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No. 444.—Porassa SULPHURETUM. L. E. Sulphu- 
! _ retum Kali. D. (Kali Sulphuretum. P. L. 
1787. Hepar Sulphuris.) 
Cabinet specimen, Jeff. Coll. No. 559. 
A hard brittle mass, of a liver-brown hue, whence the old 
ee: name hepar—of an acrid bitter taste; inodorous when dry, 
- but when wet, intolerably offensive, giving out the odour 
of bilge-water. It consists of sulphur, potass, and a pro- 
portion of carbonic acid—soluble. in water, undergoing 
Sccceuposition into hydroguretted sulpburet, and sulphate 
Muvicat Prorrrtiss axp Usxs, It is of no further use, than 
to enable us to give sulphur in a form soluble in water ; 
in cutaneous affections, in gouty and rheumatic dis- 
eases; in solution for the itch of infants. 
Formula B Potasse sulphureti, gis. xv 
= Saponis duri, 3j \ 
se Balsam. Peruvianz, q: Ss 
Make 30 pilis—3 the dose, with warm infusion of 
Juniper berries, in cutaneous affections. Dia- 
phoretic. 
No, 445.—Porassa surer-rartras. L.E. &U.S. 
% Tartarum Crystalli. E. Super-tartrate of 
Potass—Crystals of Tartar, 
Cabinet specimen, Jeff. Coll. No. 560, 
In small irregular brittle crystals, which when pulverized are 
called cream of tartar; taste harsh, acid, peculiar, being 
generally recognised with ease by tasting. Is a bi-tartrate, 
consisting of 2 proportionals of acid, and one of potass. 
Requires 120 parts water, at 60° F. and 30 parts at boiling 
heat, to dissolye it—somewhat soluble in alcohol. 
_ Mepicat Prorertigs ann Uses, Well known—is a hydra- 
gogue cathartic, producing an influx of serous fluids into 
the bowels; hence, united with jalap, it 
ogue in dropsies; in small doses, 
of the Codex Medicamentarius 
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