286  Progress  in  Pharmacy.  {AmjuZ^?(S?rm* 
In  addition  to  these,  there  are  enumerated  in  recent  numbers  of 
German  journals  : 
Aethylquinine. — This  occurs  as  colorless  crystals  that  melt  at  Ii6° 
to  1 1 70  Centigrade,  free  from  bitter  taste.  •  Its  uses  and  dose  are  the 
same  as  other  salts  of  quinine  {Phar.  Centralh.,  1903,  p.  151). 
Bromochinaly  the  dibromsalicylate  of  quinine,  occurs  as  yellow 
crystals  that  melt  at  a  temperature  of  1970  to  1980  Centigrade. 
Antipyretic  and  sedative  dose  from  0-50  to  0-75  gramme. 
Sulfoguaiacin. — This  is  a  name  that  has  been  given  to  quinine 
sulphoguiacolate.  It  occurs  in  the  form  of  small,  yellow,  bitter 
scales,  soluble  in  water  and  in  alcohol  {Phar.  Centralh.,  1903,  p.  79, 
from  Chem.  CentbL). 
Barium  chloride,  as  a  substitute  for  digitalis.  Schaedel  {Ber.  Klin. 
Wochenschr.,  1903,  p.  278)  recommends  chloride  of  barium  as  an 
efficient  and  reliable  heart  tonic.  Given  in  doses  of  from  o«02  to 
0-05,  it  is  said  to  increase  the  blood  pressure  and  to  reduce  the  fre- 
quency of  the  heart's  action. 
Citarin,  the  anhydromethyl  citrate  of  sodium,  is  supposed  to  be 
readily  decomposed,  liberating  formaldehyde.  It  is  also  said  to 
have  a  solvent  action  on  uric  acid  and  to  increase  the  solvent  prop- 
erties of  urine  for  uric  acid  and  its  compounds.  Said  to  be  useful  in 
cases  of  gout  and  chronic  rheumatism,  given  in  doses  of  from  2-oo 
to  3  00  grammes  four  times  a  day  {Phar.  Centralh.,  1903). 
Eukinase. — This  is  a  yellow  powder  obtained  from  the  duodenum 
of  the  pig.  The  preparation  is  to  be  administered  in  keratinized 
capsules  as  an  aid  to  pancreatic  digestion.  Its  active  properties  are 
said  to  be  due  to  the  enterokinase  of  Pawlow  {Phar.  Centralh.,  1903 
P.  ISO- 
Huckleberries  ( Vaccinium  myrtillus)  are  recommended  as  a  specific 
in  cases  of  enteric  fever  by  Bernstein  and  Drysdale  {Chem.  and  Drug., 
1903,  p.  203).  They  report  having  made  tests  with  concentrated 
infusions  of  dried  huckleberries,  the  results  of  which  appear  to  indi- 
cate that  these  berries  have  some  direct  bactericidal  action  on  the 
bacillus  typhosus  and  also  on  the  bacillus  coli  communis.  The 
infusion  of  the  berries  is  said  to  inhibit  the  growth  and  to  eventu- 
ally kill  the  organism  in  from  twenty-four  to  forty-eight  hours. 
Neither  acids  nor  alkalies  appear  to  have  any  effect  on  the  efficiency 
of  the  active  ingredients. 
New  urotropin  is  another  trade  name  for  anhydromethyl  citric 
