| Cajuput Oil (B.P.C.). Ol Cajuput |
| Dose: 0-06 to 0-2 ml. (1 to 3 minims). |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Ind., Span., and Swiss. |
| A colourless, yellow, or green oil with an agreeable camphoraceous odour and a bitter, aromatic, camphoraceous taste, obtained by distillation from the fresh leaves and twigs of certain species of Melaleuca such as M. leucadendron and M. minor (Myrtaccac). It contains 50 to 65% w/w of cineole. Wt per ml. 0-910 g. to 0-923 g. Soluble 1 in 2 of alcohol (80%), becoming less soluble with age; miscible with alcohol (90%). |
| Uses. Cajuput oil is employed internally as a carminative and externally as a stimulant and mild counter-irritant in rheumatism. |
| Sp. Cajuput. (B.P. 1948). Spirit of Cajuput. Cajuput oil 10 ml., alcohol (90%) to 100 ml. Dose: 0-3 to 2 ml. (5 to 30 minims |
| Caraway (B.P.) Carum; Caraway Fruit; Caraway Seed; Fructus Carvi; Cumin des Pres; Kummel. |
| Dose: 0-6 to 2 g. (10 to 30 grains). |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Egyp., Ger., Hung., Ind., Jug., Nor., Pol., and Swiss. Also in U.S.N.F. |
| The dried ripe fruits of Carum carvi (Umbelliferae), containing not less than 3-5 % v/w of volatile oil. Powdered Caraway (B.P.) Contains not less than 2-5 % v/w of volatile oil.Store in a cool dry place. |
| Uses. It is an aromatic carminative and is employed as caraway water for the flatulent colic of infants. Caraway water is a suitable vehicle for children's mixtures. |
| Aq. Cari Dest. (B.P.C. 1934). Distilled Caraway Water. Caraway 10 g. and water 200 ml.; distil 100 ml. Dose: 15 to 30 ml. (� to 1 fl. oz.). |
| Caraway Oil (B.P.C.). Oleum Cari; Oleum Carui; Oleum Carvi; Kummelol |
| Dose: 0-06 to 0.2 ml. (1 to 3 minims). |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Cz., Egypt., Ger., Hung., Ind., Jug., Nor., Pol., and Swiss. Also in U.S.N.F. |
| A colourless or pale yellow oil with a characteristic odour and taste, obtained by distillation from caraway. It contains 53 to 63 % w/w of carvone, C H O. Wt per ml. 0.905 to 0.915 g. Soluble 1 in 1 of alcohol (90 %) and 1 in 7 of alcohol (80 %). |
| Concentrated Caraway Water (B.P.C.). Aq. Cari Cone. Caraway oil 2 ml., alcohol (90 %) 60 ml., water to 100 ml.; shaken with talc and filtered. It is about 40 times as strong as distilled caraway water. Dose: 0-3 to 1 ml. (5 to 15 minims). |
| Cardamom Fruit (B.P.). Cardam. Fruct. |
| Dose: 0-6 to 2 g. (10 to 30 grains). |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Chin., Dan., Ger., Hung., Ind., Jap., Jug., Nor., and Swiss |
| Egyp. And U.S.N.F. specify only Cardamom Seeds, recently removed from the fruit |
| The dried, nearly ripe fruits of Elettaria cardamomum var. minuscula (Zingiberaceae). Only the seeds are used in making preparations of cardamom; they are removed from the capsule when required for use; they have a strongly aromatic odour and taste and contain not less than 4 % v/w of volatile oil. The fruit shold be stored in a cool dry place; the seeds should not be stored after removal from the fruit. |
| Uses. It has carminative properties and is often administered with purgatives and other aromatics. |
| Aromatic Tincture of Cardamom(B.P.C.). Tinet. Cardam. Aromat.; Carminative Tincture, Cardamom seed 1 in about 15 with strong tincture of ginger, alcohol (90 %), and oils of caraway, cinnamon and clove. Dose: 0-12 to 0-6 ml. (2 to 10 minims). |
| Compound Cardamom Tincture (U.S.N.F.). Prepared by macerating cardamom seed 2 g., cinnamon 2-5 g., caraway 1-2 g., cochineal 0-5 g., with glycerin 5 ml., and diluted alcohol to 100 ml. |
| Compound Tincture of Cardamom (B.P.) Tinct, Cardam. Co. Prepared from cardamom seed (1-4 %), caraway, cinnamon, cochineal, and glycerin, by maceration with alcohol (60 %). Protect from light. Dose: 2 to 4 ml. (30 to 60 minims). |
| It is more or less decolorised by alkaloidal salts, bismuth carbonate, calcium ions, and sodium bromide. In localities where tap water may precipitate or modify the colour of the tincture, distilled water should be used in mixtures containing the tincture. |
| Tinct. Cardam. Co. Conc. (B.P. 1932). Concentrated Compound Tincture of Cardamom. Prepared by percolating cardamom seed 5-6 g., caraway 5-6 g., cinnamon 11-2 g., and cochineal 2-8 g. with alcohol (60 %) to 100 ml. It is approximately four times the strength of Compound Tincture of Cardamom, Dose: 0-5 to 1 ml. (8 to 15 minims). |
| Cardamom Oil (B.P.C. 1949). Ol. Cardamom. |
| Dose: 0-3 to 0-2 ml. � to 3 minims). |
| A colourless or pale yellow oil with a pungent odour and cooling taste, distilled from the whole fruits of cardamom. It contains esters of cineole and terpineol. Wt per ml. 0-917 to 0-940 g. Soluble 1 in 6 of alcohol (70 %). |
| Cardamom Oil (U.S.N.F.) Is distilled from the seed. |
