INORGANIC SALTS AND THEIR PREPARATIONS 13 



Action: Seldom used in medicine. 



Dose: 0.06 Gm. (i gr.). 



Preparations: Spiritus Aetheris Nitrosi, U.S. P. 



SODII PERBORAS. Sodium Perborate, NaBO 3 + 4H 2 O. White, crystalline 

 granules or powder, odorless, having a saline taste, soluble in water. 



Action: Antiseptic. 



Dose: 0.06 Gm. (i gr.). 



SODII PHENOLSULPHONAS. Sodium Phenolsulphonate, C 6 H 8 O-SO 3 Na + 

 2H 2 O. Transparent rhombic prisms, or crystalline granules. Color- 

 less, odorless, having a cooling saline bitter taste, efflorescent, soluble in 

 4.2 parts water, or 140 parts alcohol, or 5 parts glycerin. 



Action: Antiseptic, disinfectant. 



Dose: 0.25 Gm. (4 gr.). 



SODII PHOSPH AS. Sodium Phosphate, Na 2 HPO 4 + I2H ? O. Large, color- 

 less, monoclinic, crystals or granular salt, odorless, having a cooling saline 

 taste, soluble in 2.7 parts water insoluble in alcohol. 



Action: Purgative. 



Dose: 4 Gm. (60 gr.). 



Preparations: Sodii Phosphas Exsiccatus, Liq. Sodii Phos. Co., N.F. 



SODII PHOSPHAS EFFERVESCENS. Effervescent Sodium Phosphate. 



Action: Purgative. 



Dose: 10 Gm. (2% drachms). 

 SODII PHOSPHAS EXSICCATUS. Exsiccated Sodium Phosphate, Na 2 HPO 4 . 



Action: Purgative. 



Dose: 2 Gm. (30 gr.). 



Preparation: Sodii Phosphas Effervescens. 



SODII SALICYLAS. Sodium Salicylate, NaC 7 H B O 3 . White, micro-crystalline- 

 powder, or scales, or as an amorphous powder, nearly odorless, having 

 a sweet saline taste, soluble in water and in 9.2 parts of alcohol; soluble 

 in glycerin. Contained in Liq. Antisepticus, N.F. 



Action: Antirheumatic. 



Dose: I Gm. (15 gr.). 



Preparations: Elixir Sodii Salicylatis, N.P. 



SODII SULPHAS. Sodium Sulphate, Glauber's Salt. Na 2 SO 4 + ioH 2 O. 

 Large, colorless transparent monoclinic prisms, or granular crystals, 

 odorless, having a bitter saline taste, soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol, 

 soluble in glycerin. 



Action: Cathartic. 



Dose: 15 Gm. (4 drachms). 



SODII SULPHIS EXSICCATUS. Exsiccated Sodium Sulphite, Na 2 SO 3 . 

 White powder, odorless, having a cooling saline sulphurous taste, soluble 

 in 3.2 parts water, almost insoluble in alcohol. 



Action: Antiferment. 



Dose: i Gm. (15 gr.). 



SODII THIOSULPHAS. Sodium Thiosulphate, Hypo, Na 2 S 2 O 3 + 5H 2 O. 

 Colorless, transparent, monoclinic prisms, efflorescent, odorless, having a 

 cooling saline, bitter taste, soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol. 



Action: Used internally instead of sulphur. 



Dose: I Gm. (15 gr.). 



THE OFFICIAL U.S.P., N.F. AND UNOFFICIAL LITHIUM SALTS 



Lithii Benzoas. Lithium Benzoate, LiC7H 6 O 2 . Light, white powder or small 

 shining crystalline scales; odorless or slight benzoin-like odor, cooling 

 sweetish taste, soluble in 3 parts of water, imparts alcohol. ' 

 Action: Antirheumatic, antiseptic. 

 Dose: i Gm. (15 gr.). 



LITHII BROMIDUM. Lithium Bromide, LiBr. White granular salt, odorless, 

 sharp bitter taste, deliquescent, very soluble in water; freely soluble in 

 _ alcohol or ether. 

 Action: Hypnotic. 

 Dose: i Gm. (15 gr.). 

 Preparations: Elixir Lithii Bromidi, N.P. 



LITHII CARBONAS. Lithium Carbonate, Li 2 CO 3 . Light, white powder, 

 odorless, alkaline taste, soluble in 78 parts water, 140 parts boiling 

 water; almost insoluble in alcohol; soluble in dilute acids. 



