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Felter's Materia Medica on Sinapis Alba
SINAPIS ALBA
The ripe seeds of Brassica alba (Linné), Hooker filius et Thompson (Sinapis alba, Linné) (Nat. Ord. Cruciferae). Asia and South Europe; cultivated. Dose (emetic), 1 to 3 drachms, with plenty of water. Common Names: White Mustard, Yellow Mustard. Principal Constituents.A bland, fixed oil, average of 25 per cent; the glucoside sinalbin, the most important constituent, and myrosin, an enzyme which converts sinalbin into an acrid, and other bodies. Volatile oil of mustard is not obtained from white mustard. Description.A yellowish or light, brownish-yellow powder, odorless and mildly pungent and acrid to the taste. Dose, 1 to 3 drachms (as an emetic).1
The ripe seeds of Brassica alba (Linné), Hooker filius et Thompson (Sinapis alba, Linné) (Nat. Ord. Cruciferae). Asia and South Europe; cultivated. Dose (emetic), 1 to 3 drachms, with plenty of water. Common Names: White Mustard, Yellow Mustard. Principal Constituents.A bland, fixed oil, average of 25 per cent; the glucoside sinalbin, the most important constituent, and myrosin, an enzyme which converts sinalbin into an acrid, and other bodies. Volatile oil of mustard is not obtained from white mustard. Description.A yellowish or light, brownish-yellow powder, odorless and mildly pungent and acrid to the taste. Dose, 1 to 3 drachms (as an emetic).1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.