Conspectus of the pharmacopoeias of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Colleges of Physicians ... / [Anthony Todd Thomson].

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
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1830
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    AClDUM BENZOlCUM. L. E. D. Benzoic acid. FIoreA ne7izoes, Coinp Carbon, hydrogen (predominating), oxygen. (Otttained from benzoin,) Prop, Odour aromatic and fragrant; taste hot, slightly acidulous, and agreeable; soluble in boiling water and alcohol; crystals white flakes, brilliant, ductile, slender. Oper, Stimulant; as an expectorant doubtful; errhine. Vac, In chronic catarrh, but of very little efficacy. Dose, Gr. X. to5ss. Q/f, Prep. Tinvtura Ca7np?iorte coinposita, L. D. Tinct, Opii Am- moniatat E. ACfOUM CITRTCUM. L. Acidum Citricum, D. Citric Acid. Crpstalli. Comp. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen. (Obtained from lemon juice.) Prop. Sharp acidity of lemon juice; crystals rhomboidal prisms, persistent, white, semi-transjiarent; soluble in less than twice their weight of cold water, and in half their weight of boiling water. Oper, Refrigerant, antiseptic. Dee. In febrile and inflammatory complaints, and scorbutus; and dissolved in water, instead of recent lemon juice, for the efferves- cing draught. (Proportion Jx. to water Oj.) Dose. Gr. x. to 5U* dissolved m water, or any bland fluid. Invomp. Sulphuric acid, nitric acid, acetate of lead, nitrate and acetate of mercury. ACTDUM MURIATICUM. L. E. D. Muriatic Acid. Comp. Unknown base; real acid 21.51; water 70.49 pts. {from corn- won salt.) Prop. Odour suffocating, taste intensely acid and caustic; nearly colourless when pure, but commonly of a pale yellow colour; volatile; the fumes visible; spec. grav. l.KiO to l.lOO. f^. or 100 grains should saturate 124 grains of subcarbonate of soda. Oper. Tonic, antiseptic, diuretic. Use. In typhus; cutaneous eruptions; in gargles in inflammatory and putrid sore throats ; in injections in gonorrhoea. Dose. lllx. to llfxx. properly diluted; in gargles f3ss. to f5ij. in f^vi. of fluid; injection lltvlij. to water fsiv. OJf. Prep. Murias Baryta, E. Solutio Muriatia Calcis, E. D. Tinetura P\rri MiiHatia, L. E. D. Hydro~aulphurctnm Ammo- nia, E. AC:rnUM MURIATiCUM DILOTUM. D. Diluted Muriatic Acid, (^ddi Muriatici, partes x.; Aqua distiUata, partes xi.) Spec. grav. 1.000. 100 i)arts contain 14 of real acid. AClDUM NITRiCUM. L. E. D. Nitric Acid. Acidum nitrosum. Comp. Nitrogen, by weight, 25.97; oxygen, 74.33 (from Nitre, Nitras Potasaa). Prop. Odour suffocating, taste very add and caustic, corrosive liquid, colourless, transparent; absorbs water from the air; tinges the skin yellow. Spec. grav. 1.500. 100 grains should saturate 124 of subcarlx)nate of soda. Oper. Tonic, antiseptic, antisyphilitic. Use. The strong acid is seldom used for any other than pharma- ceutical purposes; in the form of vapour, it is extracted from nitre 3iv. and sulphuric acid 5ij* in a saucer, placed on a pipkin of hot sand, for the purposes of fumigation. Incomp. Spirit of lavender, in any large quantity; and the essen- tial oils. OJf. Prep. Acidinn Nitricum Dilutuin, L. Arsenti Nitras, L. Liquor Verri Alkalini, L. Utif'. Hydrarfr, Nit. L. Hydrarg^yri Nitrivo-<7.rt/dum, L. Spiritus ACtfieria Nitrici, L.
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