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Felter's Materia Medica on Prinos

PRINOS
   The bark and berries of Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray, (Prinos... / The bark and berries of Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray, (Prinos verticillatus, Linné) (Nat. Ord. Aquifoliaceae). Moist woods and streams throughout the Unit......ents.—Resin, tannin, and an amorphous, bitter principle. Preparation.—Tinctura Prini, Tincture of Prinos (Bark, 8 ounces to Alcohol (76 per cent), 16 fluidounces). Dose, 5 to 60 drops. Action and Th... / ...when debility is marked and there is a tendency to diarrhea.1


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.