Tinctura Cinnamomi (Tr. Cinnam.), Tincture of Cinnamon, U.S.P.—Saigon cinnamon in alcohol, glycerin and water. Absolute alcohol content about 63 per cent.
Dosage: 2 Cc. or 30 minims (U.S.P.).
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cinnam. Zeylan.), Ceylon Cinnamon, U.S.P.—A bark.
Action and Uses: Same as those of Saigon cinnamon.
Dosage: 0.25 Gm. or 4 grains (U.S.P.).
*Cocaina (Cocain.), Cocaine, U.S.P.—An alkaloid obtained from coca leaves.
Large colorless prisms or a white powder; odorless. Slightly soluble in water (1:600) and freely soluble in alcohol (1:6.5) and in chloroform (1:0.7).
Action and Uses: A local anesthetic, paralyzing the peripheral sensory nerves and also contracting the blood vessels. Acute systemic poisoning is often caused by its local use on mucous membranes. Stimulant to the central nervous system, but such use is inadvisable because of danger of habit-formation.
Dosage: 0.015 Gm. or 1/4 grain (U.S.P.).
Oleatum Cocainae (Oleat. Cocain.), Oleate of Cocaine, N.F.—Cocaine (5%) in alcohol, oleic acid and olive oil.