Linum

Flaxseed

Flaxseed. The seed of Linum usitatissimum. Lini Farina.—Flaxseed-meal.

Infusum Lini Compositum

Compound infusion of flaxseed. (Flaxseed, oz ss; licorice-root, 3 ij; boiling water, Oj.) (Not official.)

Ulmus

Slippery-elm bark. The inner bark of Ulmus fulva. Mucilago Ulmi.—Mucilage of slippery-elm bark.

Glycyrrhiza

Licorice-root. The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra.

Glycyrrhizinum Ammoniatum

Ammoniated glycerin.

Extractum Glycyrrhizae Purum

Pure extract of glycyrrhiza.

Extractum Glycyrrhizae, Fluidum

Fluid extract of glycyrrhiza.

Mistura Glycyrrhizae Composita

Compound licorice-mixture (brown mixture). A simple expectorant containing paregoric, wine of antimony, and spirits of nitrous ether. Dose, 3 j— oz ss.

Actions and Uses

The remedies of this group contain mucilaginous constituents on which their properties depend. They are frequently prescribed as protectives in gastro-intestinal disorders, and as expectorants in bronchial affections.