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Physician's Materia Medica on Colocynth
COLOCYNTHCICO7
The pulp of the fruit of CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS. (L.) Schrad. Hydragogue cathartic, hepatic stimulant. Rarely used alone.1
The pulp of the fruit of CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS. (L.) Schrad. Hydragogue cathartic, hepatic stimulant. Rarely used alone.1
SCAMMONYCOSC10
Resinous exudate from the root of CONVOLVULUS SCAMMONIA, Lin. Hydragogue cathartic, notoriously uncertain in its action, and almost invariably combined with other cathartics. A constituent of Extract Colocynth Compound.1
Resinous exudate from the root of CONVOLVULUS SCAMMONIA, Lin. Hydragogue cathartic, notoriously uncertain in its action, and almost invariably combined with other cathartics. A constituent of Extract Colocynth Compound.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.