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ELEMENTS OF MATEBIA MEDICA.
{Pharm. Centr.-Blatt.fur 1837, S. 757), in 1832 by Pelletier (
Chim. et de Phys. 1. 240), in 1834 by Schindler {Pharm. Centr-l> lal1834, S. 950), and in 1836 by Mulder {Ibid, fur 1837, S. 574). 0 tThe following substances may be regarded as the c°nstiw c .^ Q{opium:— Morphia , narcotina, codeia, narceia, meconine,paramorphia, pseudo-morphia ?, meconic acid, brown acid eX > J or o'U-Ssulphuric acid, resin, fat oil, gummy matter, caoutchouc, album 0principle (volatile oil ?), and lignin.
Mulder's Analyses.
Smyrna Opium.
1
2
3
4
10*842
4*106
9*852
2*842
2. Narcotina.
6*808
8*150
9*360
7-702
3. Codeia .
0*678
0*834
0*848
0*858
4. Narceine .
6*662
7*506
7*684
9-902
5. Meconine.
0*804
0*846
0*314
0*380
6. Meconic acid.
5*124
3*968
7*620
7*252
7. Fat.
2*166
1*350
1*816
4*204
8. Caoutchouc.
6*012
5*026
3*674
3*754
3*582
2*028
4*112
2*208
10. Gummv extractive .
25*200
31*470
21*834
22*606
11. Gum .
1*042
2*896
0*698
2*998
12. Mucus .
19*086
17*098
21*068
18-496
13. Water.
9*846
12*226
11*422
13-044
Loss .
2*148
2*496
0*568
2-754
Smyrna Opium.
100*000
100*000
100*870
99-000
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Schindler's Analyses.
SmyrnaOpium.
Morphia. 10*30
Narcotina. 1*30
Codeia . 0*25
Narceine . 0*71
Meconine. 0*08
Meconic acid .... 4*70
Resin. 1093
Bassorin, caout-chouc, fat, and
lignin . 26*25
Salts and volatile
oil. 3*60
Lime andmagnesia 0*47Alumina, oxide ofiron, silica, andphosphate of
lime. 0*24
Brown acid, so-luble in alcoholand water .... 1*04
Brown acid, so-luble in water;gum,andloss.. 40*13
Total.100*00 100*00
4*50
3*47
0*52
0*42
0*30
4*38
8*10
17*18
3*60
0*42
Egyptian
) [90-32]
100-00
Oriental
Opium.
Morphia.
9*25
Narcotina.
7*50
Meconic acid (im-
pure).
13*75
Bitter extractive..
22*00
Deposit.
7-75
Albumen .
20*00
Balsamic matter..
6*25
Caoutchouc.
2*00
Gum with lime ..
1*25
Sulphate of potash
2*00
Lime, iron, alu-
mina, and phos-
phoric acid....
1*50
Woody fibre.
3-75
Ammonic volatile
oil, and loss....
3*00
Total ....100 00
Indigent
Prom
a, nigrum
20*00
6*25
18*00
8*50
4*75
17*50
7*65
10*50
0*85
2*25
1*85
0*80
1*10
Of**
Fro* 11
0, at**.
"'>S 5
3 3-00
15-30
ll'OO
2-20
13-00
Yso
4-50
,-10
2-00
1-60
100-0 1
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1. Volatile Odorous Principle (Volatile Oil?). The distilled water ofthe peculiar odour of this drug, and by keeping deposits a ropy substance- -j c j ihowever, all attempts to isolate the volatile odorous principle of opium have j
Nysten (Orfila, Toxicol. Gen.) s') a i g Psensible effect; and Orfila U’J e ^ j 0 co0)quantity of it into the jugular vein of a dog without apparently causing , ^ c tivitf’venience to the animal. The volatile principle cannot, therefore, possess mu ^j,), v>but N3'sten concludes that “ the distilled water of opium, strongly saturate j„aromatic principle, is capable of producing drunkenness and sleep, whenstrong dose.”
its nature, therefore, is as yet unknown. _ v _, _ ...
ounces of the distilled water without any sensible effect; and Orfila ,n J ec