Rosaceae. Sub-Order I. - Pruneae. Amygdala Dulcis, B. and U.S.P. Sweet Almond
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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.
Rosaceae. Sub-Order I. - Pruneae. Amygdala Dulcis, B. and U.S.P. Sweet Almond
The ripe seed of the sweet almond tree, Prunus Amygdalus (Amygdalus communis), var. dulcis. Imported from Malaga, and known as the Jordan almond.
Characters. - Above an inch in length, lanceolate, acute, with a clear cinnamon-brown seed-coat, with a bland sweetish kernel. Does not evolve the odour of bitter almonds when bruised with water. Composition. - Contains upwards of 50 per cent. of a fixed oil which consists principally of oleic acid. It contains also an albuminous substance - emulsin, which is supposed to be produced from a vegetable casein and asparagin.
Preparations. | ||
B.P. | Dose. | |
Oleum Amygdalae............................. | 1 fl. dr. to 1/2 fl. oz. | |
Pulvis Amygdalae Compositus (almonds 8, sugar 4, gum acacia 1)........................................................................................................ | 60 gr. to 120 gr. | |
Mistura Amygdalae (1 of Pulv. Amygd. Co. to 8 of water) .... | 1-2 fl. oz. | |
U.S.P. | ||
Mistura Amygdalae................................. | .2 fl. dr. 1 fl. oz. (4 16 c.c.) | |
Syrupus ,, ................................ | .2 fl. dr. 1 fl. oz. (4-16 c.c.) | |
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