=Salicinum (Salicin.), Salicin, U.S.P.=--A glucoside obtained from certain species of willows and poplars.
White powder, odorless and having a very bitter taste.
ACTION AND USES: Partially decomposed in the stomach and intestines and finally oxidized in the body into salicylic acid. Less irritant to the mucous membranes than the salicylates but also less certain in its action, and has been practically superseded by the latter.
=Sambucus (Sambuc.), Sambucus, N.F.= (Elder Flowers).
ACTION AND USES: Obsolete and worthless remedy in dropsy. Large doses are said to act like a hydragogue cathartic.
=Sanguinaria (Sanguin.), Sanguinaria, U.S.P.= (Blood Root).--Rhizome and roots.
ACTION AND USES: Irritant and narcotic; unreliable; expectorant in small doses and nauseant in large doses, which may produce serious secondary symptoms.
_Fluidextractum Sanguinariae (Fldext. Sanguin.), Fluidextract of Sanguinaria, N.F._--Sanguinaria (100%). Absolute alcohol content about 60 per cent.
_Syrupus Sanguinariae (Syr. Sanguinar.), Syrup of Sanguinaria, N.F._ (Syrup of Bloodroot).--Sanguinaria (22.5%) and acetic acid in syrup.
_Tinctura Sanguinariae (Tr. Sanguin.), Tincture of Sanguinaria, U.S.P._ (Tincture of Bloodroot).--Sanguinaria (10%) and hydrochloric acid (1%) in alcohol and water. Absolute alcohol content about 56 per cent.
=Santalum Album (Santal. Alb.), Sandal Wood, N.F.= (White Sandal Wood).--Heartwood.
ACTION AND USES: Similar to those of =Oleum Santali=, which see
=Santalum Rubrum (Santal. Rub.), Red Saunders, U.S.P.=--Heartwood.
ACTION AND USES: Used as a coloring agent
=*Santoninum (Santonin.), Santonin, U.S.P.=--Anhydride or lactone of santonic acid, obtained from Levant wormseed.
Colorless crystals or powder, becoming yellow on exposure to light, odorless and at first nearly tasteless, afterward becoming bitter.
ACTION AND USES: Used for its poisonous action on intestinal parasites, especially ascaris. When absorbed in sufficient amounts it produces yellow vision and epileptiform convulsions.
DOSAGE: 0.06 Gm. or 1 grain (U.S.P.) in powder or capsules.
_Trochisci Santonini (Troch. Santonin.), Troches of Santonin, N.F._--Each troche contains santonin (0.03 Gm. or 1/2 grain), with tragacanth, sugar, cocoa and vanillin.
