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Definition of Podophyllin
1. n. A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
Definition of Podophyllin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of ''Podophyllum'' by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid. ¹
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Definition of Podophyllin
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Medical Definition of Podophyllin
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Literary usage of Podophyllin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1893)
"Each Drachm equal to — podophyllin Pur J gr. Packed (for Dispensing) in 16-oz.,
... Each Drachm equals — Pepsin Porci BP, 2 grs., podophyllin Resin, J gr. ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1877)
"podophyllin in Habitual Constipation and Haemorrhoids.—Dr. Rousselet gives the
result of the employment of podophyllin in forty-seven cases. ..."
3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1862)
"podophyllin, on the contrary, in very small doses, will procure an abundant flow
of bile, and often induce its discharge by ..."
4. Organic materia medica: Including the Standard Remedies of the Leading by Parke, Davis & Company (1888)
"503 podophyllin, I 10 grain. 504 podophyllin, 1-8 grain. 741 podophyllin, 1-6 grain.
... 507 podophyllin, i grain. 508 podophyllin and Belladonna. ..."
5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1880)
"podophyllin.—Formula for.—All who have been accustomed to prescribe podophyllin
in pills will agree as to the impossibility of preventing occasional ..."
6. A Therapeutic guide to alkaloidal-dosimetric-medication by John M. Shaller (1904)
"podophyllin is a resin obtained from the rhizoma and roots of podophyllum peltatum,
or May apple, and is prepared in granules containing 1-6 grain. ..."
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