PROPRIETARY
PREPARATION CONTAINING CLOVE
Tessol (E.T. Pearson
and Co. Ltd). A mixture
of oils of clove, cajuput, anise and juniper, with chloroform and
chlorothymol. For dysentery and intestinal infections
Dose; 15 to 30 drops.
Coriander
(B.P.). Corian.; Coriander Fruit; Coriander Seed;
Fruto de cilantro.
Foreign Pharmacopeias:
In
Belg., Dan., Egyp., Fr., Hug., Ind.,
Jug., Nor., Pol., and
Span. Also in U.S.N.F.
The dried ripe fruits of
Coriandrum sativum
(Umbelliferae), containing not
less than 0-3 % v/w of volatile oil. Powdered Coriander (B.P.) Contains not less than 0-2 % v/w of
volatile oil. Store in a cool dry place.
Uses. It is aromatic and carminative and is
added to purgative medicines to prevent griping.
Coriander Oil (B.P.). Ol.
Coriand.
Dose: 0-06 to 0-2 ml. (1 to 3 minims).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Cz., Dan., Ind., Pol., and U.S.
A colourless or pale yellow liquid with the characteristic odour and taste
of coriander, obtained by distillation from coriander. The flavour becomes
less pleasant with age. It contains about 65 to 80 % of (+)-linalol (coriandrol).
Wt per ml. 0-865 to 0-879 g. Soluble 1 in 0-5 of alcohol (90%), 1 in 3 of
alcohol (70 %), in chloroform, and ether.
Uses. Coriander oil is aromatic, stimulant and
carminative.
Dill (B.P.C., Ind.P.).Anethum; Dill fruit.
The dried ripe fruit of
Anethum graveolens (Umbelliferae),
containing not less than 2.5 % v/w of volatile oil. Store in a cool dry
place.
Uses. An aromatic carminative. The distilled
water has been used for relieving flatulence in infants.
Aq. Anet. Dest. (B.P.C.
1949).Distilled Dill Water. Dill 10 g. and water 200 ml.; distil 100 ml.
Dose: 15 to 30 ml. (� to 1 fl. oz).
Indian Dill (Ind. P.C.) The dried ripe fruits of Anethum sowa (Umbelliferae) containing not less than 2 % v/w of
volatile oil. Ind. P.C. includes also a distilled water and an infusion (1
in 40) and the volatile oil. Indian dill oil contains about 20 % v/w of
carvone.
Dill Oil (B.P., Ind.P.). Oleum anethi.
Dose: 0-06 to 0-2 ml. (1 to 3 minims).
A colorless or pale yellow oil obtained by distillation from dill. It
darkens with age, and has a chracteristic odour, resembling that of
caraway, and a sweet aromatic and subsequently pungent taste. It contains
43 to 63 % of carvone. Wt per ml. 0-895 to 0-910 g.
Soluble 1 in 1 of alcohol (90 %) and 1 in 10 of
alcohol (80 %).
Uses. Dill oil, usually in the form of
Dill Water, is used as an aromatic carminative,
especially in the treatment of flatulence in infants.
Concentrated Dill Water (B.P.). Aq.
Aneth. Conc. Dill oil 2 % v/v in alcohol and water; it is about 40 times
as strong as distilled dill water. Dose: 0-3 to 1 ml. (5 to 15 minims).
Dill Water (B.P.).
may be prepared from dill oil or Concentrated Dill Water by the 3 methods
described under Cinnamon Water, B.P., p.
621.
Eucalyptol
(B.P.) Eucalyp.; Cineole; Cajuput oil.
Anhydromenthane-1:8-diol.
C10H18O
=154-3.
Dose: 0-06 to 0.2 ml. (1 to 3 minims).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Belg., Chil., Egyp., Fr., Ger., Hung., Mex., Nor., Span.,
Swed., Swiss, and
U.S.
A colourless liquid with
an aromatic camphoraceous odour and a pungent cooling taste, obtained from
eucalyptus oil, cajupu toil, and other oils. Wt per ml. 0-922 to 0-924 g.
