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Physician's Materia Medica on Gamboge
GAMBOGE
A gum-resin obtained from GARCINIA HANBURII, Hook. fils, Irritant cathartic, acting also upon the kidneys. Generally associat ed with other cathartics. Sometimes prescribed in dropsy for its hydragogue action.1
A gum-resin obtained from GARCINIA HANBURII, Hook. fils, Irritant cathartic, acting also upon the kidneys. Generally associat ed with other cathartics. Sometimes prescribed in dropsy for its hydragogue action.1
GARDEN CELANDINE
The herb of CHELIDONIUM MAJUS, Lin. Irritant cathartic, diuretic, expectorant, resolvent, anthelmintic, Its action resembles that of gamboge.1
The herb of CHELIDONIUM MAJUS, Lin. Irritant cathartic, diuretic, expectorant, resolvent, anthelmintic, Its action resembles that of gamboge.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.