BELLADONNA

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 3
(Lat.),n.f.?n’na’. Fr., bell a donne [pet a Cod.], bell a done. Ger., Tollkirsche, Toll kraut, Wolfs kirs che. t., belladonna (from bellu, f. of bello, beantiful, and donna, a woman, on acconnt of the plant having been used as a feminine adornment), of which the Lat. is an adaptation. Sp., bell a don a. Deadly nightshade (Alropa b.); the official name in the U, S. Ph., and most of the other formularies. | A, 322; B ]—Abstract of b., Abstractum belladonnæ [U. S. Ph). A preparation made by exhausting 200 parts of b. root with alcohol by maceration and percolation, reserving the first 170 parts of the percolate, evaporating the remaining portion to 30 parts, mixing this with the reserve portion, adding 50 parts of sugar of milk, evaporating to dryne , and ‘adding enough sugar of milk to make the whole weigh 100 parts. [B 5, 6.]—Acetum belladonnæ. Fr., vinaigre (ouacétolé, ou oxéolé) de bell a i one. A preparation made by macerating b. root 3 parts in vinegar 24 parts, and adding alcohol 2 parts to the strained infusion. {Wiirtzb, Ph., 1796 (B, 119).|—Adeps papavere hyoscyamo, et b. medic at us. See PoMATUM popweun.—Aether is che (Ger.). See Tinctura bell a donne œthere a.—Alcoholic extract of b. See Ertractum bell a donne alcohol i cum.—Aqua belladonnæ [Belg. Ph.]. A preparation made by distilling 500 parts of b. leaves, gathered from the wild plant before the time of fiowering, with enough water to make 1,000 parts of distillate [B, 95.]—Aqueons extract of b. See Extractum bell a tonne aquosum.—Baccæ belladonna. See B. fruit.—B’abstrakt (Ger.). See Abstractum bell a donne.—B. baccifera. See ATrorA b.—B'extract (Ger.), See Extractum BELLADONNÆ —Belladonna folia (sen follum). See B. leaves, —Bell a donne radix [U.S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. _ See B. root.—B. fruit. Lat., buccæ belladonnæ _ Fr,, baies de bell a done. The berries of the Atropa b. They resemble cherries in appearance and color, and are highly poisonous. [B]—B. jnice. Lat., succus belt a donne. Fr., suc de bell a done. Ger.,. It., succo di belladonna. The juice of the Atropa b. [B.]—B. laccifera [Lamarck]. The Atropa b. {B. 180.|—B. leaves. Lat., bell a donne folia [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.], folia bell a donne [Ger. Ph., Swi Ph., Ru . Ph., Norweg. Ph., Swed. Ph., Belg. Ph., Finn. Ph.], 0. [Austr. Ph., Hung. Ph., Netherl. Ph.]. Fr., bell a done [Fr, Codex}, feuilles de bell a done. Ger., Tollkirschenblätte: It., foglie di b. ‘ Sp., bell a don a [Sp. Ph.]. hojas de bell a don a. The leaves of the Atropa b., collected before or during the time of flowering; they contain mnch atropine, althongh not so much as the root. ‘fb, 5, 95.]—B. lily. Ger., Belladonlilie. The Amaryllis, [B, 19; L 46.]-B. liniment. See Lin i mentum belladonnæ. — B. major i bus foliis et floribus [Tonrnefort). The Atropa b. [B, 200.] ointment. See Unguentum bell a donne. —, B. plaster. See Emplastrum bell a donne.—B. poultice. See Cataplasm a BELLA- DONNÆ—B. root. Lat., bell a donne radix [U. S. Ph.; Br. Ph.]. Fr., bell a done [Fr. Cod.] racine de bell a done. Ger., Toll kirs chen wurzel, B'wurzel. It., radice di b, Sp., raiz de bell a don a. root of Atropa b. It contains varying amounts of atropine. _ [B.]— (Ger.). See B. juice.—B’sauerhonig (Ger.). See Arymel BELL A DONNE.—B. seeds. Fr., bell a done [Fr. Cod.}, semences de bell a done. Ger., Toll kirsch ens a men. It., semi di b. Sp., semillas de bell a don a, The seeds of Atropa b. They contain atropine. [B.] —B's yrup (Ger.). See Syrupus bell a donne. — B’tinetur, B. tinktur (Ger.). See Tinctura bell a donne.— BB. trichotoma [Scopoli]. The Atropa b. [B, 180.]