3 Antimonium Sulphuratum. Sulphurated Antimony. Dose, 1-2 

 grs. ; 6-12 cgms. 



A mixture of sulphides and oxides, forming a dull red powder. Insoluble 

 in water. 



2 Antimonium Tartaratum. Tartarated Antimony (Tartar Eme- 

 tic). Dose, as a diaphoretic, 1/24-1/8 gr.; 3-8 mgms.: as an emetic, 1-2 

 grs.; 6-12 cgms. 



A double salt of Antimony and Potassium Tartrate, [K(SbO)C 4 H 4 O 2 ], 

 HiO. Colourless, transparent crystals, with a sweet metallic taste. 

 Soluble 1 in 17 of cold, 1 in 3 of hot water; insoluble in alcohol but moderate- 

 ly so in weak alcohol. Soluble in a solution of the alkaline chlorides. 



Incompatibles, hydrochloric, nitric, and sulphuric acids; alkali hy- 

 drates and carbonates (prevented by citrates, tartrates, glycerin, sugar and 

 acacia) ; lime water; salts of most metals; tannic acid, albumin ,soap. 



^inum Antimoniale. Antimonial Wine. Dose, as a dia- 

 phoretic, 10-30 min.; ^2-2 c.c.: as an emetic 2-4 fl. dr.; 8-15 c.c. 

 0.457; boiling Water, 5.028; Sherry, to 100. 2 gr. in 1 fl. oz. 



Apomorphinse Hydrochloridum. Dose,i/io-i/4gr.; 6-i6mgms. 

 hypodermically 1/20-1/10 gr. ; 3-6 mgms. 



An alkaloid derived synthetically from morphine. Small whitish crystals, 

 turning green on exposure to light and air. Soluble, 1 in 60 of water, 1 

 in 50 of alcohol. The solutions are decomposed on boiling. 



^njectio Apomorphinae Hypodermica. Dose, 5-10 min.; 0.3- 

 0.6 c.c. 



1; Diluted Hydrochloric Acid, 1; Water, recently boiled 100. 1 gr. in 

 110 min. 



AQUA DESTILLATA. DISTILLED WATER. (Referred to throughout 

 this book simply as Water). 



Aqua. (See Anethum, Anisum, Aurantium, Camphora, Caruum, 

 Chloroformum, Cinnamomum, Foeniculum, Laurocerasus, Mentha Piper- 

 ita, Mentha Viridis, Pimenta, Rosa, Sambucus.) 



Araroba. Araroba. (Goa Powder.) A brownish powder found in 

 the trunks of Andira Araroba. 



^hrysarobin. Chrysarobin. A crystalline, inodorous, taste- 

 less, yellow powder, containing varying proportions of chrysophanic 

 acid. Soluble slightly in water, almost entirely so in hot alcohol, com- 

 pletely so in hot chloroform. 



2 Unguentum Chrysarobini. 4; Benzoated Lard, 96. 

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