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INDEX. 
V 
Valerian, extract of, xvi. 179 
" fluid extract of. xix. 83, 184 
" oil of, v. 294 
{( syrup of, xiv. 27 
" tincture of, xviii. 112 
Valerianate of quinine, xvii. 68 
« zinc, xvi. 157, 298, 313, 
xvii. 2, xviii. 
243 
» " hydrated, xxi.312 
Valerianates, adulterated, xxi. 323 
Valerianic acid, vi. 351, xvii. 194, 252, 
xviii. 129 
" (i experiments on, xix. 
282 
Vallette's protocarbonate of iron, x. 244, 
272, xiii. 183, xx. 351 
Valve cock, v. 249 
Vanilla, xiii. 190, xix. 317 
" fluid extract of, xx. 255 
" therapeutical employment of, 
xv. 238 
Van Swieten's liquor, xiii. 104 
Variations of the boiling point of water, 
xvii. 77 
Varieties of cardamoms, v. 332 
" catechu, iv. 49 
" " chemistry of, xx. 
140 
i( curcuma, v. 325 
" galanga, v. 323 
" honey, xix. 228 
«« hyoscyamus, xiv. 305, 307 
« ionidium, iii. 193 
Variety of cinchona bark, xix. 178 
Variola amara, febrifuge properties of, 
xvi. 262 
Various artificial products, lead in, xvi. 
303 
Vegetable alkali in Peruvian bark, esti- 
mation of, ii. 254 
« alkalies, ii. 83 
< c alkaloids,chloratesandiodates 
of, ii. 301 
" bodies decomposing corrosive 
sublimate, i. 320 
" " distribution of mine- 
rals in, xvi. 264 
" cathartics of the United States 
v. 205 
tc charcoal with chlorine, beha- 
viour of, xx. 243 
" chemistry, x. 330 
(C 
(C 
Vegetable emetics of the United States, 
iv. 276 
" impregnation, xiii. 216 
ivory, xv. 37 
juices and infusions, preser- 
vation of, ix. 351 
" " tinctures of, iii. 90 
" mould, condensation of nitro- 
gen by, xvii. 40 
" oils, vi. 57 
" " refinement of, xviii. 297 
" principle, new, vi. 176 
" products, vi. 30 
" substances, lixiviation of, viii. 
221 
(( wax, xiii. 223 
" " from Brazil, two kinds 
of, xvi. 151 
Vegeto-alkali, on the artificial formation 
of a, xvii. 54 
Venice turpentine, ii. 81, xii. 126 
Veratria, v. 175, xvii. 54 
" and its uses, ix. 186 
« chlorate of, ii. 305 
« iodate of, ii. 301 
" process for obtaining, x. 70 
Veratrum viride, ix. 181, x. 89 
« " experiments on, vii. 
202 
Vermifuge, new, viii. 264 
Vermillion, Chinese, vii. 169 
Vesicating application, xiii. 306 
" insects, ii. 165 
" taffetas, formula for, ix. 
201 
Vesication, instantaneous, v. 174 
Viburnum opulus, xviii. 55 
Vienna caustic, vii. 259 
" greeni x. 263 
Vinegar, adulteration of, vi. 177, xvi. 
292 
e( from grain, iv. 345 
" of wine, falsifications of, ix. 
33 
te preservation of, xi. 163 
Vinous fermentation, xi. 45 
Vinum antimonii, iii. 201 
" ferri, xiv. 224 
4< secalis cornuti, ix. 291 
Viola ovata, medical uses of, vi. 63 
Virgin scammony, xvi. 313, xx. 6 
Viscine, vi. 125 
Vitriol, elixir of, xiii. 174 
