ASAFCETIDA

[U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.] (Lat.),n. f. ’- (f0?’e2t)-i2d-a8. From asa (adopted from Pers.), a gum, and fætid us, fœtid. Gr, œixbrov pps [Dioscorides). Fr., a e-fétide, Ger., Asafotida Stink a sant, Teufelsdreck. Tt. a afetida, Sp., asafétid a {Sp. Ph.]. Syn.: asa fætid a [Er Cod., Ger. Ph., Austr. Ph., Hung. Ph., Swi Ph., Belg. Ph., Netherl. Ph., Greek Ph.], a afætid a [Br. Ph, 1867], rem ase fœtidæ, gummi-resina asa fætid a [Dan. Ph., Norweg. Ph., Ru . Ph., Swed. Ph.], gummi-resina a a fœtid a Finn. Ph.], stercus diaboli. cibus deorum. A gum-resin extracted ‘rom the root of the Ferula narthex and Ferula scorodosma, Persian umbelliferous plants. The fresh juice is white, but gradually becomes yellow and at last dark-brown. A. occurs in commerce in the form of reddish gum-like ma es streaked with white, having an extremely disagreeable alliaceous odor and a snarp, biting taste. It di olves readily in alcohol, and forms a milky mixture with water. According to Pelletier, it contains 65 per cent. of resin, 19°4 per cent. of soluble gum, 11'2 per cent. of ba or in, 3°6 per cent. of and 0°3 per cent. of calcium malate. [B, 2, 5.] It is ly used in medicine for flatulence and hysterical attacks, Amygdaloid a. Lat., a. amygdaloides. ida. Tear a. agglutinated into ma es. {L, 182,j—A. disgunensis [Kaempfer]. See FERULA a—A. in gran is, A. in lacrimis. See Tear a.—A. in ma is. See Lump a—A. petræa. See Stony a.—A’tinctur (Ger.). See Tinctura a safe tide.—A’wa er (Ger.). See Aqua ASAFŒTIDÆ.— Emplastram asafotidæ [U.S. Ph.]. Fr., emplâtre d'asa fœtid a. Ger., Stinkasantpflaster. ‘ Sp., emplastro de asafétid a ‘compuesto. Syn.: emplastrum ase fœtidæ (Belg. Ph., Netherl. Ph.], emplastrum a e fætidæ compos i tum (Finn. Ph., Greek Ph.], emlastrum fætidum [Ger, Ph., Ist ed.; Swi Ph.]. À. plaster; made jy digesting 35 parts of a. and 15 of galbanum in 120 of alcohol, straining, evaporating to the consistence of honey, and adding a mixture of 35 parts of lead platen and 15 of yellow wax melted together. The preparations of the other pharma copæias contained yellow wax 20 per cent. [Belg. Ph., Ger. Ph., Swi Ph.], 40 per cent. [Finn. Ph.], or 42 per cent. [Greek Ph.}; pine-resin 20 per cent. [Belg. Ph., Ger. Ph., Swi Ph.], 10 per cent. (Finn. Ph.]. or 5 per cent, [Greek Ph.]; olive-oil 10 per cent. [Greek Ph.]; powdered ammoniac 10 per cent. [Ger. Ph., Swi Ph.], or 21 per cent. [Greek Ph.]; powdered a. 40 per cent. [Belg. Ph.], 30 per cent. [Ger. Ph., Swi Ph.], or 21 per cent. [Greek Ph.]; and turpentine 20 per ce: (ce Ph.], or larch turpentine 20 per cent. [Belg. Ph., Swi Ph.]. ‘he plaster of the Netherl. Ph. contains colo hony 31 parts. a. 46 rts, Noowdered lbanum 15 parts, and larch turpentine 8 parts; hat of the Sp. Ph. contains yellow wax 57 per cent., turpentine 14 per cent., a. and olibanum each 7 per cent., anime 54 per cent, myrrh 3} per cent., castoreum can a dense and cumin fruit each 2 per-cent., and rectified oil of amber, 12 per cent. [B, 5, 95.]