BISMUTH 



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BISMUTH 



of infants. Dose, 2-3 gm. (30-45 gr. ). Syn., 

 Lactam n. B. Bismuthate, Bi 2 5 -r Bi 2 3 , a gray- 

 ish-white, heavy powder which is decomposed by acids. 

 It loses oxygen by heat. B. Borate, BiBo :j , a white 

 powder, used as an intestinal antiseptic. Dose, 5-40 

 gr. (0.32-2.6 gm.). B. Borophenate, Bi 2 3 B(C 6 H 5 )- 

 (C0 3 ) -\- 3H 2 0. It is recommended as a surgical 

 dressing used as a dusting-powder, or in burns or 

 scalds applied as a paste (25% to 50% in glycerin) on 

 lint. Syn., Markasol. B. Borosalicylate, an amor- 

 phous, grayish- white powder, which is decomposed by 

 water. B. Bromid, BiBr 3 , yellow deliquescent crys- 

 tals or crystalline masses decomposing by water, sol- 

 uble in ether. B., Butter of. See B. Chlorid. B. 

 Butyrate, Bi 2 (C 10 H M O 4 ) 3 , a white powder. B. Cam- 

 phorate, Bi 2 (C 10 U H O 4 ) 3 , a white powder. B. Car- 

 bolate, Bi(OH) 2 C 6 H 5 o'(B. Fischer), a grayish- white 

 powder, nearly odorless and tasteless, containing 80% 

 of bismuth oxid and 18% to 19% of phenol. Ifis an 

 intestinal antiseptic and is used externally as a substi- 

 tute for iodoform. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-0.97 gm.). 

 Syn., B. phenate ; B. phenylate ; Phenol bismuth. 

 B. and Cerium Salicylate, a white or pink powder 

 used as an antirheumatic and intestinal antiseptic. Dose, 

 5-15 gr. (0.32-1.0 gm. ). B.-chinolin Rhodanate. 

 See Quinolin-bismuth Su'focyanid. B. Chlorid, 

 BiCl 3 , very deliquescent white crystals, soluble in small 

 quantities of water; melts at 227 C. Syn., Butter 

 of Bismuth. B. Chromate, Bi 2 3 2CrO s , an orange- 

 yellow amorphous powder. B. Chrysophanate, 

 Bi(C 15 H 9 4 ) 2 Bi 2 3 (Trojescer), a yellow amorphous 

 powder insoluble in ordinary solvents, but soluble in 

 nitric or sulfuric acid ; it is used as a siccative in 

 psoriasis. Application : 5^ to 20% ointment. Syn., 

 Dermol. B. Cinnamate, Bi(C 9 H 7 2 ) 3 B 2 0. ( . Syn., 

 Hetoform. B. Cresolate, an odorless, tasteless, gray- 

 ish-white powder insoluble in water and alcohol ; it is 

 an internal and external antiseptic. B. Dithiosali- 

 cylate, a bulky yellow powder without odor, used 

 as a wound antiseptic, and in ophthalmic practice, 

 in diseases of the nose and throat, and in dentistry. 

 Syn., Thiofonn. B. ethyl, Bi(C 2 H 5 ), a bivalent rad- 

 icle. B., Flowers of, the product of the sublimation 

 of bismuth with water. B. Hydrate, B. Hydroxid, 

 Bi(OH) 3 , a white amorphous powder soluble in acids. 

 B. Iodate, Bi(I0 3 ) 3 , a heavy white powder slightly 

 soluble in nitric acid. B. Iodid, Btl s , grayish-black 

 shining crystals soluble in potassium iodid solution. B. 

 Iodosubgallate, C 6 H 2 (OH) 4 COOBiI, a grayish-green, 

 bulky powder without odor and taste, changing to red 

 when damp; it is soluble in alkali and dilute mineral 

 acids, insoluble in water, alcohol, ether, and chloro- 

 form. It is an antiseptic and used as a dusting-powder 

 on wounds. Syn., Airol ; B. oxyiodogallate. B. 

 Isovalerate. See B. Valerianate. B. Lactate, 

 BiH(C 3 H 4 3 ) 2 , a white crystalline powder, slightly 

 soluble -in water ; used as an internal and external 

 antiseptic. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-0.97 gm.). B. 

 Lactophosphate, white microcrystalline powder very 

 slightly soluble in water. B. Lactotannate. See 

 B. BilactomonotaiinaU'. B. Loretinate, a combi- 

 nation of bismuth and loretin, used as a surgical and 

 intestinal antiseptic, and also in ophthalmology. Dose, 

 IVi S r - (°-5 8 m -)- B., Magistery of. See />. Sub- 

 nitrate (Illus. Diet.). B. Metacresol, an intestinal 

 antiseptic consisting of a combination of 75% of bis- 

 muth with .17.5 ', of metacresol. B. Methylenedi- 

 gallate, 4C, 5 H,.0 M ■+" 3^i(OH) 3 , a gray-blue bulky 

 powder soluble in alkali and insoluble in water. It 

 is used as an internal astringent. Dose, 0.1-0.3 

 gm. every three hours. Syn., Bismal. B.-naph- 

 thalin Benzoate, an intestinal antiseptic. Dose," 



