Peppermint
(B.P.C.). Menth. Pip.; Menthe Poivree; Pfefferminzblatt; Hoja de
mentha.
Dose: 2 to 4 g. (30 to 60 grains).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Belg., Cz., Dan., Egyp., Fr., Ger., Hung., Jug., Nor., Pol.,
Span., Swiss, and
U.S.
Mentha (Jap.P., Chin. P.) Is the dried leaves of varieties of
corn-mint, M. arvensis.
The dried leaves or leaves and flowering tops of Menth piperita (Labiatae),
containing not less than 0-4 % v/w of volatile oil. There are two
varieties known as black peppermint and white peppermint.
Store in a cool dry place in well-closed
containers which prevent loss of volatile oil.
Uses. It is used as a carminative but the
volatile oil is usually preferred.
Peppermint Oil (B.P.). Ol.
Menth. Pip.; Essence de Menth; Pfefferminzol.
Dose: 0-6 to 0-2 ml. ( 1
to 3 minims).
The oil obtained by distillation from the fresh flowering tops of
Mentha piperita
(Labiatae) and rectified if
neccessary.
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Belg., Chil., Cz., Dan., Egyp., Fr., Ger., Hung., Jug.,
Mex., Nor., Pol., Sman., Sweed., Swiss, and U.S.
Menth Oil ( Jap.P. and Chin.P.) and Pudina
Oil (Ind.P.) Are from varieties of M. arvensis.
Mentha Oil (Ind.P.) Is from various species of Mentha.
A colourless, pale yellow, or greenish-yellow liquid with the odour of
peppermint and a pungent aromatic cooling taste. It contains 4 to 9 % w/w
of esters, calculated as menthyl acetate,
C12H22O2 , and not less than 45 % w/w of free
menthol. Wt per ml. 0-897 to 0-910 g. Soluble 1
in 4 of alcohol (70 %) and 1 in 0-5 of alcohol (90 % ), the solution
sometimes becoming turbid on adding more alcohol (90 %); miscible with
dehydrated alcohol.
Uses. Peppermint oil is an aromatic
carminative; it relieves gastic and intestinal flatulence and colic and is
employed with purgatives to prevent griping. Applied externally it has a
slight analgesic action and has been used in neuralgia.
Aq. Menth.Pip (D.T.F.).
Triturate oil of peppermint 154 m. with talc 1 oz. And sufficient water to
produce 160 fl. oz.; filter.
Aq. Menth. Pip. Dest ( B.P.C.
1949). Distilled Peppermint Water. Peppermint oil 0-1 ml. and water 150
ml.; distil 100 ml. Dose: 15 to 30 ml. � to 1 fl. oz.).
Concentrated Peppermint
Water (B.P.). Peppermint 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).
Concentrated Peppermint
Water (1+99). Oil of
Peppermint 7-5 ml., Tween '20' 42-5 ml., water to 100 ml. It is
about 100 times as strong as the distilled water. - R. M .E. Richards and
T. D. Whittet, Pharm. J.,
ii/1955, 141.
Emulsion of Peppermint (B.P.).
Emuls. Menth. Pip. Peppermint oil 10 ml., liquid extract of quillaia 0-25
ml., water to 100 ml. It is equivalent to Spirit of Peppermint in content
of peppermint oil.
Dose: 0-3 to 2 ml. (5 to 30 minims).
Peppermint Spirit (U.S.P.).Peppermint
oil 10 % v/v in alcohol in which 1 % w/v of coursely powdered peppermint
leaves (previously macerated in water for 1 hour and then expressed) has
been macerated for 6 hours. Usual dose: 1 ml. (15 minims).
Peppermint Water(B.P.) may be prepared from peppermint oil or Concentrated
Peppermint Water by the 3 methods described under Cinnamon Water,
B.P., p 621.
Peppermint Water (U.S.P.).
A saturated solution of peppermint oil in water.
Usual dose: 15 ml. (� fl. oz.).
Spirit of Peppermint (B.P.) Sp.
Menth. Pip.; Essence of Peppermint. Peppermint oil 10 ml., alcohol (90 %)
to 100 ml. Dose: 0-3 to 2 ml. (5 to 30 minims).