—B’ wurzel (Ger.). See B. root. —Cataplasm a belladonnæ. Sp., cataplasm a de bell a don a [Sp. Ph.]. A poultice made with 1 part of b, leaves, 1 part of linseed meal. and 6 parts of water. [B, 95.1—Cigaretæ belladonnæ. See Cigarettes de BELL A DONE and CIGARETÆ antiasthma tice.—Emea belladonnæ [U. S. Ph.; Br. Ph.: Ger, Ph., Ist ed.; lg. Ph,,2d ed.; Swi Ph,, Netherl. Ph., Ru , Ph.], Emplastrum cum extracto belladonna, Fr., emplâtre d'extrait de bell a done [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., B'pflaster, Tollkirschenpflaster. Sp., emplasto de bell a don a. B. plaster. That of the U.S. Ph. is prepared by exhaustine part of powdered b. root with aleohol by maceration and percolation, reserving the first 90 parts of percolate, evaporating the remaining 10 parts, adding them to the reserved portion, evaporating the mixture to the consistence of a soft extract, and adding enough resin ee to brinz the whole up to 100 parts. That of the Br, Ph, is made by triturating 3 oz. of extract of If and 6 fl. oz. (=5 parts by weight) of alcohol, evaporating the spirituous solntion, and adding 3 oz. of resin plaster. That of the Fr. Cod. is made by mix in; purified elemi 1 part, the empldtre diachylon gommé 2 parts, an extract of b. root 9 parts. That of the Ger. Ph., Ist ed., was made by mixing 2 parts of powdered b. leaves with a melted mixture of 4 parts of yellow wax and 1 part each of turpentine and e-oil. That of thé Belg. Ph. is a mixture of 5 parts of extract of b., 2 of olive-oil, and 83 of plaster of Burgundy pitch. Other pharma copæias order yellow-wax 16 parts [Ger.Ph.],10 parts [Swi Ph., Netherl.Ph.], or 3 parts [Rn . Ph.}, colophony 3 parts [Swi Ph.} or 1 part [Ru . Ph.|, lead plaster 10 parts ‘etherl. Ph.] or 20 parts {Ru . Ph.], olive oil 4 parts [Ger. Ph.], 5 parts [Swi Ph., Nether]. Ph.], 2 parts {Ru . Ph.], and turpentine 4 parts [Ger. Ph.] or 2 parts [Swi Ph.], or 10 parts [Swi Ph., Netherl. Ph., Ru . Ph.]. Formerly it was made also by boiling b. juice with an equal weight of linseed-oil, and adding yellow wax and a little Venice turpentine, and in.other ways. [B, 95, 108, 118, 119.]—E entia belladonnæ. See Tinctura bell a donne.—Extract of b. See Ertractum belladonnæ—Extract of b. leaves. See Ertractum belladonnæ alcohol i cum (1st * def.).—Extract of b. root. See Exlractum belladonnæ alcohol i cum (2d def.).—Extractum belladonnæ. Fr., extrait de bell a-, done (avec le suc) [Fr. Cod.] (ist def.). Sp., extracto de bell a don a [Sp. Ph.] (ist def.). Syn.: extractum bell a donne aquosum [Netherl. Ph.] (ist def.). 1. Of the Br. Ph. and Greek Ph., an aqueous extract of b. leaves with the young branches, made by heating and straining the oped juice, inspi ating on a water-bath, adding the chlorophyll that had been separated in the straining, and evaporating to a pilular consistence. Theprecses of the Fr. Cod. is e entially the same, but without the addition of the chlorophyll. The Sy Ph. directs a similar treatment of the fresh leaves or extraction of the dry leaves with the addition of cold water. The Greek Ph. directs that an extract of the consistence of honey be made from the juice of the fresh leaves mixed with a little water and boiled, and that this be mixed with a similar extract made by digesting the residue from the former proce with hot water. In the proce of the Netherl. Ph. the expre ed juice is evaporated, with the addition of a little water, to the consistence of a thick extract. Similar Fe pere tions were official in a great number of the older formuaries. 2. Of the Hung. Ph. and Norweg. Ph., the extractum bell a-. donne siccum, 3. Of other pharma copæias, the extractum bell a donne alcohol i cum. [B, 95, 113, 119.]