A treatise on poisons, in relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic / by Robert Christison.

Date:
1835
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Credit: A treatise on poisons, in relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic / by Robert Christison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Juniperus sabina, its poisonous ef- fects ... 555 King’s-yellow, its tests and composi- tion . . . 208 Laburnum seeds poisonous . 841 Lactuca, poisoning with . 080 Latliyrus cicera is a poison . 841 Lead, tests for its compounds 471 action of air and water on 475 adulteration of wines with 500 adulteration of spirits with 303 adulterations of a mechanical nature . . 503 corrosion of by distilled water 470 corrosion of by water prevent- ed by salts in solution . 479 corrosion of, prevented by ex- cessively minute proportions of some salts . . 480 corrosion of, by natural waters 484 corrosion of, by rain and snow water . . 484 corrosion of, by some spring waters . . 488 corrosion of, by spring waters, how prevented . . 493 corrosion of, not caused by some spring waters . 48C dissolved by many acidulous fluids . . 495 dissolved by these fluids much more rapidly if it is oxidated 499 metallic, is not poisonous 509 mode of action on the animal body . . . 505 does it exist in the blood or or- gans of animals poisoned with it ? 507 morbid appearances caused by 521 processes for detecting its com- pounds • . 471 process for detecting it in or- ganic mixtures . . 504 sulphuret of, not poisonous 509 symptoms caused by in man, classified according to two varieties 511 symptoms caused by, as an ir- ritant . . 511 symptoms of, constituting the disease colica pictonum . 513 tradesmen who are subject to suffer from poisoning with 517 treatment of poisoning with 523 Lead-glazing is rapidly acted on by acidulous fluids in some circum- stances, not in others . 499 Lettuce-opium, effect of on animals 086 Lime, poisoning with . 222 Liver of sulphur. See Sulpluirets. Litharge, tests for . 471 Lividity is no evidence of poisoning 51 Local action of poisons . 1 Lolium tanulentum, its effects on man . • • 939 Maize, spurred . 830 Manchineel, its effects on man and animals . . 543 Mania impairs the activity of some poisons . • 30 Marsh-marigold, its effects on man and animals . . 549 Meadow-saffron, its effects on man 791 Mechanical irritants produce the same effects as irritant poisons 590 Meconic acid, its tests . 034 is not poisonous 070 Meloe proscaraliEits, its poisonous effects . . 505 Melanosis of stomach imitates the effects of irritant poisons . 124 Melaena, how distinguished from ir- ritant poisoning . 120 Meningitis, how distinguished from narcotic poisoning . 022 Menispermum coccutus, poisoning with . • 811 Mercurial salivation in cases of poi- soning, when does it begin ? 375 phenomena of 370 can it be con- founded with any other disorder ? 379 may it return after a long intermission ? 383 its duration 383 in what modes it may prove fatal . 385 Mercury, action of its soluble com- pounds on the animal body 359 acts through all animal tissues . . 389 acts in all soluble chemi- cal compounds . 393 acts not, when in the me- tallic state . . 394 acts not, in the form of sulphuret . . 395 acts not, when its soluble compounds are decomposed by or- ganic principles . 399 existence in the blood of those who have taken it is ex- tremely probable . 303 morbid appearances caus- ed by . . 402 processes for its com- pounds when pure . 338 process for detecting it in organic mixtures . 351 supplementary processes for detecting it in compound mix- tures . . 355 symptoms of poisoning with, classified according to three varieties . . 309