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Physician's Materia Medica on Saccharin (glusldum)
SACCHARIN (Glusldum)
A derivative of toluene, remarkable for its intense sweetness. It inhibits partially the action of digestive enzymes, but is used chiefly as a substitute for sugar where that article is inadmissible.1
A derivative of toluene, remarkable for its intense sweetness. It inhibits partially the action of digestive enzymes, but is used chiefly as a substitute for sugar where that article is inadmissible.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.