Chapter XXXIII. Class I. - Dicotyledones Polypetalae. Sub-Class III. - Calyciflorae. Leguminosae. Sub-Order I. - Papilionaceae. Glycyrrhizae Radix, B.P.; Glycyrrhiza, U.S.P. Liquorice Root
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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.
Chapter XXXIII. Class I. - Dicotyledones Polypetalae. Sub-Class III. - Calyciflorae. Leguminosae. Sub-Order I. - Papilionaceae. Glycyrrhizae Radix, B.P.; Glycyrrhiza, U.S.P. Liquorice Root
The root or underground stem, fresh and dried, of
Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Characters. - In long cylindrical branched pieces, tough and pliable; yellowish-brown outside, yellow inside; taste sweet and slightly acrid. Digested with water it yields a solution which gives a precipitate with diluted sulphuric acid.
Composition. - Contains starch, sugar, and a sweet principle - glycyrrhizin - which is the substance precipitated by sulphuric acid.
Preparations
B.P. | Strength. | Dose. |
Confectio Terebinthinae .................................... | .1 in 4......................... | .60-120 gr. |
Decoctum Sarsae Compositum ........................... | 1/4 oz.. in 1 1/2 pint ............ | .2-10 fl. oz. |
Extractum Glycyrrhizae ............................ | ........................... | .10-30 gr. |
" " Liquidum ................................................................. | .1 fl. dr. | |
Infusum Lini ................................... | 1 in 87 1/2 fl. parts .............. | .1-2 fl. oz. |
Pilula Hydrargyri (vide p. 522) ........................ | ...................................... | .3-8 gr. |
" Ferri Iodido (vide p. 522) ..................... | ................................. | .3-8 gr. |
Pulvis Glycyrrhizae Compositus | (vide p. 910).......... | .30-60 gr. |
Of Extract Of Liquorice - | ||
Confectio Se nnae ............................. | 1 part in 94, nearly. | |
Decoctum Aloes Compositum ....................... | 1 oz. in 30 fl. oz. | |
Tintura Aloes ...................................... | ,1 1/2 oz. to 1 pint. | |
Trochisci Opii ................................ | ||
Of Liquid Extract Of Liquorice - | ||
Mistura Sennae Composita .............................. | .1 fl. oz. in 1 pint. | |
Tinctura Chloroformi et Morphinae .... | ........................... | |
U.S.P. | Dose. |
Extractum Glycyrrhizae Fluidum ..................................... | .1 fl. dr. (4 c.c.) |
" " Purum ............................... | .1 fl. dr. (4 c.c.) |
Glyeyrrhizinum Ammonintum ................................ | .5-15 gr. (0.32-1 gm.) |
Pulvis Glycyrrhizae Compositus (vide p. 906).............. | .30-60 gr. (2- 4 gm.) |
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