Title: Resin Ipomea
CAS Registry Number: 9000-34-4
Additional Names: Resin of Mexican scammony
Literature 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.
Therap-Cat: Cathartic.