Syr. Menth. Pip. (B.P.C.
1934). Syrup of Peppermint. Concentrated peppermint water 12-5 ml. and
syrup 87.5 ml.
Dose: 2 to 8 ml. (30 to 120 minims).
Pimento (B.P.C.
1934). Pimenta; Allspice; Jamaica Pepper.
The dried full-grown unripe fruits of Pimenta officinalis (Myrtaceae), containing 3 to 4-5% v/w of volitile oil. It
is an aromatic carminative and is generally employed in medicine in the
form of the volatile oil.
Pimento Oil (B.P.C.
1949). Ol. Pement.; Pimenta Oil (U.S.N.F.);
Allspice Oil.
Dose:
0-6 to 0-2 ml. (1 to 3 minims).
A yellow or yellowish-red oil, which darkens with age, with a
characteristic odour and a spicy pungent taste, obtained by distillation
from pimento. It contains not less than 60 % v/v of eugenol; the
U.S.N.F. oil yields not less than 65 % v/v of
phenols. Wt per ml. 1-030 to 1-045 g. Miscible
with alcohol (90 %) ;
soluble 1 in 3 of alcohol
(70 %).
Uses. It is used as a carminative and may be
administered on sugar or as pimento water.
Aq. Piment. Conc.
(B.P.C. 1934). Concentrated Pimento Water.
Pimento oil 2 ml., alcohol (90 %) 60 ml., water to 100 ml., shaken with
talc and filtered.
Dose: 0-3 to 1 ml. (5 to
15 minims).
When Pimento Water (Aq. Piment.) Is prescribed, 1 part of
concentrated pimento water diluted with 39 parts of water should be
dispensed.
Pine Oil (U.S.N.F.).
Aromatic Pine Oil (B.P.C. 1949). A colourless to pale yellow oil
with a characteristic pinaceous odour and a bitter taste, obtained by
extraction and fractionation or by steam distillation from the wood of
Pinus palustris and other species of
Pinus. It consists cheifly of tertiary and
secondary alcohols, the main constituent being a-terpineol. Wt. Per ml.
about 0-94 g. Miscible with alcohol. It has antiseptic
properties and is extensively used in so-called pine disinfectants which
are employed for general disinfecting and deodorising purposes.
Pumilio Pine Oil (B.P.C.).
Ol. Pini Pumil.; Dwarf Pine Needle Oil (U.S.N.F.);
Pine Needle Oil; Essence de Pin de Montague; Latschenol.
Dose: 0-6 to 0-3 ml. (1 to 5 minims).
Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Cz., Hung., Jug., and Swiss. Also in U.S.N.F.
A colourless or faintly
yellow oil with a pleasant aromatic odour and a pungent taste, obtained by
distillation from the fresh leaves of Pinus mugo var. pumilio (Pinaceae), a variety of mountain pine. It contains 4 to
10 % w/w of esters, calculated as bornyl acetate,
C12H20O2. Wt per ml. 0-858 to 0-870 g.
Soluble 1 in 10 of
alcohol, with opalescence.
Uses. It has antiseptic and expectorant
properties. It is inhaled with steam, sometimes with the addition of
menthol, eucalyptus oil, and Compound Tincture of Benzoin, to relieve
cough in chronic bronchitis and asthma. It has been applied externally as
a rubefacient in the treatment of sprains and fibrositis.
Syr. Pini (B.P.C.
1949). Syrup of Pine. Pumilio pine oil 0-62 ml., alcohol (90 %)12-5 ml.,
glycerin 25 ml., conpound solution of tartrazine 1-04 ml., sucrose 50 g.,
water to 100 ml. Dose: 2 to 4 ml. (30 to 60 minims).
Oleum Pini Sylvestris. Fir-wool Oil This oil was described in
the B.P. 1885 as the oil distilled from the fresh
leaves of the Scotch pine, Pinus sylvestris, but such an oil is no longer available commercially. The
oil now sold under this name is a distillate from the leaves and twigs of
various conifers.
Vap. Pin. Sylvestr. (Roy. Nat. T.N. and E. Hosp.) Scotch pine oil 40 m., light magnesium
carbonate 20 gr., water to 1 fl. oz. A mild stimulant.
Reproduced from
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