INORGANIC ACIDS 25 



Action: Expectorant, emetic. 



Dose: (expectorant) 0.005 Gm. (2/f g r -)- 



(emetic) 0.03 Gm. (% gr.). 

 Preparations: Syrupus Scillae Compositus, U.S. P. 



Vjnum Antimonii, U.S.P. VIII. 

 * Antimonii Oxidum. Antimony Oxide, Antimony Trioxide, SbnOs. Heavy, 



greyish-white powder, permanent in air, odorless and tasteless, almost 



insoluble in water or alcohol, readily soluble in hydrochloric or tartaric 



acids. (Contained in Pulvis Antimonialis, N.F.), 

 Dose: 0.06 Gm. (i gr.). 



THE OFFICIAL U.S.P. ARSENIC SALTS 



Arseni lodidum. Arsenous Iodide, AsI 3 . Orange-red, inodorous, crystalline 



powder, soluble in 12 parts water, 28 parts alcohol, completely soluble in 



chloroform or ether. 

 Action: Alterative. 

 Dose: 0.006 Gm. (^f g r -) 



Preparations: Liquor Arseni et Hydrargyri lodidi, U.S.P. 

 ARSENI TRIOXIDUM. Arsenic Trioxide (Acidum Arsenosum, 1890). White 



powder, or in heavy masses, odorless, tasteless, sparingly soluble in 100 



parts water, sparingly in alcohol, soluble in 5 parts of glycerin and readily 



soluble in acids and alkalies. 

 Action: Irritant, alterative. 

 Dose: 0.002 Gm. (^ gr.). 



Antidote: Ferri Hydroxidum cum Magnesio Oxido. 

 Preparations: Liquor Acidi Arsenosi, U.S.P. 



Liquor Arseni et Hydrargyri lodidi, U.S.P. 



Liquor Potassii Arsenitis, U.S.P. 



Liquor Sodii Arsenatis, U.S.P. 



(All official U.S.P. arsenical solutions I per cent, strength.) 



Liquor Auri et Arseni Bromidi, N.F. 



Liquor Arsenicalis, Clemens, N.F. 



Pilulae Metallorum, N.F. 



GROUP VIII. INORGANIC ACIDS 



Acidum Hydrochloricum. Hydrochloric Acid, strength 31 to 33 per cent. 

 Acidum Hydrochloricum Dilutum. Dilute Hydrochloric Acid, strength, 9^ to 



ioj^ per cent. 

 Acidum Hydrobromicum Dilutum. Dilute Hydrobromic Acid, 9% to lo^ per 



cent. 



Acidum Hydriodicum Dilutum. Dilute Hydrochloric Acid, 9^ to ioj^ per cent. 

 Acidum Hypophosphorosum. Hypophosphorous Acid, 30 to 32 per cent. 

 Acidum Hypophosphorosum Dilutum. Diluted Hypophosphorous Acid, 9^ to 



io^ per cent. 



Acidum Nitricum. (Aqua Fortis), Nitric Acid, 67 to 69 per cent. 

 Acidum Nitricum Dilutum. Dilute Nitric Acid, 9^ to io^ per cent. 

 Acidum Nitrohydrochloricum. (Aqua Regia) Nitrohydrochloric Acid. 

 Acidum Nitrohydrochloricum Dilutum. Dilute Nitrohydrochloric Acid, 9^ to 



10^ per cent. 



Acidum Sulphuricum. (Oil Vitriol) Sulphuric Acid, 93 to 95 per cent. 

 Acidum Sulphuricum Dilutum. Dilute Sulphuric Acid, 9^ to 10^ per cent. 

 Acidum Sulphuricum Aromaticum. (Elixor Vitriol) Aromatic Sulphuric Acid, 19 to 



21 per cent, by weight of H2SO4. 



Acidum Phosphoricum. Phosphoric Acid, 85 to 88 per cent. 



Acidum Phosphoricum Dilutum. Dilute Phosphoric Acid, 9^ to io^j per cent. 

 Almost all of the inorganic acids can be classed as anhydrotics and remote 

 alkalyzers. 



The dose of dilute acids is from 0.3 to I mil (5 to 15 minims). 



GROUP IX. HALOGENS 



Chlorine is unofficial. 



Bromine was official in U.S.P. VIII and is official in the present N.F. 



Iodine is official in U.S.P. IX and is found in the following preparations: 



