Nomenclature
CAS number: 9000-35-5
Description and references
Prepd by extracting the powdered root of Exogonium purga (Hayne) Lindl. (E. jalapa Baill., Ipomoea purga Hayne), Convolvulaceae with alcohol
and pptg with water.
Properties
Yellow to brown, amorphous mass or powder. Insol
in water, benzene, carbon disulfide, oils; freely sol in alc.Therapeutic Category
Cathartic.