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Felter's Materia Medica on Boletus
BOLETUS
The fungus Polyporus officinalis, Fries (Boletus laricis, jacquin). (Nat. Ord. Fungi.) Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central America. Common Name...... and agaricol. The purging constituent is a red resin (C15 H24 O4). Preparation.—Specific Medicine Boletus. Dose, 1/2 to 5 drops. Derivative: Agaricin. Dose, 1/10 to 1/3 grain. Specific Indications.Â......for the high per cent (79) of resins it contains. It is a decided nerve stimulant and antiperiodic. Boletus is but little used, but occasionally will be needed in irregular intermittents, not reached ...1
The fungus Polyporus officinalis, Fries (Boletus laricis, jacquin). (Nat. Ord. Fungi.) Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central America. Common Name...... and agaricol. The purging constituent is a red resin (C15 H24 O4). Preparation.—Specific Medicine Boletus. Dose, 1/2 to 5 drops. Derivative: Agaricin. Dose, 1/10 to 1/3 grain. Specific Indications.Â......for the high per cent (79) of resins it contains. It is a decided nerve stimulant and antiperiodic. Boletus is but little used, but occasionally will be needed in irregular intermittents, not reached ...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.