Succus Conii.—Juice of Hemlock.

Botanical name: 

Related entry: Conium (U. S. P.)—Conium

Preparation.—"Bruise the fresh leaves and young branches of Conium maculatum, Linné; press out the juice; to every 3 volumes of juice add 1 of alcohol (90 per cent); set aside for 7 days; filter"—(Br. Pharm., 1898).

Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—(See Conium.) Dose, ½ to 2 fluid drachms.


King's American Dispensatory, 1898, was written by Harvey Wickes Felter, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D.