A system of materia medica and pharmacy : including translations of the Edinburgh, London, and Dublin pharmacopoeias.

  • Murray, J. (John), -1820.
Date:
1834
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Credit: A system of materia medica and pharmacy : including translations of the Edinburgh, London, and Dublin pharmacopoeias. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    TONICS. Argentum. Hydrargyrum. Ferrum. ZlNCTTM. Cuprum. Arsenicum. FROM THE MINERAL KINGDOM. BlSMUTHUM. Barytes. Calx. AciDUM NITRICUM. AciDUM N1TRO-MURIATICUM. [AURUM. B.] PROM THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. Cinchona officinalis. Aristolochia serpentaria. dorstenia contrayerva. Croton ELEUTHERIA. BONPLANDIA TRIFOLIATA. SwiETENIA FEBRIFUGA. SwiETENIA MAHAGONI. Salix ALBA. COLOMBA. Quassia simarouba. Quassia excelsa. Gentiana lutea. Anthemis nobilis. Citrus aurantium. Citrus medica. Acorus calamus. Laurus cinnamomum. LaURUS CASSrA. Canella alba. Wintera aromatica. Myristica moschata. Caryophyllus aromaticus. FROM THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. Capsicum annuum. Piper nigrum. Piper longum. Piper cubeba. Myrtus pimenta. Amomum zingiber. Amomum repens. Carum carui. CoRIANDRUM SATIVUM. PlMPINELLA ANISUM. Mentha piperita, [eupatorium perfoliatum. b.] [CoRNUS FLORIDA. B.] [Prunus VIRGINIANA. B.] [LlRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA.--B.] TONICS FROM THE MINERAL KINGDOM. These are in general more local in their action than the vegetable tonics ; they either operate more directly on the stomach, without their action being so quickly extended to the whole system, or they act by being received into the blood. Hence they produce less immediate general excitement, and it is only from their continued administration that their tonic effect is obtained. Argentum. Silver. This metal is distinguished by its pure white colour, its high degree of lustre, and its great ductility and malleability. It is not very sus- ceptible of oxidation ; it does not suffer that change from exposure, even in a state of fusion, to atmospheric air. Those acids which yield oxygen readily oxidate and dissolve it, particularly nitric acid, which is hence employed as its usual solvent. The solution, when evaporated, affords the nitrate of silver in a crystalline form.