| Uses. Cardamom oil is occasionally employed for it's carminative effect but mailnly used as a flavouring agent. |
| Compound Cardamom Spirit (U.S.N.F.). Cardamom oil 10, orange oil 10, cinnamon oil 1, clove oil 0-5, anethole 0-5, caraway oil 0-05, alcohol to 100, all by vol. |
| Cassia Bark (B.P.C. 1949). Cass. Cort., Cassia Cinnamon; Chinese Cinnamon; Cinnamomum (Chin.P.); Cannelle de Chine; Chinsischer Zimt. |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Chin., Dan., Hung., Ind., Jap., and Swiss. |
| The dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia (Lauraceae) containing not less than 1 % v/w of volatile oil. Powdered Cassia (B.P.C. 1949) contains not less than 0-7 % v/w of oil. Store in a cool dry place. |
| Uses. It has properties similar to those of cinnamon. |
| Cassia Bud. Cassiae Flos. The immature fruits of species of Cinnamomum probably C. cassia and C. loureirii. It is used as a spice and for the same purposes as cinnamon. |
| Cassia Oil (B.P.C. 1949). Ol. Cass.; Cinnamom Oil (U.S.P.); Chinese Cinnamon Oil; Oleum Cinnamomi (Chin.P. and Jap.P.); Oleum Cinnamomi Cassiae. |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Chin., Dan., Hung., Ind., Jap., Swiss, and U.S. |
| A mobile yellow to yellowish-brown oil with a fragrant pungent odour and a sweetish, spicy, burning taste, obtained by distillation from the leaves and twigs of Cinnamomum cassia. It darkens with age and becomes more viscous. It contains not less than 80 % w/w of aldehydes, calculated as cinnamaldehyde. Wt per ml. 1-052 to 1-063 g. Soluble 1 in 2 of alcohol (70 %), 1 in 1 of alcohol, and 1 in 1 of glacial acetic acid. |
| Uses. It has properties resembling those of cinnamon oil but the odour is less fragrant and more pungent, and the taste is harsher. |
| Cinnamon Water (U.S.P.). A clear saturated solution of cassia oil (i.e. Cinnamon Oil, U.S.P.) In water. |
| Concentrated Cassia Water (Ind.P.). Aq. Cass. Conc. Cassia 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 prepared from cassia bark. Dose: 0-3 to 1 ml. (5 to 15 minims). |
| Emuls. Cass. (Formerly Brompton Hosp.). Oil of cassia 48 m., tincture of quillaia 24 m., water to 1 fl. oz. |
| Inhal. Cass. Co. (Brompton Hosp.). Oil of cassia, oil of eucalyptus, oil of Siberian fir, and creosote, equal volumes. Ten drops to be placed on the pad of an oro-nasal respirator and inhaled. |
| Spirit of Cassia (Ind.P.). Sp. Cass. Cassia oil 1 in 10 in alcohol (95 %). Dose: 0-5 to 1 ml. (8 to 15 minims). |
| Cedar Wood Oil (B.P.C. 1949). Ol. Cedri; Oil of Red Cear. |
| An almost colourless or slightly yellow somewhat viscous oil with a mild, persistent, characteristic odour, obtained by distillation from the wood of Juniperus virginiana (Cupressaceae) and other species of red cedar. It consists almost entirely of cedrene, a liquid sesquiterpene. Wt per ml. 0-936 to 0-970 g. Soluble 1 in 20 to 1 in 10 of alcohol (90 %). |
| Uses. It is used in perfumery and as a clearing agent in microscopy. A thickened form, made by concentration in vacuo, is used in microscopy as an immersion oil. |
| Chamomile (B.P.C.). Anthemis; Chamomile Flowers; Roman Chamomile; Anthemidis Flores; Romische Kamille; Manzanilla romana. |
| Foreign Pharmacopeias: In Fr., Pol., Span., and Swiss. |
| The dried double or simi-double flowerheads of cultivated varieties of Anthemis nobilis (Compositae), containing not less than 0-4 % v/w of volatile oil Powdered Chamomile (B.P.C.) Contains not less than 0-2 % v/w of volatile oil. Protect from light in a cool place. |
| The B.P.C. 1934 included a soft aqueous extrct (dose:120 to 500 mg.) And a liquid extract (1 in 1 with alcohol 70 %; Dose: 2 to 4 ml.). |
| Uses. Chamomile has been used as an aromatic bitter. In large doses it acts as an emetic. An infusion, 'chamomile tea'; (1 to 20 of boiling water; Dose: 1 to 4 fl. oz.) Is a domestic remedy for indigestion. A poultice of the flowers is sometimes applied externally in the early stages of inflammation. Powdered chamomile is an ingredient of some shampoo powders. |
| USE OF CHAMOMILE IN COSMETICS. See T. Ruemele, Mfg Chem., 1951, 22, 276. |
| Chamomile Oil (B.P.C. 1949). Oleum Anthemidia; Roman Chamomile Oil. |
| Dose: 0-03 to 0-2 ml. (� to 3 minims). |
| The oil obtained by distillation from the recently dried flowerheads of A. nobilis. It is a blue liquid when fresh (due to the presence of azulene), but becomes greenish and then brownish-yellow. It has a strong, pleasant, aromatic odour and a burning taste. It contains esters of angelic and tiglic acids. Wt per ml. About 0-91 g. Soluble 1 in 6 of alcohol (70 %) and 1 in less than 1 of alcohol (90 %). |
| Uses. It is used as an aromatic carminative. |
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