Tinctura Urgineae. Br.

Botanical name: 
Drimia indica

Tinctura Urgineae. Br.

Tincture of Urginea.

Related entries: Indian Squill

"Urginea, bruised, 200 grammes; Alcohol (60 per cent.), 1000 millilitres. Prepare by the maceration process." Br.

This tincture was introduced into India and is intended to be used in place of squill.

The dose is five to fifteen minims (0.3-0.9 mil).

The Dispensatory of the United States of America, 1918, was edited by Joseph P. Remington, Horatio C. Wood and others.