278 INOEGANIC AGENTS 



Caebonei Disulphidum. Carbon Bisulphide. C S,. 



(U.S. P.) 



Synonym. — Carbonii bisulphidum, 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, conla, 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. 

 Favorable results have been reported by Perroncito, with 

 carbon disulphide given in gelatine capsules to horses to 

 destroy the larvae of the bot fly (CEstrus 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 Cliloroforni. 



Alcohol. Alcohol. C,H, O H. (U. S. P.) 



Synonym. — Spiritus rectificatus, B. P.*; spiritus vini 

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

 weingeist, G.; spiritus, P. G. 



* Rectified spirit (B. P.) contains 90 per cent, of pure alcohol by volume 

 (85.65 per cent, by weight). There are four official dilutions in the B. P, 

 containing 70, 60, 45 and 30 per cent, of alcohol by volume respectively. 



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