Extract of Hemp

Syn. Extract of American hemp ; Extractum apocyni , E. a. cannabin i , L. Prep. From the root of the Apocynum cannabinum , as EXTRACT OF GENTIAN . A hydragogue cathartic.— Dose , 2 to 6 gr.; in dropsy, . 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 .