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==British Pharmacopoeia 1867== | ==British Pharmacopoeia 1867== | ||
=== Cassia Pulp '' Cassiae Pulpa ''=== | === Cassia Pulp '' Cassiae Pulpa ''=== | ||
− | “The pulp obtained from the pods of the Purging Cassia, Cassia Fistula… Imported from the East Indies; or recently extracted from pods imported from the East of West Indies.” ( | + | “The pulp obtained from the pods of the Purging Cassia, Cassia Fistula… Imported from the East Indies; or recently extracted from pods imported from the East of West Indies.”<ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 73https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> |
'''Characteristics''' | '''Characteristics''' | ||
− | “Blackishbrown, viscid, sweet in taste, and somewhat sickly in odour; usually containing the seeds and disspiments.” | + | “Blackishbrown, viscid, sweet in taste, and somewhat sickly in odour; usually containing the seeds and disspiments.”<ref>GMCGB, 73</ref> Used in preparation of: |
* Confection Sennae | * Confection Sennae | ||
=== Alexandrian Sena '' Senna Alexandrina ''=== | === Alexandrian Sena '' Senna Alexandrina ''=== | ||
− | “The leaflets of Cassia lanceolate…; and Cassia obovata… Imported from Alexandria; carefully freed from the flowers, pods, and leafstalks of the same, and from the leaves, flowers, and fruit of Solenostemma Argel.” | + | “The leaflets of Cassia lanceolate…; and Cassia obovata… Imported from Alexandria; carefully freed from the flowers, pods, and leafstalks of the same, and from the leaves, flowers, and fruit of Solenostemma Argel.” <ref>GMCGB, 281</ref> |
'''Characteristics''' | '''Characteristics''' | ||
− | “Lanceolate or obovate leaflets, about an inch long, unequally oblique at the base, brittle, greyish-green, of a faint peculiar odour, and mucilaginous sweetish taste. The unequally oblique base, and freedom from bitterness, distinguish the Senna from the Argel leaves, which moreover are thicker and stiffer.” | + | “Lanceolate or obovate leaflets, about an inch long, unequally oblique at the base, brittle, greyish-green, of a faint peculiar odour, and mucilaginous sweetish taste. The unequally oblique base, and freedom from bitterness, distinguish the Senna from the Argel leaves, which moreover are thicker and stiffer.”<ref>GMCGB, 281</ref> Used in the preparation of: |
* Confectio Sennae | * Confectio Sennae | ||
* Infusum Sennae | * Infusum Sennae | ||
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=== Tinnivelly Senna '' Senna Indica ''=== | === Tinnivelly Senna '' Senna Indica ''=== | ||
− | “The leaflets of Cassia elongate… From plants cultivated in Southern India.” | + | “The leaflets of Cassia elongate… From plants cultivated in Southern India.” <ref>GMCGB, 281</ref> |
'''Characteristics''' | '''Characteristics''' | ||
− | “About two inches long, lanceolate, acute, unequally oblique at the base, flexible, entire, green, without any admixture; colour and taste those of Alexandrian Senna.” | + | “About two inches long, lanceolate, acute, unequally oblique at the base, flexible, entire, green, without any admixture; colour and taste those of Alexandrian Senna.”<ref>GMCGB, 282</ref> Can be used as a replacement for all preparations that contain Alexandrian Senna. |
===Preparations of Cassia Pulp === | ===Preparations of Cassia Pulp === | ||
− | ''' Confection of Senna ''' / Confectio Sennae | + | ''' Confection of Senna ''' / Confectio Sennae <ref>GMCGB, 89</ref> |
− | * Senna, in fine powder | + | * Senna, in fine powder, coriander fruit, in fine powder (3 oz), figs (12 oz), tamarind (9 oz), cassia pulp (9 oz), prunes (6 oz), extract of liquorice (3/4 oz), refined sugar (30 oz), and distilled water |
* dose: 60-120 grains | * dose: 60-120 grains | ||
==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865== | ==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865== | ||
− | + | Only entry in compendium comes under treatment for Piles <ref> Savory, John. ''A Compendium of Domestic Medicine'' (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 248. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> | |
− | Only entry in compendium comes under treatment for Piles ( | + | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia Cassia is often considered to be cinnamon in North America, and can also be combined with senna, as is the case with cassia/senna tea. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia Cassia is often considered to be cinnamon in North America, and can also be combined with senna, as is the case with cassia/senna tea. | ||
===Diseases Treated with Cassia=== | ===Diseases Treated with Cassia=== | ||
− | * Piles, or Haemorrhoids | + | * Piles, or Haemorrhoids: confection of cassia included in treatment that is to be taken once in the morning and once at night <ref>Savory, 248</ref> |
+ | |||
+ | == References == | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | |||
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Cassia
Contents
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Cassia Pulp Cassiae Pulpa
“The pulp obtained from the pods of the Purging Cassia, Cassia Fistula… Imported from the East Indies; or recently extracted from pods imported from the East of West Indies.”[1]
Characteristics
“Blackishbrown, viscid, sweet in taste, and somewhat sickly in odour; usually containing the seeds and disspiments.”[2] Used in preparation of:
- Confection Sennae
Alexandrian Sena Senna Alexandrina
“The leaflets of Cassia lanceolate…; and Cassia obovata… Imported from Alexandria; carefully freed from the flowers, pods, and leafstalks of the same, and from the leaves, flowers, and fruit of Solenostemma Argel.” [3]
Characteristics
“Lanceolate or obovate leaflets, about an inch long, unequally oblique at the base, brittle, greyish-green, of a faint peculiar odour, and mucilaginous sweetish taste. The unequally oblique base, and freedom from bitterness, distinguish the Senna from the Argel leaves, which moreover are thicker and stiffer.”[4] Used in the preparation of:
- Confectio Sennae
- Infusum Sennae
- Mistura Sennae composita
- Syrupus Sennae
- Tinctura Sennae
Tinnivelly Senna Senna Indica
“The leaflets of Cassia elongate… From plants cultivated in Southern India.” [5]
Characteristics
“About two inches long, lanceolate, acute, unequally oblique at the base, flexible, entire, green, without any admixture; colour and taste those of Alexandrian Senna.”[6] Can be used as a replacement for all preparations that contain Alexandrian Senna.
Preparations of Cassia Pulp
Confection of Senna / Confectio Sennae [7]
- Senna, in fine powder, coriander fruit, in fine powder (3 oz), figs (12 oz), tamarind (9 oz), cassia pulp (9 oz), prunes (6 oz), extract of liquorice (3/4 oz), refined sugar (30 oz), and distilled water
- dose: 60-120 grains
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
Only entry in compendium comes under treatment for Piles [8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia Cassia is often considered to be cinnamon in North America, and can also be combined with senna, as is the case with cassia/senna tea.
Diseases Treated with Cassia
- Piles, or Haemorrhoids: confection of cassia included in treatment that is to be taken once in the morning and once at night [9]
References
- ↑ General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 73https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
- ↑ GMCGB, 73
- ↑ GMCGB, 281
- ↑ GMCGB, 281
- ↑ GMCGB, 281
- ↑ GMCGB, 282
- ↑ GMCGB, 89
- ↑ Savory, John. A Compendium of Domestic Medicine (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 248. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ Savory, 248