Orthoform.
Methyl Ester of Meta-amido-para-oxybenzoic Acid.—Wh. odorl. powd.—Sol. slightly in water.—Local and intern. Anodyne, Antiseptic—Uses: Chiefly extern., on painful wounds, burns, etc.—Applied pure or in trituration or oint.—Dose: 8—15 grn.
Ovariin Merck.
Dried ovaries of the cow.—Coarse, brownish powd.—Uses: Molimina climacterica and other ills referable to the ovaries.—Dose: 8—24 grn., 3 t. daily, in pills flavored with vanillin, or in tablets.
Pancreatin Merck.—Pure, Powd. or Scales.
Dose: 5—15 grn.
Papain Merck.
Papayotin.—Concentrated active principle of juice Carica Papaya, L. (Papaw).—An enzyme similar to pepsin, but acting in alkaline, acid, or neutral solut.—Whitish, hygroscopic powd.—Sol. in water, glycerin.—Uses: For dissolving false membrane, and for aiding digestion.—Dose: 2—5 grn.—Extern. in 5% solut. equal parts glycerin and water, for diphtheria and croup.—Caution: Not to be confounded with the vastly weaker preparations from papaw, known by various names.
Papine.
Not completely defined.—(Stated: "Anodyne principle of opium, without the narcotic and convulsive elements.—1 fl. dr. represents 1/8 grn. morphine.—Dose: 1—2 fl. drs.")