INDEX. 
Abrtts toxalbumin, 488. 
Acetic acid, 121. 
Aceto-nitrile, 225. 
,, -trimethyl-colchicin-amide, 431. 
Acetyl choline, 468. 
Acids, general effects, 93-94. 
Acoin, 361. 
„ reactions, 363. 
Aconines, 365. 
Aconite, Action of, on fish, reptiles, and 
frogs, 372. 
„ „ on the heart, 372-373. 
,. „ on insects, 372. 
,, group of alkaloids, 364-382. 
,, Pharmaceutical preparations, 
364-365. 
,, root, Poisoning by, 375. 
Aconitine, Action on animals generally, 
371. 
,, ,, on birds, 374. 
,, ,, on mammals, 374-375. 
,, alkaloids, poisoning by, 364- 
365. 
„ B.P. method of determining, 
367. 
,, Gold salt, 367. 
,, Lethal dose, 370. 
,, Life tests for, 381-382. 
,, nitrate, 365. 
„ ,, Cases of poisoning by, 
377-378. 
,, Official test, 368. 
,, Physiological action, 379. 
,, Post-mortem appearances of 
poisoning by, 386. 
,, Separation from stomach, 
381-382. 
,, Sublimation of, 262. 
,, Tests for, 368-369. 
Aconitum napellus, Botanical description 
of, 364. 
Adonidin, 457. 
Adrenalin, 513-514. 
,, Detection of, 514. 
,, Physiological action of, 40, 41, 
514. 
ASthusa cynapium, 483. 
Agaricus pantherinus, 439. 
,, phalloides, 438-439. 
,, ruber, 439. 
Agmatine, 468. 
Ague drops, 562. 
Alcohol, 145-151. 
,, Amylic, 151. 
„ Excretion of, 149-150. 
Alcohol, Fatal dose of, 146. 
„ Poisoning by, 146. 
,, Post-mortem appearances from 
poisoning by, 148-149. 
„ Statistics of poisoning by, 145- 
146. 
,, Symptoms of poisoning by, 148. 
,, Toxicological detection of, 150- 
151. 
Aldehyde, 174. 
Alexander, Death of, 7. 
Ah Ahmed’s treasures of the desert, 632. 
Alkalies, Estimation of fixed, 131-132. 
Alkali salts, Toxicological detection of, 
137-138. 
Alkaloids, Discovery of, 15-16. 
,, General tests for, 250. 
,, „ processes of separation, 
254. 
,, Identification of, 259. 
,, Quantitative estimation of, 266. 
,, Spectra of, 64. 
,, Table of refractions, 61. 
Almonds, bitter, Poisoning by, 223. 
„ Oil of, 223. 
Alum baking powder, 723-724. 
,, salts, Action of, 722-723. 
Alumina, Detection of, 724. 
„ Poisoning by, 724. 
Aluminium acetate, 722. 
Alypin, 362. 
Amanita muscaria, 435-438. 
American sausages. Poisoning by, 538. 
Amines, 518-522. 
Amino-butylene-guanidine, 468. 
,, -ethyl-glyoxylamine, 467. 
Ammonia, 121-127. 
,, Action on man, 124-125. 
,, carbonate, 122. 
„ Chronic effects of gas, 123. 
,, Post-mortem appearances of 
poisoning by, 125-126. 
,, Properties of, 121. 
„ Separation of, and tests, 126- 
127 
„ solution, Action of, on plants, 
123-124. 
„ Statistics of poisoning by, 122. 
,, Symptoms of poisoning by, 123. 
,, Uses of, 121. 
,, vapour poisoning, 122-123. 
Ammoniated mercury ointment, 680. 
Ammonium cyanide. Poisoning by, 223. 
„ magnesium-arsen precipitate, 
610. 
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