Chapter XXXII. Phanerogams - (Continued). Class I. - Dicotyledones Polypetalae. Sub-Class II. - Disciflorae. Lineae. Linseed. Flax Seed. Lini Semina, B.P.; Linum, U.S.P. Linseed, B. and U.S.P. Flax Seed, 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.
Chapter XXXII. Phanerogams - (Continued). Class I. - Dicotyledones Polypetalae. Sub-Class II. - Disciflorae. Lineae. Linseed. Flax Seed. Lini Semina, B.P.; Linum, U.S.P. Linseed, B. and U.S.P. Flax Seed, U.S.P
The dried ripe seeds of Linum usitatissimum. It is grown in Britain.
Characters. - About one-sixth of an inch long, oval, pointed, flattened, smooth, shining, brown externally, yellowish-white within.
Composition.- The covering of the seeds contains much mucilage, and the seed itself contains nearly one-third of its weight of oil. The oil is obtained by expression, and the remaining cake when powdered forms linseed-meal.
Preparations
B.P. | Dose. |
Farina Lini ................................... | |
Infusum " ................................... | ad lib. |
Oleum " ..................................... |
U.S.P
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