Nomenclature
CAS number: 9000-58-2
Description and references
Made by extracting the tubers of Convolvulus
scammonia L., Convolvulaceae with alcohol and pptg
with water.
Properties
Brown, amorphous mass. Freely sol in alc; not
less than 95% sol in ether and in caustic alkalies (with gentle heat).Therapeutic Category
Cathartic.