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ORRIS ROOT. 443
for some months. Langebuch claims that a o.i to 0.15 per
cent, solution is equal in antiseptic action to a 0.5 to i.o per
cent, solution of bi-chloride of mercury ; in other words, that it
is about five times as efficient as the bi-chloride. It is also
claimed to be relatively the least poisonous of all antiseptics.
Behring found that in aqueous solutions^ having equal action upon the
spores of anthrax bacilli, sublimate is five to six times, and car-
bolic acid and creasote seven to eight times, as poisonous as the
tri-chloride.
Dental Uses.— Dr. W. D. Miller says: "We have conse-
quently reasons to hope that the tri-chloride of iodine may prove
a valuable remedy in the treatment of diseased conditions of the
teeth and mouth." Its efficiency as a disinfectant for carious
dentine has been clearly shown in the experiments of Dr. Miller,
and his impression was that the five per cent, solution of the tri-
chloride of iodine is one of the most active agents for sterilizing
carious cavities, and disinfecting carious dentine preparatory to
filling teeth.
IRIDIS RHIZOME—ORRIS RHIZOME—ORRIS ROOT.
Source.—The plant from which Orris Root is obtained is a
native of Italy and the south of Europe. It belongs to the natural
order Iridacea?, of which there are three varieties of the species of
Iris Iris Rhizoma., Iris Floretitina and Iris Germanica. The root,
which is the officinal portion of the plant, is of various forms and
sizes, often branched, usually knotty and flattened, white, heavy,
and of the thickness of the finger. It has a pleasant odor, like
that of violet, and a bitter, acrid taste^-
Medical Properties and Action.—Orris root is cathartic and
diuretic, and in large doses emetic. It has beem employed with
some benefit in dropsies, but is not often administered as an in-
ternal remedy at the present time. It is valued for its pleasant,
violet odor.
Dental Uses.—In dental practice it is employed as a very
common ingredient of dentifrices, and also to correct an offensive
breath.
ORRIS ROOT. 443
for some months. Langebuch claims that a o.i to 0.15 per
cent, solution is equal in antiseptic action to a 0.5 to i.o per
cent, solution of bi-chloride of mercury ; in other words, that it
is about five times as efficient as the bi-chloride. It is also
claimed to be relatively the least poisonous of all antiseptics.
Behring found that in aqueous solutions^ having equal action upon the
spores of anthrax bacilli, sublimate is five to six times, and car-
bolic acid and creasote seven to eight times, as poisonous as the
tri-chloride.
Dental Uses.— Dr. W. D. Miller says: "We have conse-
quently reasons to hope that the tri-chloride of iodine may prove
a valuable remedy in the treatment of diseased conditions of the
teeth and mouth." Its efficiency as a disinfectant for carious
dentine has been clearly shown in the experiments of Dr. Miller,
and his impression was that the five per cent, solution of the tri-
chloride of iodine is one of the most active agents for sterilizing
carious cavities, and disinfecting carious dentine preparatory to
filling teeth.
IRIDIS RHIZOME—ORRIS RHIZOME—ORRIS ROOT.
Source.—The plant from which Orris Root is obtained is a
native of Italy and the south of Europe. It belongs to the natural
order Iridacea?, of which there are three varieties of the species of
Iris Iris Rhizoma., Iris Floretitina and Iris Germanica. The root,
which is the officinal portion of the plant, is of various forms and
sizes, often branched, usually knotty and flattened, white, heavy,
and of the thickness of the finger. It has a pleasant odor, like
that of violet, and a bitter, acrid taste^-
Medical Properties and Action.—Orris root is cathartic and
diuretic, and in large doses emetic. It has beem employed with
some benefit in dropsies, but is not often administered as an in-
ternal remedy at the present time. It is valued for its pleasant,
violet odor.
Dental Uses.—In dental practice it is employed as a very
common ingredient of dentifrices, and also to correct an offensive
breath.
