5. (Alcoholic; Extractum conii alcoholicum, L.)—a. (Ph. Baden.) As ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF ACONITE—Ph. Baden.
b. (P. Cod.) As the last, but using proof spirit.—Dose, 1⁄2 to 2 gr.
6. (Dried; Extractum conii siccum, L.)—a. As the DRIED EXTRACT OF ACONITE—P. Cod.
b. (Archer.) By drying the extract of the Dublin College with a continuous current of warm air.
7. (Extractum conii seminis alcoholicum.) (P. Cod.) Prep. Hemlock seeds in coarse powder, 1 lb; percolate with proof spirit until exhausted. Distil off most of the spirit, and evaporate residue in a water bath to pilular consistence.
Extract of Hemp. Syn. Extract of American hemp; Extractum apocyni, E. a. cannabini, L. Prep. From the root of the Apocynum cannabinum, as EXTRACT OF GENTIAN. A hydragogue cathartic.—Dose, 2 to 6 gr.; in dropsy, &c. The plant from which this extract is prepared is called ‘Indian HEMP’ in the United States of America, a practice which should be avoided, as this name is now almost exclusively appropriated to Cannabis Indica, a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa, var. Indica) growing in India. See Extract of Indian Hemp.
Extract of Hen′bane. Syn. Extract of hyoscyamus; Extractum hyoscyami (B. P.), Succus spissatus hyoscyami, L. Prep. 1. (Ph. L.) From the fresh leaves and leafstems of common henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), as EXTRACT OF ACONITE—Ph. L.
2. (Ph. E.) As EXTRACT OF FOXGLOVE—Ph. E.
3. (Ph. P.) From the fresh leaves and young branches, as EXTRACT OF BELLADONNA.—Dose, 3 to 6 gr.
4. (Ph. U. S.) From the expressed juice coagulated by heat and strained.