Insoluble in water;
soluble 1 in 2 of alcohol
(70 %); miscible with alcohol (90 %), with fixed and volatile oils, and
with most organic solvents.
Toxic Effects and
Antidotes. As for
Eucalyptus Oil
Uses.
Eucalyptol has he action and uses of
eucalyptus oil but is less irritating to mucous membranes. It is used as
an antiseptic (0-25 %) in dentifrices and, mixed with zinc oxide, as a
temporary dental filling. It is also used in dentistry as a softening
agent to adapt gutta perch fillings and cones to cavities and root canals.
Compound Spray of
Eucalyptol (B.P.C.). Neb.
Eucalyp. Co.; Compound Thymol Spray. Eucalyptol 8 ml., menthol 1 g.,
thymol 100 mg., camphor 1 g., light liquid paraffin to 100 ml.
Pastilli Eucalyptolis (B.P.C. 1949, N.F. 1952). Eucalyptol
Pastilles. Unless otherwise specified, pastilles each containing 0-03 ml.
(� minim) are supplied.
Eucalyptus Oil (B.P.). Ol. Eucalyp.
Dose: 0-06 to 0-2 ml. (1 to 3 minims).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Chil., Chin., Cz., Dan., Egyp., Fr., Ger., Hung., Ind.,
Jap., Jug., Pol., Span.,
and Swiss. Also in U.S.N.F.
A colourless or pale yellow oil with an aromatic camphoraceous odour and a
pungent cooling taste, obtained by rectifying the oil distilled from the
fresh leaves of various species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae). It contains not less than 70 % w/w of
cineole. Wt per ml. 0-904 to 0-924 g. Very slightly
soluble in water; soluble 1 in 5 of alcohol (70
%) and 1 in 0-3 of alcohol (90 %); miscible with dehydrated alcohol, oils,
fats, and paraffins
Toxic Effects. The symptoms of poisoning are epigastric
burning, nausea and vomiting, dizziness and muscular weakness, rapid pulse
and a feeling of suffocation; in severe cases delirium and convulsions
occur. Deaths have been recorded from doses varying from 60 to 360 minims.
Antidotes. Emetics or gastric lavage; artificial
respiration if necessary.
Uses. Eucalyptus oil has the general
properties of essential oils and is used as an antiseptic and deodorant.
For catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract it has been given
internally, either on sugar or as an emulsion or mixed with olive oil;
pastilles containing eucalyptus oil, often with menthol, are also used. To
relieve cough in chronic bronchitis and asthma it is inhaled with steam,
sometimes with the addition of menthol, pine oil, and Compound Tincture of
Benzoin. Mixed with menthol, camphor, or pine oil, it is used in 'dry'
inhalers. Oily spray solutions containing eucalyptus oil and other
volatile oils have also been used for the relief of catarrh but this type
of administration is not recommended. A 2 % ointment in soft paraffin has
been employed as a mild antiseptic dressing in the treatment of
first-degree burns and a 1 % ointment may be useful in rhinitis.
'Lemon-scented' Eucalyptus Oil is obtained from E. citriodora and contains about 70 % of citronellal.
Ung. Eucalyp. (B.P.C.
1934). Ointment of Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus oil 10 g., hard paraffin 40 g.,
and white soft paraffin 50 g.
Ung. Pro Ustionibus. Burn Ointment: Trinity Ointment,
Eucalyptus oil 40 m., zinc ointment 120 gr., hydrous wool fat 120 gr.,
white soft paraffin to 1 oz. [P2] Vap. Eucalyp. Co. (B.P.C. 1934). Compound Eucalyptus Inhalation;
anti-catarrhal Salts. Eucalyptus oil 16-5 ml., phenol16-5 ml., oil of
Siberian fir 8-25 ml., strong solution of iodine 8-25 ml., camphor 16-5
g., and ammoniated alcohol 34ml.
Vapor, Eucalypt. et Pini (N.F.
1939). Eucalyptus oil 15 m., oil of Siberian fir 15 m., light magnesium
carbonate 15 gr., camphor water to 1 fl. oz. Use one teaspoonful to a pint
of boiling water.
Eugenol (B.P.C.). Eugen.; Eugenic Acid.
4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol, C10H12O2=164-2
Dose: 0-06 to 0-2 ml. (1 to 3 minims).
Foreign Pharmacopeia: In Belg.,
Dan., Nor., Pol., Swed., and U.S.
A colourless or slightly yellow liquid with an odour of clove and a spicy,
pungent taste. Wt per ml. 1-064 to 1-068 g. Slightly soluble in water;
miscible with alcohol, ether, chloroform, and glacial acetic acid; soluble
in aqueous sodium mydroxide. Avoid contact with iron.
Uses. Eugenol is antiseptic and antiputrescent.
It is employed in dentistry as a flavouring agent and mild rubefacient in
dentifrices, as an obtundent for hypersensitive dentine, caries, or
exposed pulp, as an antiseptic in root-canal filling, and, mixed with zinc
oxide, as a temporary filling.
Eugenol 7-5 % in sterile arachis oil is injected in doses of up to 10 ml.
For the treatment of hemorrhoids. - E.P. Button, Pharm. J., ii/1946, 268.
Isoeugenol, used in perfumery for its carnation-clove
odour and for the manufacture of vanillin, is obtained by heating eugenol
with potassium hydroxide.
Fennel
(B.P.).
Foeniculum; Fennel Fruit; Fennel Seed; Fenouil; Fenchel; Fruto de hinojo.
Dose: 300 to 600 mg. (5 to 10 grains).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Belg., Chin., Cz., Dan., Egyp., Fr., Hung., Ind., Jap.,
Jug., Nor., Pol., Span., Swed., and Swiss. Also in Ind. P.C.
and U.S.N.F.
Fr. Describes Sweet
Fennel, F. vulgare var. dulce,
including leaf and root, and Belg. And
Nor. Describe the subspecies
F. capillaceum.
The dried ripe fruits of
cultivated plants of
Faeniculum vulgare (
=F. officinale) (Unbelliferae), containing not less than
1-4 % v/w of volatile oil.
Powdered Fennel (B.P.).contains
not less than 1 % v/w of volatile oil.
Store in a cool dry place.
Uses. An aromatic carminative. It is geven to
infants in the form of fennel water for the treatment of flatulence.
Aq. Foenic. Dest. ( B.P.C.
1934). Distilled Fennel Water, Fennel 10 g. and water 200 ml.; distil 100
ml. Dose: 15 to 30 ml. (� to 1 fl. oz.).
Fennel Oil (B.P.C.
1949). Ol. Foenic.; Aetheroleum Foeniculi; Esencia de hinojo.
Dose: 0-03 to 0-2 ml. (� to 3 minims).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Belg., Chil., Cz., Dan., Ger., Hung., Ind., Jap., Jug.,
Nor., Pol., Sweed., Swiss, and U.S.
A colourless or slightly
yellow oil with a characteristic aromatic odour and a bitter,
camphoraceous taste, obtained by distillation from fennel. It contains
anethole. Wt per ml. 0-95 to 0-98 g. Soluble 1 in 1 of alcohol (90 %).
Aq. Foenic. Conc. (B.P.C.
1934, Ind. P.). Concentrated Fennel Water. Fennel oil
2 ml., alcohol (90 %) 60 ml., water to 100 ml.; shaken with talc and
filtered. It is about 40 times as strong as the distilled water. Dose: 0-3
to 1 ml. (5 to 15 minims).
Fennel Water (U.S.N.F.).
Aqua Foeniculi. A saturated solution of fennel oil in water. Similar
waters are included n Dan.
P., Hung. P., Jug. P., Pol. P., and Swiss
P.
Reproduced from
Marindale's Extra Pharmacopeia 24th Edition
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