Medicinal Drugs : Their Source Preparation for the Market and Description

Contents: Preface. 1. Introductory. 2. Acacia Bark, gum Arabic and Ghatti Gum. 3. Camphor and Camphor oil. 4. Coca leaves and cocaine. 5. Grindelia. 6. Nutmegs and nutmeg oils. 7. Sassafras root, bark, oil and pith. Index.

From the Preface: "Brief particulars are given in the following pages of the source and methods of preparation for the market of the chief drugs of vegetable or animal origin at present in commerce. The list includes all the more important drugs which are official in the British Pharmacopoeia, together with such others as the space available has rendered it possible to deal with. Short descriptions of the drugs should serve as a guide to their identification, and references to their chief constituents are added."