| 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, C H O , 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, C H O . 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. |
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