Aloe Socotrina, B.P.; Aloe, U.S.P. Socotrine Aloes, B.P.; Aloes, U.S.P
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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.
Aloe Socotrina, B.P.; Aloe, U.S.P. Socotrine Aloes, B.P.; Aloes, U.S.P
The inspissated juice of the leaf of Aloe
Perryi and probably other species. Imported principally by way of Bombay and Zanzibar.
Characters. - In hard, opaque, reddish-brown or yellowish-brown, not greenish, masses, translucent at the edges; breaks with an irregular or smooth and resinous fracture; has a bitter taste, and when breathed on has a saffron-like odour; dissolves entirely in proof spirit, and during solution exhibits under the microscope numerous minute crystals.
Preparations. | ||
B.P. | Dose. | |
Aloin................................................................................ | ............................................ | 1/2-2 gr. |
Decoctum Aloes Compositum (Extract)..... | 4 gr. in 1 fl. oz..................... | 1/2-2 fl. oz. |
Enema Aloes..................................................................... | 4 gr. in 1 fl. oz..................... | 10 fl. oz. |
Extractum Aloes Socotrinae........................................... | 1 part from 2, nearly .......... | 2-6 gr. |
Extractum Colocynthidis Compositum (Extract)............ | 1 part in 2, nearly ............... | 3-10 gr. |
Pilula Aloes et Asafoetidae (vide-p. 522) ......................... | 1 part in 4........................... | 5-10 gr. |
1 part in 3........................... | 5-10 gr. | |
,, „ Socotrinae (vide p. 522)......... | 1 part in 2, nearly ............... | 5-10 gr. |
Pilula Rhei Composita (vide p. 523)................ | 1 part in 6............................ | 5-10 gr. |
Tinctura Aloes................................................................. | 11 gr. to 1 fl. oz............ | 1-3 fl. dr. |
Tinctura Benzoini Composita.......................................... | 8 gr. to 1 fl. oz..................... | 1/2-2 fl. dr. |
Vinum Aloes ................................................................. | 16 1/2 gr. to 1 fl.oz...................... | 1-2 fl. dr. |
U.S.P. | ||
Aloes Purificata ............................................................... | ............................................. | 1/2-6 gr. |
Extractum Aloes Aquosum ............................................ | ............................................. | 1/2-6 gr. |
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