10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSAFOETIDA»
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assafoetida in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The elements of materia medica and therapeutics
the words of Dr. M. Hall,1 assafoetida acts through the excitor nerves ; its effects
are manifested through the motor nerves. The varying degrees of excitability or
susceptibility (natural and morbid) of these nerves in different subjects, will, ...
2
The Elements of materia medica and therapeutica. v.2
assafoetida has been employed from a notion that it specifically affected the
womb, — an opinion which is supported by the reports of Jorg's female pupils,
that it brought on the catamenial discharge earlier than usual. Experience,
however ...
3
Medicines, their uses and mode of administration: including ...
Exposed to the air assafoetida is apt to become very hard, owing to the presence
of the sulphate of lime, the setting of which is supposed to be the cause. It softens
with a moderate heat ; and is inflammable, burning with a fuliginous flame, ...
John Moore Neligan, Rawdon MacNamara, 1864
4
A Dispensatory and Therapeutical Remembrancer: Comprising ...
A stimulating anodyne clyster in cases alluded to under Assafœtida. mistura
assafœtida, u. s. L. D. Assafoetida Mixture. Prep. — Take assafoetida 3¡j.; water
Oss. Rub well together, adding the water gradually until they are thoroughly
mixed, ...
John Mayne, Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1848
5
Elements of materia medica
Mistura Assafatida, L. Assafatida Mixture. Preparation. — Assafoetida 3v, water
Oj, mix, gradually adding the water. Dose. — t;,ss to fjij, for hysteria, and
sometimes as an enema in the flatulent colic of children. Enema Foetidum, D. E.
Fetid ...
6
Dr. Pereira's Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics: ...
In such I have seen full doses of assafoetida with ammonia give great relief. In
delicate females, subject to repeated attacks of catarrh, attended with wasting,
sweating, and other constitutional symptoms of phthisis, I have also noticed that ...
Jonathan Pereira, Robert Bently, Theophilus Redwood, 1872
7
Pharmacopœia of India: Prepared Under the Authority of Her ...
Prepared Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in
Council Edward John Waring. Officinal Part.— Gum-resin obtained by incision
from the living root (Assafoetida). It occurs in irregular masses, partly composed
of tears ...
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Pharmacopoeia of India, Prepared under the Authority of Her ...
Gum-resin obtained by incision from the living root {Assafoetida). It occurs in
irregular masses, partly composed of tears, moist or dry. The colour of a freshly
cut or broken piece is opaque white, but it gradually becomes purplish-pink, and
...
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Medicines: Their Uses and Mode of Administration
Exposed to the air assafoetida is apt to become very hard, owing to the presence
of the sulphate of lime, the setting of which is supposed to be the cause. It softens
with a moderate heat ; and is inflammable, burning with a fuliginous flame, ...
John Moore Neligan, Rawdon Macnamara, 1864
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Medicines, their use and mode of administration
Assafoetida softens with a moderate heat ; and is inflammable, burning with a
fuliginous flame. It is partially soluble in alcohol, ether, and vinegar ; and it may
be formed into an emulsion with water. It is reduced to powder with difficulty,
unless ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSAFOETIDA»
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assafoetida is used in the context of the following news items.
Post-pub nosh neckfiller: Uitsmijter
Hing, or asafoetida, is the rather pungent result of grinding down the dried-sap resin obtained from the stem and roots of Ferula assafoetida. «The Register, Mar 15»
The Bitter Taste of Relief with Asafoetida
Asafoetida (scientific name Ferula assafoetida) is the dried gum oleoresin which is exuded from the underground taproots of the plant Ferula, ... «The New Indian Express, Aug 14»
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She mentioned Devil's dung – or ferula assafoetida – that has been used to exorcise demons for more than 2,000 years. Shimizu said the roots ... «MassLive.com, Mar 14»
When Food Attacks: A Selective History of Literature's Most Alarming …
... wool, stuffed with prunes, garlic, assafoetida, capsicums, and other condiments, the most abominable mixture that ever mortal smelt or tasted. «The Awl, Apr 13»
Devil's Dung may overpower swine flu
The plant is Ferula assafoetida, source of a spice commonly used in Indian and some other Asian cuisines. Asafoetida smells so strongly chefs ... «OregonLive.com, Sep 09»
Cesspool in the City
... imposthumated lungs, sour flatulences, rank armpits, sweating feet, running sores and issues, plasters, assafoetida drops, musk, hartshorn, ... «American Spectator, Oct 07»
