Carui Fructus, B.P.; Carum, U.S.P. Caraway Fruit, B.P.; Caraway, U.S.P
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This section is from the book "A Text-Book Of Pharmacology, Therapeutics And Materia Medica", by T. Lauder Brunton. Also available from Amazon: A text-book of pharmacology, therapeutics and materia medica.
Carui Fructus, B.P.; Carum, U.S.P. Caraway Fruit, B.P.; Caraway, U.S.P
The dried fruit of Carum Carui, B.P. (Carum Carvi, U.S.P.).
Fig. 198. - Caraway.
Characters. - Fruit usually separating into two mericarps about one-sixth inch long, curved, tapering at each end, brown, with five paler longitudinal ridges; having an agreeable aromatic odour and spicy taste.
Composition. - A volatile oil, which consists of a hydrocarbon carvene, and an oxygenated oil identical with that obtained from oil of dill.
Preparations. | |
B.P. | Dose. |
Aqua Carui ....................................................................................... | 1-2 fl. oz. |
Oleum Carui ....................................................................................... | 1-4 min. |
Confectio Opii ................................................................................... | 5-20 gr. |
Confectio Piperis ............................................................................ | 60-120 gr. |
Pulvis Opii Compositus........................................... | 2-5 gr. |
Tinctura Cardamomi Composita ...................................................... | 1/2-2 fl. dr. |
Tinctura Sennae ....................................................................... | 1-4 fl. dr. |
U.S.P. | Dose. |
Oleum Cari ..................................................................................... | .2-5 min. |
Spiritus Juniperi Compositus ............................................................ | .2-4 fl. dr. |
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