CACURGIA 



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CAFFEIN 



Cacurgia {kak-ur'-je-ah) [Kanovpyla, hurtfulness]. 

 Functional disorders. 



Cadinene {kad-in-en). C 15 H 24 . A sesquiterpene boil- 

 ing at 274 C. 



Cadmiferous, Cadmiferus (kad-mif '-nr-us). Con- 

 taining cadmium. 



Cadmium. (See Ulus. Diet.) C. Acetate, Cd(C 2 H 3 - 

 2 ) 2 + 3H 2 0, colorless crystals soluble in water. C. 

 Bromid, CdBr 2 -jr 4.H 2 0, colorless efflorescent needles 

 soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. C. Carbonate, 

 CdC0 8 , white amorphous powder. C. Chlorate, 

 Cd(00 3 ) 2 , colorless deliquescent crystals, soluble in 

 water. C. Chlorid, CdCl 2 , small white crystals solu- 

 ble in water and alcohol. C. Chromate. See C. 

 Yellow, under Pigment (lllus. Diet.). C. Citrate, 

 Cd 3 (C 6 H 5 7 ) 2 , white crystalline powder, soluble in 

 water. C. Ethid, C. Ethyl, Cd(C 2 H 5 ) 2 , a colorless 

 liquid. C. Ferricyanid, Cd 3 Fe 2 (C 3 N 3 ) 4 , a yellow 

 powder. C. Fluroid, CdF 2 , a white powder soluble 

 in hydrofluoric acid solution ; slightly soluble in water. 

 C. Hydrate, C. Hydroxid, Cd(OH) 2 , white amor- 

 phous solid or powder, soluble in ammonia. C. Hy- 

 driodate. See C. Iodate (lllus. Diet.). C. Monoxid. 

 See C. Oxid. C. Nitrate, Cd(N0 3 ) 2 + 4H 2 0, white 

 mass or deliquescent fibrous needles, soluble in water 

 and alcohol. C. Oxid, CdO, an amorphous dark- 

 brown powder, soluble in acids. C. Paraphenol- 

 sulfonate. See C. Sulfocarbolate. C. Salicylate, 

 Cd(C 7 H 5 8 ) 2 , white needles soluble in water and 

 alcohol. It is used in purulent ophthalmia, etc., and 

 is said to be a more active antiseptic than other cad- 

 mium salts. C. Suboxid, CcLO, a greenish powder. 

 C. Sulfarsenite, Cd 2 As 2 S 5 , a yellow salt. C. Sulfo- 

 carbolate, Cd(C 6 H 5 S0 4 ) 2 , white crystals, soluble in 

 water; it is antiseptic and astringent. C. Sulfo- 

 phenylate. See C. Sulfocarbolate. C. Valerian- 

 ate, Cd(C 5 H 9 2 ) 2 , occurring in small white scales with 

 an odor of valerian ; it is antispasmic. 



Caduca. (See lllus. Diet.) C. crassa, C, External, 

 C, External Uterine, C, Parietal. See Decidua 

 vera (lllus. Diet. ). C, Hunter's, the decidua. C, 

 Intermediary, C., Interuteroplacentar, C, Sec- 

 ondary, C, Uteroplacentar. See Decidua serotina 

 (Ulus. Diet.). C, Internal. See Decidua reflexa 

 (lllus. Diet.). 



Caesalpinia. (See Ulus. Diet.) C. bonduc, Roxb., a 

 prickly, trailing shrub of most tropical coasts. The 

 seeds, Molucca beans, and the whole plant are anthel- 

 mintic and emmenagog ; the oil of the seeds is used in 

 rheumatism. It contains bonducin. C. brevifolia, 

 Baill., a native of Chili. The fruit (balsamocarpon) is 

 used as divi-divi and contains 67 f of tannin and 1 1 % 

 of resinous substance. C. coriaria, Willd., American 

 sumach, divi-divi, a South American shrub cultivated 

 in India, where the dried powdered pods are used as 

 an antiperiodic. Dose, 40-60 gr. A decoction of the 

 pods is used as an injection in the treatment of bleed- 

 ing piles. C. echinata, Lam., a tree of Brazil, fur- 

 nishes Brazil wood; the bark, rich in tannin, is used 

 as an astringent, roborant, and febrifuge. C. sappan, 

 L., a tree of India; the brownish-red wood, sappan 

 wood, contains sappanin and is used as an astringent; 

 it furnishes a red dye and the root a yellow dye. 



Caesar (se / -zar). An individual born by Cesarean sec- 

 tion. 



Cafeone (kaf'-e-oti). See Caffeone. 



Caferana {knf-itr-aii'-ah). See Tachia guianensis. 



Caffeidin (caf-e' -id-in). C 7 H 12 N 4 0. A decomposition- 

 product of caffein, occurring as an oily liquid soluble 

 in water. 



