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Felter's Materia Medica on Absinthium (artemisia Absinthium)
ABSINTHIUM (Artemisia absinthium)ARAB3
The flowering tops and leaves of Artemisia Absinthium, Linné (Nat. Ord. Compositae); Europe, Siberia, Barbary, Newfoundland, and the United States; naturalized in New England; cultivated. Dose, 10 to 20 grains. Common Name: Wormwood. Principal Constituents.A volatile oil (Oleum Absinthii), containing principally absinthol (CIO H16 0) and a crystalline bitter absinthin (C15 H20 04). Preparations.1. Infusum Absinthii, Infusion of Absinthium (3j to Oj). Dose, 1 to 2 fluidrachms. 2. Oleum Absin...1
The flowering tops and leaves of Artemisia Absinthium, Linné (Nat. Ord. Compositae); Europe, Siberia, Barbary, Newfoundland, and the United States; naturalized in New England; cultivated. Dose, 10 to 20 grains. Common Name: Wormwood. Principal Constituents.A volatile oil (Oleum Absinthii), containing principally absinthol (CIO H16 0) and a crystalline bitter absinthin (C15 H20 04). Preparations.1. Infusum Absinthii, Infusion of Absinthium (3j to Oj). Dose, 1 to 2 fluidrachms. 2. Oleum Absin...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.