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GROUP XXII . Saponin.Saponin and many allied bodies form an abundant soapy-looking froth when shaken up with water, and they are contained in a very large number of plants, the chief
senega
sarsaparilla
nervous
GRouP XXIII. Cyanogen.This includes compounds of cyanogen such as hydrocyanic (prussic) acid, cyanides of potassium, sodium. &c., cherry
bitter
nerve tissue . It enters into combination with haemoglobin, forming a bright scarlet compound and interfering with respiration. It kills by its paralysing effect on the motor ganglia of the heart and on the respiratory centre.Ggour XXIV. Ferments.These include such bodies as pepsin, diastase, the pancreatic ferments, papain, the pine-apple ferment, taka-diastase and others, and serve to convert starch
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