— Emplastrum asafætidæ matricale’ (Brunsw. Disp., 1777]. A plaster containing 12 pue of galbanum, 6 each of tacamahac and yellow wax, and 4 each of a., Venice turpentine, and cumin. With slight variations, it was given in several old formularies. [L, 85.j—Enema asafœtidæ. Fr., lavement d’asa fætid a. A mixture of a. and water, in varying proportions, used as an enema. [L, 85.]-E entia asafœtidæ. See Tinctura asafætidæ.—E entia asafœtidæ kalica. See Tinctura asafwtide kalica. Ferula a. See under FervLA—Gummi-resina asafœtidæ. See A—Lac asafœtidæ. See Mistura asafœtidæ—Lump a. Lat., à. in ma is. A. in irregular ma es of various sizes, reddish or brownish-yellow in color. [L, 132.]—Mistura asafeetidze [U. S. Ph]. A. mixture, milk of a.; an emulsion made by rubbing ye 4 parts of à. with 100 of water, and straining. [B.]—Oil of a. sulphureted e ential oil, constituting about 3 per cent. of a, obtained by distilling the latter with water; according to Hlasiwetz, a variable mixture of the two compounds CHS and C,,H22S. [B, 2.] opilule asafœtidæ (U.S. Ph.]. Pills each containing 3 grains of à. and 1 grain of soap. (B.j—Pilulw asafetidie martiate [Würzb. Ph]. See Pilulæ asm FŒTDÆ martiate. [L. ite Resin of a. A resin extracted from a. with alcohol; lightle when pure, turning purple on exposure to the sun. [B,.|—Stony a. Lat., a. petre a. Ger., steiniger Stink as and. adulterated with plaster of Paris (sometimes to the extent of 50 per cent.); more or le angular pieces, having the odor of à, yellowish-brown, with numerous small shining points or plates. [E, 182.]—Tear a.’ Lat., a. in gran is (seu in tacrimis). Ger., Stink as and in Kärnern. A. occurring in flattened, oval, or i regular pieces, in size from that of a pea to that of a walnut, low or brownish-yellow without and white within, Compared with lump a., it is feebler in odor and le yellow, and its fractured surface does not become so red or turn red so rapidly. (L, 132.]—Tinetura asafætidæ [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., teinture d'asa fætid a [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Asanttinctur (fer Ph]. Syn.: tinctura ‘a afæœtidæ [Br. Ph.] (seu ase fætidæ) |Fr. Cod., Ger, Ph.}. Tinetureof a.; made by macerating a. in alcohol and filtering; 100 parts contain 20 [U. S. Ph., Fr. Cod., Ger. Ph.] or about 15 parts [Br. Ph.] of a. {B.]—Tinctura asafoetidze ammon i at a. See Spiritus AMMONLE fœtid us —Tinetura asafœtidæ kallea. Fr., teinture line d’asa fœtid a. An alkaline tincture of a.; made by digesting for three days, with a gentle heat, equal parts of a, pota ium carbonate, and alcohol, and filtering. runsw. Disp., 1777; Wiirtemb. Ph.) 1798 (L).|—Volatile oil ofa. See Oil of a. ASA FŒTIDA [Fr. Cod., Ger. Ph.] (Lat.), n. f. See AsAFŒTIDA, —Alcool at ure d’a, f. (Fr.). See Tinctura ASAFŒTIDÆ.—Alecoolé alealine d’a. f. (Fr... See Tinctura ASAFŒTIDÆ kalica. coolé d'a. f.(Fr.). See Tinctura ASAFŒTIDÆ—Alcoolé composé (Fr.), See Tinctura FULIGINIS fœtid a, "Aqua asæ footidæ. Ger., Asafætidara er, A preparation made by distilling asafœtid a with water. [B, 48.]