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Felter's Materia Medica on Cardamomi Semen
CARDAMOMI SEMEN
The dried, recently decapsulated fruit of Elettaria Cardamomum, White et Maton. (Nat. Ord. Zingiberaceae.) Mountainous coasts of Malabar. Dose, 5 to 6O grains. Common Names: Cardomom Seeds, Cardamom, Cardamon. Principal Constituents.—A fragrant camphoraceous bitter volatile oil, composed chiefly of terpenes (C10H16) Preparations—1. Specific Medicine Cardamon. Dose, 10 to 60 drops. 2. Tinctura Cardamomi Composita. Compound Tincture of Cardamom (Cardamon, Cinnamon, Caraway, Cochineal, Glycerin, ...1
The dried, recently decapsulated fruit of Elettaria Cardamomum, White et Maton. (Nat. Ord. Zingiberaceae.) Mountainous coasts of Malabar. Dose, 5 to 6O grains. Common Names: Cardomom Seeds, Cardamom, Cardamon. Principal Constituents.—A fragrant camphoraceous bitter volatile oil, composed chiefly of terpenes (C10H16) Preparations—1. Specific Medicine Cardamon. Dose, 10 to 60 drops. 2. Tinctura Cardamomi Composita. Compound Tincture of Cardamom (Cardamon, Cinnamon, Caraway, Cochineal, Glycerin, ...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.