2 Calcii Hydras. Calcium Hydrate. (Slaked Lime.) Ca(OH) 2 . 

 Must be freshly prepared by the action of calcium oxide and water. Sol- 

 uble 1 in 900 of water. 



liquor Calcis (Lime Water). Dose, 1-4 fl. oz.; 30-120 c.c. 

 Made by shaking calcium hydroxide with water and decanting. % gr. 

 of lime in 1 fl. oz. 



^inimentum Calcis. (Caron Oil.) Equal parts of Lime 

 Water and Olive Oil shaken together. 



2 Liquor Calcis Saccharatus. Saccharated Solution of Lime. 

 Dose, 20-60 min.; 1-4 c.c. 



5; Sugar, 10; Water to 100. Shake and decant the clear fluid. 8 

 grs. in 1 fl. oz. 



2 Calcii Hypophosphis. Dose, 3-10 grs.; 2-6 dgms. 



Ca(PH 2 O 2 )2. A white powder or lustrous crystals, odourless and having 

 a nauseous taste. Soluble 1 in 8 of water; insoluble in alcohol. 



Incompatibles, as for calcium, and also chlorates, mercuric salts, bis- 

 muth subnitrate, ferric salts, quinine, strong acids, (the acid solution of 

 arsenic) ; explodes if triturated with oxidizing agents. 



3 Calcii Phosphas. Dose, 5-15 grs.; 3-10 dgms. 



A light white amorphous powder. Insoluble in water; soluble in acetic, 

 hydrochloric or nitric acids. 



2 Calx. Lime. (Burnt Lime. Calcium Oxide.) CaO. Com- 

 pact whitish masses. 



2 Calx Chlorinata. Chlorinated Lime. A mixture containing the 

 hydrate, chloride, and hypochlorite of calcium. A dull whitish powder 

 with a characteristic smell. Decomposes on exposure to the air. Partially 

 soluble in water. 



3 Liquor Calcis Chlorinatse. (Bleaching Liquid.) 10; Water 

 to 100. 



3 Calx Sulphurata. Sulphurated Lime- Dose, 1/4-1 gr.; 15-60 

 mgms. 



A mixture containing about 50 % of calcium sulphide with calcium sul- 

 phate and carbon. A greyish w r hite powder with a smell of hydrogen sul- 

 phide. 



: Creta Preparata. Dose, 10-60 grs.; >^-4 gms. 



Native calcium carbonate, freed from most of its impurities by elutri- 

 ation. White friable masses or white powder. 



x Mistura Cretae. Chalk Mixture. Dose l /i-\ fl. oz.; 15-30 c.c. 

 3.125; Tragacanth, 0.44.; Sugar, 6.25; Cinnamon Water to 100. In 

 1 fl. oz. 14 grs. of chalk. 



iPulvis Cretae Aromaticus. Dose, 10-60 grs.; ^-4 gms. 

 24.2; Cinnamon Bark, 8.8; Nutmeg, 6.6; Cloves, 3.3; Cardamons, 2.2; 

 Sugar, 55. 



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