—Extractum belladonnæ alcoholleum. Fr., extrait de bell a done alcaolique, extrait de bell a done (racine) [Fr. Cod.] (2ddef.). Ger., alkoholisches B'extract, B'extract (Ger, Ph.] (1st def.). It.. estratto di b. alcoolico. Sp., extracto alcohôlico de bell a don a [Sp. Ph.] (Ist def.). 1. Of the U.S. Ph, (the extractum bell a donne of the Ger. Ph., Belg. Ph., Dan. Ph., Finn. Ph., Swi Ph., Ru . Ph., and Swed. Ph.; the extractum bell a: donne. spirituosnm of the Netherl. Ph.), a preparation made from fresh b. leaves by extracting the inspi ated juice [Nether]. Ph.] or an inspi ated mixture of the watery extract and the juice with alcohol, or by extracting the dry leaves with alcohol alone fore Ph., Sp.'Ph., Swed. Ph.], with a mixture of alcohol and water [U. S. Ph.}, with alcohol and subsequently with a mixture of aleohol and water [Dan. Ph., Swi Ph.], or with hot water so as to form an aqueous extract, which is itself subsequently extracted with alcohol |Ru . Ph.]. 2. Of the Br. Ph. (the extractum belladonnæ of the Austr. Ph.; the extractum de radice atro} belladonæ of the Fr. Cod.), a preparation made by extracting b. root-with alcohol and evaporating to the consistence of an extract; of four times the strength of the extractum belladonnæ [Br. Ph.]. The preparation of the Fr. Cod. was formerly made from b. seeds (extrait alcool i que de semences de bell a done). Ee 95, 113, 119.]—Extractum belladonnæ aquosum [Netherl. Ph.]. ' Fr., extrait aqueux de feuilles (ou extrait hydrolique) de bell a done. Ger., wä eriges B'extract. It., estratto di b. acquoso. Aqueous extract of b. [B.] See Extractum belladonnæ (1st def.).—Extractum belladonn cum dextrino [Ru . Ph.]. See Ertractum belladonnæ siccum,—Extractum belladonnæ fluidum (U.S, Ph.]. Fluid extract of b.; made by exhansting powdered b. root with alcohol by maceration and percolation, reserving the first 90 parts of the percolate, evaporating the rest to the consistence of a soft extract, di olving this in the reserved portion. and adding enough alcohol to make the whole measure 100 parts., 8.J—Extractum belladonnæ pulver a tum [Finn. Ph.}, Extractum belladonnæ siceum [Swed. Ph.. Swi Ph.]. Syn.: extractum bell a donne [Hung. Ph., Norweg. Ph.] (seu bell a donne cum dextrino ee Ph.]). A preparation made by adding to 1 part of the alcoholic extract of b. leaves (extractum belladonna alcohol i cum [1st def.]) 2 parts [Swi zit or fipart {Norweg. Ph.) of milk sugar, or 2 parts of a mixture of milk sugar and licorice Finn. Ph.], or 1 part of licorice [Swed. Ph.], or 1 part of dextrin Ru . Ph.], The Brepayation of the Hung. Ph. is like that of the u . Ph., but is made from the alcoholic extract of b. root (extractum belladonnæ aleoholicum [2d def.})—Extractum bell a donne spirituosum [Netherl. Ph.]. See Extractum belladonnæ alcohol i cum (1st def.).— Fluid extract of b. See Extractum bell a donne fluidum.—Folia belladonnæ rete Ph.]. See B. leaves.— Fomentatio belladonnæ, Fotus belladonnæ [Belg. Ph., 1854]. Fr.. fomentation de bell a done. It., foment i di b. Sp., fomentacidn de bell a don a [Sp. Ph.]. A preparation made By vat a b. leaves in water [Belg. Ph.] or by steeping them in cold water [Sp. Ph.], and straining; 1, parts correspond to 35 |Belg. Ph.] or about 29 [Sp. Ph.] of b. leaves. [B. 95.|—Glyceritum extract i pelladonnie [Belg. Ph.}. Fr., glycéré d'extrait de bell a done [Fr. Cod.}. Syn.: glyceritum cum extracto BELLADONÆ [Fr. coat A mixture of 1 part of extract of b. leaves and 9 parts of glycerite of starch. [B, 95, 113.J—Herba belladonna. See B. féaves—Infusum belladonnæ [Ru . Ph.], Fr., infusion de bell a done. Infusion of b.; made by infusing b. root and b. leaves in boiling water, In the preparation of the Rn . Ph., 6 parts of the leaves or root furnish 1,000 of infusion. A similar preparation, of nearly twice thls strength, made from b. leaves, was official in the Swed. Ph. of 1817. [B, 95, 119,|—Japanese b. The trade name of certain rhizomes supposed to be derived from the Scopolia japonica. [E. M.. Holmes (A, Se ne belladonnæ [U. S. Ph., Br, Ph.]