ing below; dark brown in colour without; white and starchy within: odour, 

 slight: taste, at first slight, but followed by a sensation of numbness and 

 tingling in the mouth. The important active constituent is the alkaloid 

 aconitine. 



^inctura Aconiti. Dose, if repeated 2-5 min.; 0.1-0.3 c.c.: 

 for a single administration, 5-15 min.; 0.3-1 c.c. 

 5; alcohol 70% 100: by percolation. 



^inimentum Aconiti. 66.6; Camphor, 3.33; Alcohol, to 100. 



^conitina. Aconitine. (Dose, 1/600-1/300 gr.; 1/10-1/5 mgm). 

 An alkaloid, rarely pure. Colourless crystals with the taste of the root. 



2 Unguentum Aconitinse. 2; Oleic Acid, 16; Lard, 82. 



ADEPS. LARD. The purified fat of the hog. A soft white fatty 

 solid, soluble in ether, with a melting point of about 100 F. (38-40 C). 



x Adeps Benzoatus. Benzoated Lard. to 100; Benzoin, 3. 



ADEPS LAN^E. WOOL FAT. A purified cholesterine-fat obtained 

 from sheep's wool. A yellow, tenacious, unctuous substance, almost in- 

 odorous. Soluble in ether and chloroform, sparingly so in alcohol. Melt- 

 ing point 104-112 F. (40-44.4 C.). 



^deps Lanae Hydrosus. Hydrous Wool Fat (Lanolin.) 70; 

 Water, 30. 



AETHER, ETHER. (Sulphuric Ether). Dose, if repeated 10-30 

 min.; 0.6-2 c.c.: for a single administration, 46-60 min.; 2.5-4 c.c. 

 A colourless, very volatile, inflammable liquid, with a heavy, highly in- 

 flammable vapour, which forms an explosive mixture with air. Boiling- 

 point lower than 105 F. (40.5 C.). Entirely miscible with alcohol, 

 chloroform and oils. Should contain 92% of ethyl oxide (C2Ho) 2 O, the 

 remainder being water and ethyl alcohol. 



: ^Ether Purificatus. Purified Ether. Ether from which the 

 water and alcohol have been removed. Used for producing anaesthesia. 



^piritus Athens. Dose, if repeated, 20-40 min.; l#-2# c.c.: 

 for a single administration, 60-90 min.; 4-6 c.c. 

 35; Alcohol, 70. 



^piritus yEtheris Compositus (Hoffmann's Anodyne). Dose, 

 if repeated, 20-40 min.; 1^4 2j^ c.c.: for a single administration, 60-{Kl| 

 min.; 4-6 c.c. 



13.75; Alcohol, 195; Sulphuric Acid, 90; Distilled Water, 3.75; Sodium 

 Bicarbonate, sufficient to almost neutralize the acid. 



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