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Latin Name:Pulvis IpecacuanhaCommon Name:Powder of the root of ipecacuanhaClassification:Emetic, diaphoretic, and expectorantIsolated Drug/s:EmetineMedicinal Usage:Mild.Ipecacuanha is used as a safe and dependable emetic, and in smaller doses as a…

Angiogram of a 58 year old female with a right-sided Kugel's artery to the atrioventricular node artery. The patient had known coronary artery disease with 8 weeks of unstable angina, and a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the right…

Latin Name:Myrtus PimentaCommon Name:Berries of pimento, or allspiceClassification:Cordial tonic, stomachic, and carminativeIsolated Drug/s: NoneMedicinal Usage:Myrtus Pimenta is used chiefly in julaps and draughts to flavour other medicines in…

Latin Name:Potassium Bichromate(this inscription is French)Common Name: Potassium bichromate, or red chromate of potashClassification: Caustic and alterativeIsolated Drug/s: NoneMedicinal Usage:An irritant caustic, poisonous in overdoses. In the…

Latin Name: Folia Sennae Common Name: Leaves of senna Classification: Cathartic and diuretic Isolated Drug/s: None Medicinal Usage: A prompt, efficient, and safe cathartic, being milder than other drastic purgatives. Folia Sennae is thus good…

Latin Name: SpermacetiCommon Name: Literally, "whale sperm"- oil or wax from the head of a sperm whaleClassification:Demulcent and emollientIsolated Drug/s:NoneMedicinal Usage:Used in many different kinds of lotions, as well as for the treatment of…

Latin Name: Humulus Lupulus Common Name: Extract of the common hop Classification: Astringent, tonic, narcotic, soporific, and anodyne Isolated Drug/s: None Medicinal Usage: Humulus Lupulus is used in malt liquors as a stomachic, or…

Latin Name: Semina Colchicum Autumnale Common Name: Bulb of autumn crocus, or meadowsaffron Classification: Narcotic, diuretic, and diaphoretic Isolated Drug/s: Colchicine Medicinal Usage: Toxic and potent. The bulb of Colchicum Autumnale is…

Latin Name:Nux Vomica PulvisCommon Name: Powder of dog-button seedClassification:Narcotic, tonic, diuretic, diaphoretic, catharticIsolated Drug/s:Strychnine and brucineMedicinal Usage:Highly potent. In small doses, Nux Vomica is used to treat…

Latin Name:Kermes MineraleCommon Name: Red sulfured antimonyClassification:Emetic and catharticIsolated Drug/s:NoneMedicinal Usage: Kermes Mineraleis a preparation chiefly employed internally as an alterative in cutaneous affectations, such as…