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Chapter XXXIII. Class I. - Dicotyledones Polypetalae. Sub-Class III. - Calyciflorae. Leguminosae. Sub-Order I. - Papilionaceae. Glycyrrhizae Radix, B.P.; Glycyrrhiza, U.S.P. Liquorice Root |
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This section is from the book "A Text-Book Of Pharmacology, Therapeutics And Materia Medica", by T. Lauder Brunton. Also available from Amazon: A text-book of pharmacology, therapeutics and materia medica.
The root or underground stem, fresh and dried, of
Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Characters. - In long cylindrical branched pieces, tough and pliable; yellowish-brown outside, yellow inside; taste sweet and slightly acrid. Digested with water it yields a solution which gives a precipitate with diluted sulphuric acid.
Composition. - Contains starch, sugar, and a sweet principle - glycyrrhizin - which is the substance precipitated by sulphuric acid.
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B.P. |
Strength. |
Dose. |
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Confectio Terebinthinae .................................... |
.1 in 4......................... |
.60-120 gr. |
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Decoctum Sarsae Compositum ........................... |
1/4 oz.. in 1 1/2 pint ............ |
.2-10 fl. oz. |
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Extractum Glycyrrhizae ............................ |
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.10-30 gr. |
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" " Liquidum ................................................................. |
.1 fl. dr. |
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Infusum Lini ................................... |
1 in 87 1/2 fl. parts .............. |
.1-2 fl. oz. |
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Pilula Hydrargyri (vide p. 522) ........................ |
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.3-8 gr. |
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" Ferri Iodido (vide p. 522) ..................... |
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.3-8 gr. |
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Pulvis Glycyrrhizae Compositus |
(vide p. 910).......... |
.30-60 gr. |
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Confectio Se nnae ............................. |
1 part in 94, nearly. |
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Decoctum Aloes Compositum ....................... |
1 oz. in 30 fl. oz. |
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Tintura Aloes ...................................... |
,1 1/2 oz. to 1 pint. |
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Trochisci Opii ................................ |
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Of Liquid Extract Of Liquorice - |
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Mistura Sennae Composita .............................. |
.1 fl. oz. in 1 pint. |
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Tinctura Chloroformi et Morphinae .... |
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U.S.P. |
Dose. |
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Extractum Glycyrrhizae Fluidum ..................................... |
.1 fl. dr. (4 c.c.) |
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" " Purum ............................... |
.1 fl. dr. (4 c.c.) |
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Glyeyrrhizinum Ammonintum ................................ |
.5-15 gr. (0.32-1 gm.) |
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Pulvis Glycyrrhizae Compositus (vide p. 906).............. |
.30-60 gr. (2- 4 gm.) |
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