This section is from the book "Practical Materia Medica And Prescription Writing", by Oscar W. Bethea. Also available from Amazon: Practical Materia Medica and Prescription Writing.
Latin, Coccus
Eng., Cochineal. The dried female of the insect Coccus cacti.
Used in manufacturing as a coloring agent, but not often prescribed.
See Opium, p. 239.
See Opium, p. 239.
See Opium, p. 239.
 
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