0.5-I.0 gm. Syn., In testin. B. Naphthoglycerite, 

 a remedy for gonorrhea. B. ;3-Naphtholate, 2rii- 

 (C 10 H 7 Oj 3 -\- Bi 2 O a (Thomas), a light brown, odorless, 

 insoluble powder containing 80 % bismuth trioxid. It 

 is an intestinal antiseptic. Dose, 15-30 gr. (0.97-1.94 

 gm.). Syn., Orphol ; B. naphlholate ; A'apktkol 

 bismuth. B. Nitrate, Bi(NO :j ) 3 4- 5H 2 0, clear, 

 shining, hygroscopic crystals, without color and with an 

 acid taste, soluble in acids and glycerin ; it is used as an 

 astringent and antiseptic. Dose, 5-10 gr. (0.32-0.65 

 gm. ). B. Oleate, a mixture of bismuth oxid and oleic 

 acid, forming a yellowish-brown, soft, granular mass 

 soluble in ether. B. Oleopalmitate, a compound of 

 oleic and palmitic acids with a bismuth salt. B. Oxa- 

 late, Bi 4 (C 2 4 ) 6 -\- I5H 2 0, a white granular powder. 

 B. Oxybromid, BiOBr, a yellowish-white powder in- 

 soluble in ordinary media. It is recommended in the 

 treatment of nervous dyspepsia and hysteria accom- 

 panied by gastric pains and vomiting. Dose, 0.3-0.4 

 gm. several times daily. B., Oxycarbonate of. See 

 B. Subcarbonate (Illus. Diet.). B. Oxyiodid. See.fi. 

 Subiodid (Illus. Diet.). B. Oxyiodogallate. See 

 B. Iodosubgallate. B. Oxyiodomethylgallol, C 6 H - 

 COOCH 3 (OH) 2 . BiOH . I, a dark gray powder con- 

 taining 23.6^ of iodin and 38.4^ of bismuth, used as 

 a surgical antiseptic. Syn., Iodogallicin. B. Oxy- 

 iodopyrogallate, B. Oxyiodopyrogallol, a combi- 

 nation of bismuth oxyiodid with pyrogallol ; it is an 

 amorphous yellowish-red powder, permanent in air 

 and light and insoluble in the usual solvents. It is 

 recommended as a surgical antiseptic. B. Oxyiodo- 

 tannate, a fine, odorless, tasteless, greenish-gray 

 powder, used as a wound antiseptic. Syn., /bit. B., 

 Pancreatinized, a yellowish-white powder said to 

 contain lO$> of bismuth trioxid, used in dyspepsia. 

 Dose, 15-75 gr. (1-5 gm. ). B. Pentoxid, Bi 2 6 ,an 

 unstable brown powder. Syn., Bismuthic oxid ; Bis- 

 muthic anhydrid. B., Peptonized, B. Peptonate, 

 a greenish-yellow, soluble bismuth compound, used in 

 dyspepsia and gastralgia. Dose, 1-5 gm. Syn.. Bis- 

 mutilated peptone. B. Permanganate, l!i -MnOJ,, 

 a black, bulky powder soluble in dilute acids. It is 

 used as a dry dusting-powder for wounds and ulcers. 

 B. Peroxid. See B. Bismuthate. B. Phenate, B. j 

 Phenylate. See B. Carbolate. B., Phenol-, a com 

 pound of bismuth, 27.5^ with phenol, 22 ( , : it is! 

 used as an intestinal antiseptic. B. Phosphate, j 

 BiP0 4 , a white powder obtained by fusing together | 

 bismuth oxid, sodium hydrate, and phosphoric acid, i 

 and pulverizing the resultant mass ; it is an intestinal 

 disinfectant. Dose, 3-8 gr. (0.2-0.5 g m -)- ^. and ( 

 Potassium Tartrate, BiKC 4 Il 4 () 6 , a white 

 soluble in water. B. Propionate, Bi(C 3 II / 

 a white amorphous powder. B. Pyroarsenate. !" 

 B. Arsenate. B. Pyrogallate, (C 6 II 3 [()1 

 BIOH, a yellow, tasteless, odorless powder, insolub 

 in water and alcohol, slightly soluble in ven dilul 

 hydrochloric acid. It is an antiseptic, used in 

 in doses of 5-15 gr. (0.32-0.97 gm.). Applied for 

 skin-diseases in 10% to 20', ointment or dusting- 

 powder. Syn., Heleosol. B.-quinolin Sulfocyanid. 

 See Quinolin-bismuth. B. Resorcinate, a 

 ish-brown powder containing about 4', ol bismutl 

 trioxid. It is used in catarrh of the stomach. B 

 Salicylate, (0,H,.O s y t Bi./) 3 . a salt obtained b) Tin 

 bault from bismuth oxid, instead of the hydroxid as 

 customary. It is a crystalline, grayish-red 

 slowly decomposed by cold water, and more rapKilj 

 by hot water. It is used as an external and interna 

 antiseptic. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-0.97 gm. B 



and Sodium Benzoate, a white powder us 

 intestinal antiseptic. B. and Sodium Iodid. Bil 





