PHARMACY. 



nature of metals, alkalies, oils, &c. will be 

 found under under those classes. 



CLASS V. Metalllca. METALLINE PRE- 

 PARATIONS. 



The metalline preparations are very 

 numerous, especially those of antimony 

 and quicksilver. 



Sulphuretum antimonii praeparatum, 

 Edin. prepared antimony. 



Oxidum antim. cum sulphure per nitra- 

 tem potassae, Edin. crocus of antimony, 

 Lond. 



Oxidum antimonii, cum sulphure, vi- 

 trin'catum, vitrified antimony, Lond. glass 

 of antimony. 



Sulphuretum antimonii praecipitatum, 

 precipitated sulphuret, or sulphur of an- 

 timony, Lond. 



Murias antimonii, Edin. muriated anti- 

 mony, Lond. butter of antimony. 



Oxidum antimonii cum phosphate cal- 

 cis, Edin. pulvis antimonialis, Lond. anti- 

 monial powder. 



Tartris antimonii, tartarised, or tartrite 

 of antimony. 



Vinum tartritis antimonii, Edin. tartar 

 emetic, antimonial wine, Lond. 



Nitras argenti, Edin. argentum nitra- 

 tum, Lond. nitrate of silver, lunar caustic. 



vErugo praeparata, Lond. Dub. prepared 

 verdigrise, or carbonate of copper. 



Solutio sulphatis cupri composita, Edin. 

 styptic water. 



Ammoniaretum cupri, Edin. ammonia- 

 cal copper. 



Aqua cupri ammoniati, Lond. water of 

 the same. 



Ferri limatura purificata, Edin, purified 

 iron filings. 



Carbonas ferri,Edin. rubigo ferri, Lond. 

 carbonate, or rust of iron. 



Sulphas ferri, Edin. vitriolated iron, 

 Lond. sulphate of iron. 



Tinctura muriatis ferri, tincture of mu- 

 riate of iron, Lond. 



Murias ammoniac et ferri, martial flow- 

 ers, ammoniacal iron, Lond. 



Tinctura ejusdem, tincture of the same. 



Tartris ferri, tartrite of, or tartarised, 

 iron, Lond. 



Vinum ferri, Lond. wine of iron. 



Hydrargyrus purificatus, Lond. purified 

 quicksilver. 



Acetis hydrargyri acetite, Edin. of 

 iquicksilver. 



Murias hydrargyri, Edin. Lond. muriate 

 of quicksilver, corrosive sublimate. 



Submurias hydrargyri, Edin. calomel, 

 Lond. 



Submurias hydrargyri praecipitatus, 

 Edin. mild muriated quicksilver, Lond. 



Calx hydrargyri alba, Lond. white pre- 

 cipitate. 



Hydrargyrus calcinatus, Dub. Lond. 

 calcined quicksilver. 



Oxydum hydrargyri rubrum, Edin. red 

 precipitate. 



Subsulphas hydrargyri flavus, Edin. vi- 

 triolated quicksilver, Lond. 



Sulphuretum hydrargyri nigrum, Edin. 

 aethiops mineral, turpeth mineral. 



Hydrargyrum sulphuratum nibrum, 

 Lon. Dub. factitious cinnabar. 



Acetis plumbi, Edin. acetite of lead, su- 

 gar of lead. 



Aqua lithargyri acetata, Lond. extract 

 of lead. 



Cerussa acetata, Lond. acetated ceruse. 



Stanni pulvis, Lond. powder of tin. 



Oxydum zinci, Edin. oxide of zinc, cal- 

 cined zinc, Lond. 



Carbonas zinci, Edin.impurus praepara- 

 tus, prepared calamine. 



Oxydum zinci impurum praeparatum, 

 Edin. prepared tutty. 



Sulphas zinci, Edin. vitriolated zinc, 

 Lond. 



The antimonial powder of the London. 

 College is supposed to be nearly the same 

 with the celebrated nostrum of Dr. James, 

 the composition of which was ascertained 

 by Dr. Pierson of London, to whom we 

 are also indebted for the above formula. 



By burning sulphuret of antimony and 

 shavings of hartshorn in a white heat, the 

 sulphur is entirely expelled, and the anti- 

 mony is oxydized, while the gelatine of 

 the hartshorn is destroyed, and nothing is 

 left but phosphate of lime, combined with 

 a little lime. Therefore the mass which 

 results is a mixture of oxide of antimony 

 and phosphate of lime, which corresponds, 

 at least as to the nature of the ingredients, 

 with James's powder, which, by Dr. Pear- 

 son's analysis, was found to consist of 43 

 phosphate of lime, and 57 oxide of anti- 

 mony. Another excellent chemist, M. 

 Chenevix, has lately proposed a method 

 of forming the same combination in the 

 humid way, with the view of obtaining a 

 preparation always similar in its composi- 

 tion and properties. He was led to this 

 proposal, by considering the uncertainty 

 of the application, and the precarious na- 

 ture of the agency of fire, by which means 

 a variable portion of the oxide of antimony 

 may be volatalised, and that which re- 

 mains may be oxydized in various degrees. 

 M. Chenevix, therefore, proposes to 

 prepare a substitute for James's powder, 

 by dissolving together equal weights of 



