Pharbitis.
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Related entry: Jalap - Scammony - Orizaba Jalap - Resin of Scammony - Kaladana - Turpeth
Pharbitis.—A genus constituted by Choisy, 1833, its species referable to Ipomoea or Convolvulus. Ipomoea hederacea (L.) Jacq. (Pharbitis Nil Choisy..—The seeds of this Japanese plant have been chemically examined by K. Hirano and also by Y. Inoko, who find that they contain a large proportion of a resinous substance, seemingly identical with convolvulin, and acting as a cathartic in doses of from seven to ten grains (0.45-0.65 Gm.). (Sei-i-kwai, 1891.)