—Aqua ase fæœtidæ compos it a [Belg. Ph., Ph. (6th ed.)]. The product obtained by distilling 1,000 parts from a mixture of asafoetida, ds file root, sweet-flag rhizome, and alcohol, of each, 65 parts [Belg. Ph.] or 60 parts [Pru Ph.], and water a sufficiency. [B, 95.) Cf. Aqua gear antihysteric a.—Aqua asæ fœtidæ cum castoreo [Belg. Ph.]. A preparation made up of aqua asæ fœtidæ compos it a 98 parts and tinctura castorei can a dens is 2 parts. [B, 95.]--A. f. Poe [Fr. Cod.]. Asafætid a purified by di olving in alcohol, straining, and evaporating..] —Emplastrum asæ fœ- tidæ [Belg. Ph., Netherl. Ph]. See Emplastrum ASAFŒTIDÆ. —Emplâtre. f. composé (Fr.). See Emplastrum asa- FŒTIDÆ matricale—E ence. f. (Fr), See Tinctura AsAFæ- TIDÆ—Éthérolé. f. (Fr.). See Teinture éthérée d'a. on Gummi ase fœtidæ, Gummi-resina asæ fœtidæ [Dan. Ph., Norweg. Ph., Swed. Ph., Ru . Ph.]. See AsAFŒTIDA.—Lae asm fœtidæ, Lait d'a. f. (Fr.). See Mistura ASAFŒTIDÆ—Lavement. f. (Fr.). See Enema ASAFŒTIDR—MIxtura ase fœtidæ, Mixture d’a. f. (Fr.). See Mistura asara@rip a.—Pilulie asi fœtidæ martiatæ. 1. A preparation containing 2 scruples each of asafœtid a and the ammonio-chloride of iron, 10 drops of rectified oil of amber, and a farce ha of balsam of Peru to make a pilular ma [Würzburg Ph., 1796]. 2. A pill ma couta in ing equal parts of asafcetida, ferrous sulphate, and extract of chamomile [Dan. Ph., 1805]. [B, 119.|—Pilules d'aloés et d’a. f. (Fr.).. See under ALoRs.— Pilules d'a. f. et de galbanum (Fr.). See Puta gummose.—Pilules. £ hyoseyamées (Fr.). 2 grain pills of a mixture of 120 parts of asafcetida, 40 of extract of hyoscyamus, 3 of powdered hyoscyamus, and 1 part of powdered pe [Hamb. Cod., 1835 (L).|—Pilules. f. martiales (Fr.). e Pilulæ ase fœtidæ martiate.—Pilules. f. musquées (Fr.)._10- to 15-grain pills of a mixture of asafœtid a and castoreum each 56 parts, oil of amber 12 parts, musk 1 part, and a sufficient quan of diascordium. [Ferrara Ph., 1832 (L).|—Pilules.. savonneuses (Fr.). See Pilulæ ASAFŒTDÆ.—Pilules. f. valérianées (Fr.). See Pilulæ VALERIANÆ ferulacee.—Pondre. f. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). A powder made by drying asafcetida, triturating it in a mortar, and pa ing it through a sieve of 80 meshes to the inch (of 27 mm.). TB] Reétinolé d’a. f. composé (Fr.). _A preparation very similar to the emplastrum asafætidæ. [L]-Teinture alcool i que d’a. f. (Fr.), Teinture d’a. f. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See Tinctura asararip#.—Teinture d'a, f, ammoniacée (Fr). See Spiritus AMMONIÆ foctidus.—Teinture éthérée d’a. f. (Fr, Cod.| (Fr.), Tinetura ret here a asm fœtidæ [Fr. Cod.]. Syn.: éthérolé d'a. f. A preparation made by macerating for ten days 1 rs of powdered asafætid a in 5 parts of ether diluted with alcohol 3} parts of ether and 1} of alcohol), and filtering. [B.J-Tinetura ase fœtidæ [Ger. Ph.]. See Tinctura Asarœ- TIDÆ.—Tinctura asæ fœtidæ ammon i at a. See Spiritus AM- MONIÆ fœtid us.—Trochisques. f. et de myrrhe (Fr.). See Trochischi MYRRAÆ compos it i.