Volume 2

A manual for students preparing for examination at Apothecaries' Hall, or other medical examinations / by John Steggall.

  • Steggall, John, 1795?-1871.
Date:
1838
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A manual for students preparing for examination at Apothecaries' Hall, or other medical examinations / by John Steggall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PILULZ HYDRARGYRI. Ingredients : Mercury, Confection of red rose, Liquorice. In this preparation, the mercury appears only to be minutely divided: although some still enter- tain an opinion that the mercury is partially oxidized. Medical Uses. It is one of the mildest forms of mercury for internal use, and is generally pre- scribed as an alterative. Given with chloride of mercury, the activity of each is increased. Dose. Gr. v. to gr. xv. ALCOHOL. Ingredients : Rectified spirits, Chloride of calcium. Rectified spirit is alcohol with water. The chloride of calcium, having a strong attraction for water combines with it, and the spirit, by dis- tillation, passes over, of a lighter specific gravity.