 The fruit is a globular pepo, of the size of a small orange, yellow and smooth when ripe, and contains, within a hard, coriaceous rind, a white spongy, medullary matter, enclosing numerous ovate, compressed, white or brownish seeds. The plant is a native...  A medical manual for Apothecaries hall and other medical boards - Page 179de John Steggall - 1858 - 780 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Steggall - 1837 - 356 pages
...Colchici, — Vin. Colchici. COXiOC VNXKIS. The dried pulp of the Pepoes of CUCUMIS COLCYNTHIS. — Bitter Cucumber. This plant is an annual, having a considerable...Levant. The seeds of colocynth, which form nearly threequarters of the weight of the dried pepo, are devoid of active properties, and are even used as... | |
 | 1882 - 564 pages
...spongy, medullary matter, enclosing numerous ovate, compressed, white or brownish seeds. The plant is a native of Turkey, and abounds in the islands of the Archipelago. It grows also in various parts of Africa and Asia. Preparation. — The dried fruit, freed from the outer yellow rind... | |
 | 1882 - 570 pages
...spongy, medullary matter, enclosing numerous ovate, compressed, white or brownish seeds. The plant is a native of Turkey, and abounds in the islands of the Archipelago. It grows also in various parts of Africa and Asia. Preparation. — The dried fruit, freed from the outer yellow rind... | |
 | Constantine Hering - 1884 - 540 pages
...spongy, medullary matter, enclosing numerous ovate, compressed, white or brownish seeds. The plant is a native of Turkey, and abounds in the islands of the Archipelago. It grows also in various parts of Africa and Asia. — Hom. Pharmacopoeia. Proved by Huhnemann, Aegidi, Stapf, Riickert,... | |
 | Constantine Hering - 1884 - 536 pages
...spongy, medullary matter, enclosing numerous ovate, compressed, white or brownish seeds. The plant is a native of Turkey, and abounds in the islands of the Archipelago. It grows also in various parts of Africa and Asia. — Ham. Pharmacopoeia. Proved by Hahnemann, Aegidi, Stapf, Riickert,... | |
 | 890 pages
...spongy, medullary matter, enclosing numerous ovale, compressed, white or brownish seeds. The plant is a native of Turkey, and abounds in the islands of the Archipelago. It grows also in various parts of Africa and Asia. -Horn. Pharmacopoeia. Proved by Hahnemann, Aegidi, Stapf, Rücken,... | |
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