Xanthoxylum. Xanthoxylum
Description
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.
Xanthoxylum. Xanthoxylum
Latin, Xanthoxylum
Eng., Xanthoxylum. Synonym, Prickly Ash Bark. The dried bark of Xanthoxylum americanum or of Xanthoxylum Clava-Herculis.
Average Dose
30 grains (2 Gm.).
Fluidextractum Xanthoxyli
Eng., Fluidextract of Xanthoxylum. Average Dose.-30 minims (2 mils).
Therapeutic Action
Laxative, diuretic, expectorant.
Uses
It is a constituent of many pharmaceutical and proprietary preparations that are recommended for syphilis, rheumatism, scrofula, etc. Seldom prescribed.
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