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==British Pharmacopoeia 1867==
 
==British Pharmacopoeia 1867==
 
=== Indian Hemp '' Cannabis Indica ''===
 
=== Indian Hemp '' Cannabis Indica ''===
“The dried flowering tops of the female plants of Cannabis sativa… For medicinal use that which is grown in India, and from which the resin has not been removed, is alone to be employed.” (68)
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“The dried flowering tops of the female plants of Cannabis sativa… For medicinal use that which is grown in India, and from which the resin has not been removed, is alone to be employed.”<ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain,  ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 68 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref>
  
 
'''Characteristics'''
 
'''Characteristics'''
  
“Tops consisting of one or more alternate branches, bearing the remains of the flowers and smaller leaves and a few ripe fruits, pressed together in masses which are about two inches long, harsh, or a dusky green colour and a characteristic odour.” (68) Used in the preparations of:
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“Tops consisting of one or more alternate branches, bearing the remains of the flowers and smaller leaves and a few ripe fruits, pressed together in masses which are about two inches long, harsh, or a dusky green colour and a characteristic odour.”<ref>GMCGB, 68</ref> Used in the preparations of:
 
* Extractum Cannabos Indicae
 
* Extractum Cannabos Indicae
 
* Tinctura Cannibis Indicae
 
* Tinctura Cannibis Indicae
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===Preparations of Indian Hemp  ===
 
===Preparations of Indian Hemp  ===
''' Extract of Indian Hemp ''' / Extractum Cannabis Indicae (115)
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''' Extract of Indian Hemp ''' / Extractum Cannabis Indicae <ref>GMCGB, 115</ref>
 
* Indian hemp, in coarse powder (1 lb), rectified spirit (4 pints)
 
* Indian hemp, in coarse powder (1 lb), rectified spirit (4 pints)
 
* dose: ¼ - 1 grain
 
* dose: ¼ - 1 grain
 
* used in the preparations of: Tinctura Cannabis Indicae
 
* used in the preparations of: Tinctura Cannabis Indicae
  
''' Tincture of Indian Hemp ''' / Tinctura Cannabis Indicae (323)
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''' Tincture of Indian Hemp ''' / Tinctura Cannabis Indicae <ref>GMCGB, 323</ref>
 
* extract of indian hemp (1 oz), rectified spirit (1 pint)
 
* extract of indian hemp (1 oz), rectified spirit (1 pint)
 
* dose: 5-20 minims
 
* dose: 5-20 minims
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== References ==
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|comes from=Russia, Austrian Territories, Italy, Germany, Philippine Islands, India, Mexico,
 
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Revision as of 15:46, 25 August 2016


Hemp Tow or Codilla of Hemp 1009

Hemp 552

Hemp Dressed 992

Hemp Rough or Undressed 1008

Hemp Dressed or Undressed 1318

British Pharmacopoeia 1867

Indian Hemp Cannabis Indica

“The dried flowering tops of the female plants of Cannabis sativa… For medicinal use that which is grown in India, and from which the resin has not been removed, is alone to be employed.”[1]

Characteristics

“Tops consisting of one or more alternate branches, bearing the remains of the flowers and smaller leaves and a few ripe fruits, pressed together in masses which are about two inches long, harsh, or a dusky green colour and a characteristic odour.”[2] Used in the preparations of:

  • Extractum Cannabos Indicae
  • Tinctura Cannibis Indicae

Preparations of Indian Hemp

Extract of Indian Hemp / Extractum Cannabis Indicae [3]

  • Indian hemp, in coarse powder (1 lb), rectified spirit (4 pints)
  • dose: ¼ - 1 grain
  • used in the preparations of: Tinctura Cannabis Indicae

Tincture of Indian Hemp / Tinctura Cannabis Indicae [4]

  • extract of indian hemp (1 oz), rectified spirit (1 pint)
  • dose: 5-20 minims

References

  1. General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 68 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
  2. GMCGB, 68
  3. GMCGB, 115
  4. GMCGB, 323


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