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

  • Thomson, Anthony Todd, 1778-1849.
Date:
1830
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    jiqiue caUfavtoi partes quatuor. Rub them together until the oxyd assume a black colour, and wash it often in water: finally, dry the oxyd upon blotting paper, in a moderate heat.) A pro- toride^ Comp. Mercury 100, oxygen 3.30. Prop. Taste coppery; insoluble in water. Use. In scrofula, cutaneous alFections, and as an alterative in ve« nereal diseases. Dose. Gr. viij. to 9j. HVDRARGtRI OX^'DUM RL'BRUM. L. D. Red Oxyd of Mercury. (A Rertoxide, oxydized by the air in a temperature of <)<M).) Ht/drart'i/^’us Calcinatus. Comp. Quicksilver 02.(J, oxygen 7.4., in 100 parts. Prop. Small crystalline scales, of a deep-red colour, brilliant; so- luble in some of the acids without decomposing them. OptiT. Stimulant, escharotic, antisyphilitic; in large doses violently emetic. Use. Owing to the violence of its operation, it is now seldom given internally, except when other mercurials fail. It is principally used as aii escharotic, in the same manner as the nitric okyd. Dose. Or. ss. to gr. ij. in a piFl with opium gr. ss. every night and morning :—gr. W. act as a violent emetic. UVDFtAROVRI OXVMC'RIAS. L. Murias Hydrargyri Cor- rosivus, E. Murias Hydrargyri Corrosivum, D. Oxymuriate of Mercury. Hydrorgy/rus 3fu?dafi/s. Comp. Peroxide of mercury 70.42, acid ; or chlorine 2G.4tl» mercury 73.52 in 100 parts. Spec. grav. .5.1300. Prop. Taste acrid, styptic, metallic, durable; a white compact semitransparent mass of prismatic crystals; soluble in 11 parlsof water at 00°, in 3,0 of alcohol; partially decomposed by light. 0;jer. Stimulant, antisyphilitic, alterative. Cse. In venereal complaints, with the greatest advantage, when a quick and general action is required; but its effects are often not permanent. In lepra, combi\jcd with an antimonial; old ulcers ; and chronic rheumatism. Dissolved in the pro^iortion of gr. iij, to wliter Oj. as a gargle hi venereal sore throats, and an injection in gonorrhcea; and a little stronger we have found it useful in breaking the abscess in cynanche tonsillaris. It is applied ex* temally to tetters, and for destroying fungus; gr. iv. in water Oj. is a good wash in scabies. It may be given ciysterways, when the stomach will not bear it. Dfjse. Gr. i to gr. j, made into a pill, with extract of poppies, once in twenty-four hours. When swallowed as a poison, the best antidote is white of egg. (O^yf/a.) Ineomp. Vide hiquor Hyd. Oxymurintis., OJf. Prtri). Liquor Hydrarpyri Oiymuriatis, L. HYDRARGYRI PERSULPHAS, D. Persulphate of Mercury. {Hydrarpyri purijicati, Acidi fiulphurivi utviusque partes sex, Acidi Nitrici partem unam. Expose to heat in a glass vessel, and augment the heat until the substance be completely dried and become white.) Comp. Sulphuric acid 20.23, peroxide of mercury 70.32 water2.95. Prop. Colour white; soluble in 2U00 pts. cold water, 0(M) pts. of boiling water; sp. grav. 0.444. Oper. Emetic, alterative. Use. .Seldom used, except for jireparing the following:— hydrargyri OXYDUM SULPHURICUM. D. Sulphuric Oxyd of Mercury. {Hydrarpyri PerstAphatis imrtem unR}x\. Aqua* Culidoi partes viginti. Rub them together in an earthenware