CARBON BISULPHIDE 261 



Carbonei Disulphidum. Carbon Disulphide. C B^. 



(U.S. P.) 



Synonym. — Carbonii bisulphidura, bisulphide of carbon, 

 carbon sulphide, E.; carboneum sulphuratum, alcohol sul- 

 furis, P. G.; sulfure de carbone, Fr.; schwefelkohlenstoff, G. 



Derivation. — Obtained from carbon and sulphur by 

 distillation. 



Properties. — A clear, colorless, highly refractive liquid; 

 very diffusive, having a strong, characteristic, but not fetid 

 odor, and a sharp, aromatic taste. Soluble in 535 parts of 

 water; very soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, and fixed 

 volatile oils. Spec. gr. 1.268 to 1.269. Carbon disulphide 

 vaporizes readily and is highly inflammable. 



Actions and Uses. — Carbon disulphide is a rapid and 

 powerful anaesthetic when inhaled, and also locally, when 

 applied in spray upon the skin. It produces muscular 

 weakness, coma, and, rarely, convulsions in toxic doses. It 

 has been used as a counter-irritant in the form of vapor, to 

 cause absorption of enlarged lymphatic glands. Recently, 

 favorable results have been reported by Perroncito,* with 

 carbon disulphide given in gelatine capsules to horses to 

 destroy the larvae of the bot fly (oestrus equi). Three cap- 

 sules, containing 10 grams each, for a horse, or 8 grams 

 each for a colt, should be given at hour intervals, and 

 followed in 12 hours by a pint of oil. 



Class 2. — Alcohol, Ether and Chloroform. 



Alcohol. Alcohol. C^H.OH. (U. S. P.) 



Contains varying amounts of absolute alcohol. 



Synonym. — Spiritus rectificatus, B. P.; spiritus vini rec- 

 tificatissimus, alcohol vini, rectified spirit, E.; alcool, Fr.; 

 weingeist, G.; spiritus, P. G. 



* Four, de Med. Vet. Sept. '96. 



