CONIUM

(Lat.), n. n. Kon-i(e)'u8m(u4m). Gr., icciveiov, KWVIOV. Fr., c., (Ague. Ger., Schierling. It., cicuta. Sp., cicuta. I. Poisi n hemlock: a genus of the Umbelliferce. 3. Of the U. S. Ph. and Br. Ph., the full-grown fruit of C. maculatum gathered while yet green, and carefully dried. [B, 19, 34, 43 (a, 24).] Abstract of c., Abstractum coni i. Fr., abstrait de cigue. Ger., Schierlingabatrakt. A preparation made by exhausting 300 parts of c.-fruit, in No. 40 powder, with 6 parts of diluted hydrochloric acid, and a sufficient quantity each of finely powdered sugar of milk, recently dried, and alcohol, the finished abstract weighing 100 parts. [B, 81 (a, 31).] Alcoholic extract of c. See Extractum coni i alcohol i cum. Cataplasuia coni i. Fr., cataplasme de cigue. Ger., Schierlingumschlag. It., cataplasm a di cicuta. Sp., cataplasm a de cicuta. Hemlock poultice, made by adding 10 fl. oz. of boiling water to 1 oz. (av.) of the leaves of C. maculatum in powder, mixed with 3 oz. (av.) of linseed meal. Extract of c. may be substituted for the leaves. [B, 81 (o, 21).] Ceratum coni i. Syn.: ceratum cicutce. A cerate made of 2 parts of spermaceti, 8 of white t. blue; L, lull; U, full: U8, urn; L', like U (German). [s. 377]