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Felter's Materia Medica on Calumba (jateorhiza Palmata)
CALUMBA (Jateorhiza palmata)JAPA2
The root of Jateorhiza palmata (Lamarck), Miers (Nat. Ord. Menispermaceae). A climbing perennial, the Kalumb of the Southeast coast of Africa. Dose, 1 to 30 grains. Common Names: Columbo, Colombo, Columba. Principal Constituents.Calumbin(C42H44O14), a bitter principle, berberine (C20H17NO4) with columbic acid, and columbine, a possible white alkaloid, may be present. No tannin is present. Preparations.1. Infusum Calumbae, Infusion of Calumba. Dose, 1 to 2 fluidounces. 2. Specific Medicine Ca...1
The root of Jateorhiza palmata (Lamarck), Miers (Nat. Ord. Menispermaceae). A climbing perennial, the Kalumb of the Southeast coast of Africa. Dose, 1 to 30 grains. Common Names: Columbo, Colombo, Columba. Principal Constituents.Calumbin(C42H44O14), a bitter principle, berberine (C20H17NO4) with columbic acid, and columbine, a possible white alkaloid, may be present. No tannin is present. Preparations.1. Infusum Calumbae, Infusion of Calumba. Dose, 1 to 2 fluidounces. 2. Specific Medicine Ca...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.