Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Tonsalg

Pharmacology

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

Tonsalg is a pale yellow essential oil with a caraway scent, composed of d-limonene, dihydrocarvone, dihydrocarveol, carnep, and dextrorotatory carvone. In 1930s medicine, it was rarely used as a stimulant and carminative, as well as in ointments and liniments.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

TONSALG is a pale yellow liquid of medium reaction, soluble in an equal amount of alcohol, possessing the odor and taste of caraway. It contains: d-limonene (C10H16), dihydrocarvone (C10H16O), dihydrocarveol (C10H18O), carnep (C10H16), and dextrorotatory carvone (C10H14O). Specific gravity of the oil is 0.90-0.90. It is rarely used in medicine as a stimulant and carminative, and also in ointments and liniments.

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“Tonsalg.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/tonsalg/