Pulvis Catechu Compositus. Br. Compound Powder of Catechu.

Botanical name: 
Pterocarpus marsupium
Acacia catechu
Cinnamomum verum
Krameria argentea
Krameria lappacea
Myristica fragrans

Related entry: Catechu - Kino - Nutmeg - Krameria - Cinnamon

Pulvis Gambir Compositus, N.F.; Poudre de Cashcuttie composee, Fr.; Zusammengesetztea Katechupulver, G.

"Catechu, in powder, 40 grammes; Kino, in powder, 20 grammes; Krameria Root, in powder, 20 grammes; Cinnamon Bark, in powder, 10 grammes; Nutmeg, in powder, 10 grammes. Mix." Br.

This preparation is also official in the N. F..

The dose of this agreeable preparation is from fifteen to thirty grains (1-2 Gm.).

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