Epitome of the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary / With Comments

by Albion Walter Hewlett; William August Puckner; Torald Hermann Sollmann; Martin I. Wilbert

Dosage: 0.2 Gm. or 3 grains (N.F.).

Lycopodium (Lycopod.), Lycopodium, U.S.P.—The spores of a moss.

Very inflammable.

Action and Uses: Used as an inert dusting powder for the skin, and as diluent for insufflations of boric acid, tannin, etc., for the throat, nose and ear.

Macis (Macis), Mace, N.F.—The arillode (inner covering) removed from nutmeg (myristica).

Yellowish or brownish, fragrant, branched and lobed bands, or orange-buff or orange-brown powder, with a warm, aromatic taste.

Action and Uses: Aromatic flavor and carminative without advantage over cardamom.

Dosage: 0.5 Gm. or 8 grains (N.F.).

MAGMATA, MAGMAS.—Suspensions of insoluble or nearly insoluble substances.

*Magnesii Carbonas (Mag. Carb.), Magnesium Carbonate, U.S.P.—A mixture of magnesium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide.