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Felter's Materia Medica on Gambir
GAMBIRUNGA
An extract prepared from the leaves and twigs of Ourouparia Gambir (Hunter), Baillon (Nat. Ord. Rubiaceae). Sumatra, Ceylon, and countries bordering the Straits......umatra, Ceylon, and countries bordering the Straits of Malacca. Dose, 1 to 30 grains. Common Names: Gambir, Gambeer, Terra Japonica, Pale Catechu. Description.Irregular masses or cubes, reddish-brow......astringent; catechin (catechuic acid) probably inert; and pyrocatechin. Preparations.1. Trochisci Gambir, Troches of Gambir (Gambir about 1 grain, Sugar, Tragacanth, and Orange-flower Water). 2. Tin...1
An extract prepared from the leaves and twigs of Ourouparia Gambir (Hunter), Baillon (Nat. Ord. Rubiaceae). Sumatra, Ceylon, and countries bordering the Straits......umatra, Ceylon, and countries bordering the Straits of Malacca. Dose, 1 to 30 grains. Common Names: Gambir, Gambeer, Terra Japonica, Pale Catechu. Description.Irregular masses or cubes, reddish-brow......astringent; catechin (catechuic acid) probably inert; and pyrocatechin. Preparations.1. Trochisci Gambir, Troches of Gambir (Gambir about 1 grain, Sugar, Tragacanth, and Orange-flower Water). 2. Tin...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.