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powder, odorless. Local anaesthetic. Used in 2 or 3 per cent, solution; 



stronger for nose and throat. 

 Betanaphthol. Naphthol, CioHrOH. Antiseptic and disinfectant. Dose f 0.25 



Gm. (4 gr.). 

 BROMOFORM. CHBr 3 . Anaesthetic, a remedy in whooping-cough. Dose, 2 to 



5 drops (o.i to 0.3 Gm.). 

 Caffeinae Sodio-Benzoas. A mixture of caffeine and sodium benzoate. Diuretic 



and antirheumatic. Average dose, by mouth, 0.3 Gm., or 5 gr.; hypodermic 



dose, 0.2 Gm., or 3 gr. 

 Camphora Monobromata. CioHuOBr. Colorless prismatic needles or scales, 



or as a powder having a mild but characteristic champhoraceous odor and 



taste; permanent in air. Heart depressant, vasoconstrictor and hypnotic. 



Dose, 0.125 Gm., or 2 gr. 

 CHINOSOL. (Potassium oxyquinolin-sulphate.) Bright yellow crystalline powder. 



Powerful antiseptic in the treatment of catarrh, ulcers, etc. ; of great value in 



dentistry as an antiseptic mouth- wash (l : 1,000), not affecting injuriously the 



gums or teeth. 

 CHLORAL HYDRATE (Chloralum Hydratum U. S.). C 2 HC1 3 + H 2 0. Hypnotic. 



Dose, 10 to 20 njj (0.6 to 1.25 Gm.). 

 CHLORALAMIDE. (Chloralformamide U. S.) CC1 3 CH.OH.CONH 2 . Soluble in 



nine parts of water. Hypnotic. Dose, 10 to 30 gr. (0.65 to 2.0 Gm.). 

 CHLORETONE. (Chloroform Acetone.) HO.C(CH 3 ) 2 CC1 2 . White crystals. The 



saturated solution is used as a local anaesthetic. Internally hypnotic. Dose, 



i to 4 Gm. (15 to 60 gr.). 

 Chrysarobinum. A mixture of neutral principles, extracted from Goa Powder. 



A brownish to orange yellow, microcrystalline powder, tasteless, odorless and 



irritating to the mucous membrane. Antiseptic. Dose, 0.03 Gm. (^3 gr.). 

 COLLARGOL. Colloidal Silver, Argentum Creste. 78 per cent, metallic silver, 



used locally in 15 per cent, ointment; internally in infectious gastric and 



intestinal diseases, in tablets, etc., containing I gr. (0.06 Gm.). 

 Cinnaldehyde (U. S.). C 6 H 6 .CH = CH.COH. In cinnamon oil (or synthetic 



oil). 

 COTARNIN^E HYDROCHLORIDUM. (Stypticin), (CH 8 0) (CH 2 O 2 ).C,H 8 N- 



(CHs)Cl. Obtained by hydrolyzing narcotine. A yellow, crystalline 



powder, odorless, and deliquescent in moist air. Styptic. Dose, 0.06 Gm. 



(I gr.)- 



CREASOTAL. (Beechwood Creosote 90 per cent, and carbolic acid.) A viscid, 

 amber-colored, nearly odorless and tasteless liquid, insoluble in water and 

 glycerin. Preferred to creasote in the treatment of tuberculosis, also in 

 typhoid fever. In capsules, in oil, or in emulsion. Dose, I to 16 Gm. 



Cresol (U. S.). C 6 H 4 (CH3)OH. Antiseptic. Dose, I IIR (0.05 mil.). 



Creosoti Carbonas. A mixture of the carbonate of various constituents of creosote, 

 chiefly guaiacol and cresol. A clear, colorless or yellowish viscid liquid, 

 odorless and tasteless, or having a slight odor and taste of creosote. Substitute 

 for creosote for internal use. Dose, i Gm. (15 gr.). 



CROTON CHLORAL. (Butyl Chloral Hydrate.) C4H 8 C1 3 O + H 2 O. Action and 

 dose same as chloral hydrate. 



DERMATOL or Bismuth Subgallate (U. S.). A fine saffron yellow powder. A 

 substitute for iodoform in the treatment of wounds, ulcers, etc. 



DIABETIN. CeH 12 O. A variety of levulose used as a substitute for cane sugar 

 in the regimen of diabetic patients. Only an inconsiderable portion of it is 

 excreted with the urine. 



DIACETYLMORPHJNA. Ci 7 Hi 7 (O.C 2 H 3 O) 2 NO. Prepared from morphine by 

 acetylization. White crystal powder without odor. Used the same as mor- 

 phine. Dose, 0.003 Gm. (^ g r ) 



DIACETYLMORPHIKE HYDROCHLORIDUM. Dose, 0.003 Gm. (Mo gr.) 



DI-IODOFORM. C 2 H 2 l4. Used as a substitute for iodoform. 



DIONIN. (Ethyl-morphine-hydrochlorate.) C 2 H 6 O(OH)Ci 7 Hi 7 NO.HCl + HjO. 

 Local anaesthetic, sedative, analgesic, chiefly used in ophthalmic practice. 

 Dose, 3^4 to KG gr. 



DIURETIN. (Theobromine Sodium Salicylate.) C 7 H 7 N4O 2 Na + CeH 4 (OH)- 

 COONa. White amorphous powder. Diuretic. Acts directly upon the 

 kidneys without producing insomnia and depression. Dose, 15 gr. (i Gm.). 



EMETINE HYDROCHLORIDUM. C 30 H 4 4N 2 O4.2HC1. Obtained from Ipecac, 

 white or very slightly yellowish, crystalline powder without odor. A new 

 remedy in pyorrhea. Hypodermic dose, 0.02 Gm. (% gr.). 



