| 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. |
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| 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. C H 0==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, C H O == 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.). |
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| 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. |
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| Reproduced from Marindale's Extra Pharmacopeia 24th Edition |
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