A manual of materia medica and therapeutics : including the preparations of the British pharmacopoeia, and many other approved medicines / by J. Forbes Royle and Frederick W. Headland.

  • Royle, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1798-1858.
Date:
1865
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    LIQUOE CALCIS SACCHARATUS. hy breathing into the solution through a glass tube. Ten oz. of Lime- water require for neutralization at least 20 measures of the volumet. sol. Oxalic Acid. (B.) Inc. Acids and Acidulous Salts, Alkaline Carbonates, Ammoniacal and Metallic Salts, Borates, and astringent Vegetable Infusions. Pharm. Prep. Lime-water is used to make Black and Yellow- wash. Action and Uses of Lime and its Salts. Lime, applied externally, is slightly caustic. It is combined with oil to form a liniment, which is used as an application to burns. Lime-water has been used in- ternally as an antacid in Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea, and Lithic disorders. Lime may be also given in the form of the saccharated solution. It forms the basis of a popular nostrum for Stone in the bladder. It is less corrosive than the true Alkalies. The Carbonate, or Chalk, is also an admirable antacid. It is much used in Diarrhoea, acting as a desiccant or absorbent, and neutralising acrid matters in the intestines. For this purpose it is generally com- bined with astringents or aromatics. Dose. f^ij.—f^viij. of Lime-water three or four times a day. LiNIMENTUM CaLCTS, B. Prep. Agitate briskly together equal parts of Lime Water and Olive Oil. Linseed Oil may be used. Both the oils are composed of Oleic and Margaric acids and Gly- cerine: when mixed with Lime-water, an Oleate and Margarate of Lime (Calcareous Soap) are formed. It has long been employed as an application to burns and scalds, and employed for this purpose at the Carron Works,—hence often called Carron oil. Turpentine is sometimes added with advantage. Dr. Christison described it as a Lime Soap with an excess of Linseed Oil; for when allowed to rest, the mixture separates into a white soap and a supernatant clear oil. Liquor Calcis Saccharatus, B. Saccharated Solution of Lime. Lime is far more soluble in a solution of sugar than in pure water. It forms with the sugar a distinct compound or salt, in which the sugar acts the part of an acid. This solution, introduced in the B. P., furnishes an elegant form for the administration of Lime internally. It contains nearly 13 times as much Lime as the Liquor Calcis. Prep. B. Mix SlaJced Lime ^j. and Refined Sugar in powder ^ij. by trituration in a mortar. Transfer the mixture to a bottle containing Dist. Water Oj., and having closed this with a cork shake it occasionally for a few hours. Finally separate the clear solution with a siphon, and keep it in a stoppered bottle. The Sp. Gr. is 1*052. Each ounce contains 711 grains of Lime. ^j. = 25 measures volum. sol. Oxalic Acid. (B.) A much stronger solution may be easily obtained. Action. Uses. We obtain in this solution the alkaline action of Lime in a convenient form. It may be given in acid dyspepsia, in diarrhoea, for gout, rheumatism, gravel, stone. Dose. 5j.—diluted with water.