Caffein. (See Ulus. Diet.) Dose, 1-3 gr. (0.06-0.2 

 gm.). Syn., Thein; Guaranin ; I'soralin: Metltyl- 



theobromin ; Trimethylxanihin. C. Acetate, C 8 H. - 

 N 4 G\,(C 2 H 4 2 ) 2 , a true but unstable salt, forming 

 fine white needles, soluble in water with decomposi- 

 tion. It is used as caffein. C. Arsenate, a combina- 

 tion of caffein and arsenic acid occurring as a white 

 powder, soluble in hot water. C. Benzoate, C f H, 

 N 4 2 . C 7 H 6 2 , a white crystalline powder decompos- 

 ing in water. Uses and doses as caffein. C. Boro- 

 citrate, (C 8 H 10 N 4 O a ) 3 BO 3 , a white crystalline pow- 

 der, soluble in water, alcohol, and chloroform ; it de- 

 composes in water. It has the effect of caffein com- 

 bined with the antiseptic action of boric acid. C. 

 Bromid. See C. Hydrobromate. C. Carbolate 

 N 4 O s . HOC 6 H 5 , a white crystalline mass, soluble in 

 alcohol and water with decomposition. It is an anti- 

 septic, diuretic and stimulant, having the combined! 

 action of caffein and carbolic acid, and is used subcu-, 

 taneously. C. Chloral, CJI ]0 N 4 O 2 -CCl 3 COII, 1 

 molecular combination of caffein and chloral, occur] 

 ring in soluble crystals. It is sedative and analgesic. I 

 Dose, 3-5 gr. (0.2-0.3 gm. ). C. Cinnamate. 

 N 4 Oj . C 9 H 8 2 , a true salt occurring in white 

 line masses, soluble in water with decomposition; it I 

 uses and dosage as caffein. C. Citrate, (C g H 10 3 

 C g H 5 7 , a true salt, forming a white crystallii 

 der, used as caffein. It is soluble in water and 

 with decomposition. C, Citrated, this is iin; 

 called caffein citrate and is prepared by dis 

 equal weights of caffein and citric acid in double ih j 

 quantity of hot distilled water. Dose, 3-8 gi 

 0.52 gm. ). C, Citrated Effervescent, 

 granular powder effervescing on the addition oj 

 water and containing I % of caffein. Dose, 60 \ 

 gm.). C. Citrobenzoate, (C g H, N 4 O 2 ) 3 C s H 5 O T -,j 

 (C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 . C 7 H 5 2 ) 3 , a crystalline powder, decon I 

 posing in water ; its uses and dosage the same . ; 

 caffein. C. Citrosalicylate, (C 8 H 10 N 4 () 2 ) 3 ( , ; 

 (C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 . C 7 H 6 3 ) 3 , a true salt occunn 

 white crystalline powder, decomposing in water. 

 is antiseptic and is used as caffein. C. Diiodid. S 

 C. Triiodid. C, Ethoxy-. See Etho 

 (Ulus. Diet). C. Hydrobromate, caffein 

 a true salt, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 HBr, occurring as large 1 

 reddish or greenish on exposure, soluble in wat ■' 

 on decomposition. It is used as a diuretic in 11 

 jections of 4-10 TT^ of a solution of 10 parts 

 hydrobromate, I part hydrobromic acid, and 3 pail 

 distilled water. C. Hydrochlorate, C. Hydrochlorij 

 C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 . HC1 + 2 H 2 0, a true salt occurring 

 large rhombic prismatic crystals, becoming greenish 

 exposure. It is soluble in water with decom] 

 Its uses and dosage as caffein. C. Hydroiodate, 1 1 

 H ]0 N 4 O, . HI, a true salt occurring as whi: 

 decomposed crystals, soluble in water with de> 

 tion ; uses and dosage as caffein. C. Hydroxy! 

 pound similar to ethoxycaffein. C. Lactate, < 

 2 . C.dlgO.,, white crystalline mas-.es solubli 

 hoi with decomposition ; its uses and dosage 

 C. Malate, (C R H 10 N 4 O 2 ) 2 C 4 ILO 5 , a true sail o. 

 ring in white deliquescent masses, soluble in al 

 with decomposition ; uses and dosage as caffein. 

 Muriate. See C. Ihdrochlorate. C. Nitrate 

 N 4 O a . HN0 3 f H 2 0, a true salt soluble 

 decomposition ; its uses and dosage 

 Oxalate, a true salt forming a white crystallia 

 der, C H H 10 N 4 O 2 H .,(•,,( y It is soluble in wi 

 alcohol with decomposition. C. Phenate, C Phem 

 ate. See ('. Carbolate. C. Phosphatr 

 H.jI'O,. white crystalline mass, soluble in 

 decomposition ; its uses and dosai 

 Phthalate, ((',„] LN 4 (>, ),.<'J!,< >, H v O. 

 occurring as white crystalline masses. 



