Jalapa, B. and U.S.P. Jalap
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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.
Jalapa, B. and U.S.P. Jalap
The dried tubercles of Ipomoea Purga (Exogoniun Purga), B.P. The tuberous root of Exogonium Purga, U.S.P. Mexico.
Fig. 210. - Jalap, reduced to 1/3 in size.
Characters. - Varying from the size of a nut to that of an orange, ovoid, the larger tubercles frequently incised, covered with a thin, brown, wrinkled cuticle; presenting, when cut, a yellowish-grey colour, with dark brown concentric circles.
Preparations. | |
B.P. | Dose. |
Extractum Jalapae................................................................................. | 5-15 gr. |
Pulvis Jalapae Compositus.................................................................... | 20-60 gr. |
Pulvis Scammonii Compositus................................................................ | 10-20 gr. |
Resina Jalapae.............................................................................................................................................. | 2-5 gr. |
Tinctura Jalapae.................................................................................... | 1/2-2 fl. dr. |
U.S.P. | |
Abstractum Jalapae............................................................................... | 7-10 gr. |
Pulvis Jalapae Compositus.................................................................... | 30-60 gr. |
Resina Jalapae....................................................................................... | 2-5 gr. |
Pilulae Catharticae Compositae (vide p. 523)............................................................. | 1-3 pills. |
Pulvis Jalapae Compositus. Compound Jalap Powder. - B.P. Jalap, 5; acid tartrate of potassium, 9; ginger, 1 part. U.S.P. Jalap, 35; acid tartrate of potassium, 65.
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