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s Pice YSl0L0GICAL Effects.—C innamon produces the effects of thesto s already described (p. 72). In moderate doses it stimulates theproduces a sensation of warmth in the epigastric region, andc °stiv the ass ™^ a ^ ve functions. The repeated use of it disposes to

doses it acts as a general stimulant to the vascular and nervousteun? 1S ' ^ ome writers regard it as acting specifically on the uterus4r- e ^ n ’ Heilmittell. Bd. ii. S. 199, 3 t,e Aufl.; and Wibmcr, Wirk. d.{J* Gifte. Bd. ii. S. 137).

''hi .v. ES ‘'—f uses °f cinnamon are those of the spices generally, anda.,, C have been before noticed (p. 72). It is employed by the cook asSul) * reea hle condiment. In medicine, it is frequently added to otherp u 1111 Cc s ; as, to the bitter infusions, to improve their flavour ; and totonic ■ v ? s ’ '° check their griping qualities. As a cordial, stimulant, and4 S a ’ " ls indicated in all cases characterized by feebleness and atony.With , as tringent, it is employed in diarrhoea, usually in combinationhis *1. , the vegetable infusions, or opium. As a cordial and stimulant,x hibited in the latter stages of low fever. In flatulent and spas-"flections of the alimentary canal, it often proves a very efficienth'ts llla tive and antispasmodic. It checks nausea and vomiting. It^ s ° been used in uterine hemorrhage,half Ni i 1 n ’csti:ation. —The dose of it in substance is from ten grains to, a 'h-achm.

S Ss '. Ctnnamomj compositus, L. —(Cinnamon , lii.; Cardamom,

V f 1Ilger , S'" ’ f-'Oug Pepper, Sss. Rub them together, so that ato g r Ul ° Powder may be made.) Aromatic and carminative. Dose, gr. x.

2 5 Xx - Principally employed as a corrigent of other preparations.

5 $. b QVA Cinnamomi, L. E. D.—(Cinnamon , bruised, lb.iss. [l xviij. E.,^Phit ’ 01 ^ °f Cinnamon, 3ij. L.] ; Proof Spirit, fSvij. [Rectifiedtuft / f^iij. E. No Spirit, D.] ; Water, Cong . ij. [as much as may beC 0 n ei h to prevent empyreuma, D.] Let a gallon distil. The Dublintiou^ e uiacerates the bark in the water for one day previous to distilla-% u , fins water is usually prepared in the shops, by diffusing the oil

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Water by the aid of sugar or of carbonate of magnesia. Accord-a formula given in the London Pharmacopoeia, 3j. of oil is to be' V * l h 0*" Curated with 3i. of carbonate of magnesia, and afterwardsV ator . lV- °f distilled water, and the water subsequently filtered. Cinnamontoatf c 1S l ,r ' nc ipally employed as a vehicle for other medicines. It is aro-*^**1 carminative. Gceppert says it is poisonous to plants. By!'"e e i°dine and iodide of potassium in cinnamon water, a crystal-tocli lle ' n P ou nd is produced, consisting of iodide of potassium 12‘55,L.'j} ^^'14, oil of cinnamon 59'31 (Apjohn, Athenaeum, No. 517, for3.’^nd No. 559, 1838.)

too,| TN, ' r i'nnA Cinnamomi, L. E. D.—(Cinnamon , bruised, Siijss. [intot e ^foiy fine powder, Jiij. and siij. E.\ ; Proof Spirit, Oii. Mace-"s dir r i° Ur foen days, and strain. [Proceed by percolation or digestion,for tincture of cassia, 7f.]). Commonly used as an adjuvant '<l irij,] o ace ous, astringent, tonic, or purgative mixtures. It has also beeniio S p in uterine hemorrhage (Yoigtel, Arzneim. Bd. ii. S. 465.)

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®Jie Cinnamomi composita, L. E.—(Cinnamon , bruised [in

" der, if percolation be followed, E.) 5j.; Cardamom, bruised, jss.

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