. B. liniment, made by di olving 5 parts of camphor in 95 of fluid extract of b. [U. S. Ph.], or by extracting 20 oz. of b. root and 1 oz. of camphor with enough alcohoi to make an imperial pint [Br. Ph.]. [B, 81.]—Oil of b. 1. A fixed oil expre ed from the seeds of the Atropa b.; used in cooking and for illumination. [A, 1.] 2. See Oleum bell a donne.—Ole' belladonnæ. Fr., huile de bell a done (Fr. Cod.]. It., olio cot to dib. A preparation made by boiling 1 part of fresh b. leaves with 2 parts fre! Cod.] or 8 parts [Hamb. Ph., 1835] of olive-oil, or with 40 of olive-oil and 16 of water [Belg. Ph., 1853-4]. [B, 10, 113, 119.]—Oxymel bell a donnee. Fr., oxymel de bell a done. Ger.,. A preparation made by boiling a mixture of 1 part of vinegar of b. and 2 parts of white honey to the consistence of a syrup. | Würzb. Ph., 1796 (B. 119).]—Suceus bell a donne. See B. juice.—Sup posit or i a belladonnæ [U. S. Ph., 1870]. Suppositories each contre + grain of alcoholic extract oi b. and 29} grains of cacao butter. [B, one ton of b., Syrnpus belladonnæ. Fr., sirop de bell a done [Fr. Cod.]. Ger.,. It., siro; di b. Sp., jarabe de bell a don a. A preparation mi by mixing 75 parts of tincture of b. with 925 of syrup ee Cod.}, or by di olving 3 parts of alcoholic extract of b. in 6 of alcohoi and adding 997 of syrup [Beig. Ph. 1853]. |B, 10, 113. —Tinetura bell a donne. Fr., teinture de bell a done.[Fr. Cod.]. Ger.,. A tincture made by exhausting b. leaves with alcohol by maceration and percolation; 100 parts correspond to 20 [Fr. Cod.], 15 [U. S. Ph.], or 5'4 parts [Br. Ph.] of b. leaves. The preparation of the Ger. Ph., 1st ed., was made by extracting 5 parts of b. ieaves with 6 of alcohol; that of the Austr. Ph. is made from b. root, 100 parts representing 1€$ parts of the root. [B, 81, 108, 113.]—Tinctura belladonnæ æthere a. Fr., teinture éthérée de bell a done [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., ätherische Btinctur. Syn.: tinctura belladonæ etherea [Fr. Cod.]. A preparation made by extracting 1 part of b. leaves with 5 parts of ether (sp. gr., 0°758). A similar preparation was official in the Belg. Ph. of 1853-4. [B, 10, 113.]—Tinctura foliorum bell a donne.” A tincture made from b. leaves. [B, 108.]—Tincture of b. See Tinctura bell a donne.—Unguentuin belladonnæ. Fr, liparolé (ou pommade [Fr. Cod.]) de bell a done, grai e bell adonisée. Ger., B's albe, Toll kirsch ens albe. It., unguento di b. An ointment made by mixing 10 parts of alcoholic extract of b. with 6 of alcohol, and incorporating with 84 of benzoin a ted lard [U.S. Pet or by mixing 1 part of extract of b. and 6 parts of lard [Br. Ph. or 2 parts of extract of b., 1 part of distilled water, and 12 parts 0: lard [Fr. Cod.], or 1 part of extract of b. and 9 parts of unguentum cereum (Ger. Ph., 1st ed.]. Similar preparations of various strength have been official in a number of formularies, [B, 10, 81, 108, 113, 119.]—Vinegar of b. See Acetum bell a donne.—Wii eriges (Ger.). The extractum belladonnæ aquosum. [B.] See Exiractum bell a donne (Ist def.). Fr BELL A DONNE (Ger.),n. Be?l-la>-don'ne?. See BELLADONNA. BELL A DON NINE, n. Be”l-la3-do?n’nen. Fr., bell a do nine. Ger., Belladon: An unerystallizable aikaloid obtained from belladonna root: a resinous substance of a bitter, acrid taste. bep! (B, 108).] The term has also been applied to atropine. [A, 5 Be oe (Malay),n. The Sccevola bel a-modagam., 172. eh CA (Fr.), n. Be?l-la8n?, The Poterium spinosum. [B,
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