Tag J.K. Aronson MA DPhil MBChB FRCP HonFBPhS HonFFPM

Corn starch

See also Etherified starches General information Corn starch is a white, tasteless, odorless powder, used in food processing, papermaking, and the production of industrial adhesives; it is also a component of many cosmetics and oral pharmaceutical products. It has been…

Copper

General information Copper is a reddish metallic element (symbol Cu; atomic no. 29). Its symbol derives from the Latin word cuprum, because it was originally discovered in Cyprus. It is widely found as different salts in minerals such as atacamite…

Convolvulaceae

General information The genera in the family of Convolvulaceae ( Table 1 ) include bindweed and morning glory [ ]. Table 1 Genera of convolvulaceae Aniseia (aniseia) Argyreia (argyreia) Bonamia (lady’s nightcap) Calystegia (false bindweed) Convolvulus (bindweed) Cressa (alkaliweed) Dichondra…

Complementary and alternative medicine

General information Complementary and alternative medicine (also referred to as “non-orthodox,” “unconventional,” “holistic”, and "integrative" medicine) comprises a heterogeneous array of interventions, from acupuncture to spinal manipulation and from herbal medicine to homeopathy. The techniques referred to in this monograph…

Colophony

See also Cupressaceae General information Colophony (rosin) derives from pine resin, tall oil, and stump extracts [ ]. It is used in its native or chemically modified forms, hydrogenated, disproportionated, esterified, polymerized, as salts, or reacted with maleic anhydride or…

Collagen and gelatin

General information Collagen is a natural fibrous protein found in human cartilage, connective tissue, and bone. Glutaraldehyde cross-linked bovine collagen is a sterile, biocompatible, biodegradable, purified bovine dermocollagen cross-linked with glutaraldehyde, mixed in a phosphate buffered saline solution. Purified solubilized…