Xanthoxylon pentanome, 
uses in Mexico, 86, 72. 
PANAL, Lepidium virginicum, uses, 
85, 604. 
PANAQUILON,preparation and prop- 
erties, 90, 338. 
PANAX. See also Ginseng. 
— LESsoNii, leaves as perfume, 90, 
473. 
PANBOTANO, substitute for quinine 
sulphate, 90, 182. 
PANCRATIUM iLLYRicuM, use in 
Mexico, 85, 654. 
PANCREAS, action upon drugs, 82, 
574 — digestive power, 85, 455 — 
estimation of activity of extracts, 
82, 24— ferments, 81, 247. 
PANCREATIN, influence of saccha- 
rin upon its action, 88, 26 — action 
of orcin, 88, 572. 
PANGIUM EDULE, uses, 85, 562. 
PANICOL, from millet seed, 88, 139. 
PANICUM iTALicuM, use in Japan, 
84, 530. 
— MiLiACEUM GLUTiNosuM, peculiar 
starch, 87, 155. 
PAPAIN, action, 85, 5G9, 86, 439— 
influences of saccharin upon action, 
88, 27 — compared to pepsin, 89, 
527 — properties, 81, 75 — for clean- 
sing middle ear, 90, 392 — against 
tfenia, 81, 476. 
PAPAV^ER RHCEAS, use in Mexico, 
85, 311— alkaloids from fresh 
petals, 90, 179. 
— soMNiFERUM, in Afghanistan, 87, 
47— importation of leaves for Bos- 
ton " opium, 90, 189. 
PAPAVERINE, corrected formula, 
85, 606— derivatives (papaveral- 
dine, papaveroline), 86, 354 — sepa- 
ration from the other opium 
alkaloids, 87, 511. 
PAPAW, Carica papava, constituents 
and action, 86, 72, 439— soluble 
ferment, 81, 75, 89, 87, 150. 
— Asimina triloba, alkaloid, 86, 587. 
PAPAYOTIN, use in fissures of the 
tongue, 89, 16. 
PAPER, making, ancient material, 
88, 298— rendered pliable, 85, 24. 
— ANTISEPTIC (Bedoin), 86, 428. 
— CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE, 87, 556. 
— FILTERING. See Filtering paper. 
— LITMUS. See Test paper. 
! — LUMINOUS, preparation, 86, 536, 
87 72 
— MOTH, 85, 27, 86, 494. 
— PULP, preparation, 81, 473. 
— TEST. See Test paper. 
— WOOD, reaction with phenols, 86, 
184. 
PAPRIKA, ash, 90, 342. 
PARABUXINIDINE, properties, 85, 
145. 
PARACETPHENETIDIN. See Phe- 
nacetin. 
PARACHOLESTERIN, properties, 
82, 626. 
PARADISE GRAINS, analysis, 86, 
118 — detection in pepper, 88, 403. 
PARAFFIN, estimation in petro- 
leum and lubricating oils, 89, 22, 
152 — excipient for deoxidizable 
substances. 86, 337 — for purifying 
I alcohol, 86, 166— solubilities, 89, 
I 152— tests (negative), 88, 561. 
! — SOFT, fusing point, 81, 508 — name 
(petrolatum), 81, 34, 2o6 ; (saxoli- 
num), 81, 317. See also Petrola- 
tum. 
— OIL. See Oil mineral — oil paraf- 
fin. 
I — lODATED, preparation, 85, 240. 
PARAGLOBULINS, characteristics, 
87, 420. 
PARAGUAY TEA. See Mate— Ilex 
I PARAGUAYENSIS. 
PARALDERYDE, administration 
(Ecc]es),87, 20— antidote to strych- 
nine, 84, 83, 85, 436— test for car- 
amel. 85, 171— hypnotic, 83, 377, 
I 629, 84, 52, 121, 85, 96, 86, 607— 
in suppositories, 85, 552 — use in 
tetanus, 90, 208. 
PARA NUTS, Bertholletia excelsa, 82, 
346. 
PARAQUINANISOIL and deriva- 
tives. 86, 383. 
PAREIRA BRAVA. See also Abutua. 
— FALSE. West Indian, 86, 517. 
PAREIRINE hydrociilorate, uses, 
85, 105. 
