Nomenclature
CAS number: 9000-34-4
Resin of Mexican scammony.
Description and references
Made by extracting the dried roots of Ipomoea orizabensis Ledenois, Convolvulaceae with
alcohol and pptg with water.
Properties
Brown, translucent, brittle fragments or pale
brown powder. Insol in water; sol in alc, chloroform, partially in
ether.Therapeutic Category
Cathartic.