Decennial Index ^ 1881 — 1890. 
II 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, disguised, 
80, 2"22 — MENSTRUA. !See Alcohol, 
TABLES. 
ALCOHOLATO, distilled spirits of 
Piiarm. Mexicana, 85, 289, 290. 
ALCOHOLATURA, tinctures from 
fresh plants of Pharm. Mexicana, 
85, 290. 
ALCOENOCO bark,Bowdichia virgil- 
oides, active principle, 86, 613. 
ALDEHYDES, reagent (diazobenzol- 
sulphuric acid), 83, 800. 
ALEMBliOTH salt as a dressing, 8(>, 
534. 
ALETRIS FARiNOSA, medical proper- 
ties, 90, 640. 
ALEURL I'ES cordata, source of wood 
oil, 85, 355. 
ALF^LEA, Medicugo sativa, fodder 
plant, 85, 310— as bee feed, 88, 
157. 
ALFILARIA, alfilerillo, Erodium 
(Geranium ) cicutarmm, as emollient 
and bee feed, 85, 3IU, 88, 127. 
ALFOMBRiLLA silvestre, Verbena 
ciliata, use, 85, 603. 
ALGvE, iodine-yielding, use in phar- 
macy, 82, 124— constituents, 90, 
548. 
ALGAROBIA glandulosa, descrip- 
tion, products, etc., 85, 542, 90, 65. 
ALGERIA, medicinal plants, 88, 
347. I 
ALGIN, in marine algse, 83, 617 — | 
constitution, preparations, etc., 85, 
544. 
ALHAGI camelorum, manna. 87, 45. 
ALHOLVA, fenugreek, use 85, 310. 
ALHUCEMA, lavender, use', 85, 310. 
ALIMENTiS. See Food. 
ALIZARIN, products of reduction 
(anthrarobin), 88, 258. 
ALKALIES, influence on tissue j 
change in man (Stadelmann), 90, 
589. 
ALKALI-METALS, new process 
(Castner), 80, 541. 
ALKALINE earths, action of phos- 
phates, 88, 617. 
— citrates compounds with insolu- 
ble salts, 82, 455. 
ALKALIMETRY, indicator (flaves- 
cin), 81, 60. 
ALKALOIDS, borates, for collyria, 
89, 244 — distinction between al- 
kaloids from cadavers and from 
plants, 82, 221 — constitution, 83, 
545 — change in seeds during germi- 
nation, 90, 298 — development in 1 
cadavers, 81, 20 — detection after 
death (length of time), 88, 569— I 
estimation (picric acid), 82, 58 ; 
(Mayer's reagent), Lyons, 80, 579, 
87, 1; Hereth, 87,2; Snow, 88, 
487 ; ^phosphomolybdicacid),Snow, 
88, 528— in old flour, 80,^ 610— 
compounds with iodoform, 81, 406 
— isolation (oxalic acid; ether), 85, 
396 — melting point determined, 8(>, 
487 — mydriatic, test: (mercuric chlo- 
ride), 84, 206— in plants, 90, 552— 
of putrefaction, chemical action, 
84, 158; reactions, 83, 300 [See 
also Ptomaines]— reduction of ferri- 
cyanide of potassium, 82, 222 — 
solubility in alcohol, 81, 149— syn- 
thesis, 83, 553, 89, 545— tests : in- 
fluence of ptomaines, 87, 491— 
(Hamlin), 81, 283; (Robin), 81, 
28.S, 82, 17; (Mansini), 82 , 358, 
490 ; (zinc chloride), 82, 84 ; (sodium 
sulphantimoniate, lead chloride), 
83, 308, 84, 150; (phenolphtha- 
lein), 86, 129,242,249; (iodine), 87, 
295 ; (sugar, sulphuric acid), 88, 
247; (fluoniobate), 89, 19; (ruthe- 
niate), 90, 94. 
— See the respective drugs. 
ALKANET root, amount of coloring 
matter, 80, 409. 
— RED (alkaxnix), as test for magne- 
sium, 81, 173 — properties, 81, 173. 
ALL AM AN DA cathartica, use of 
leaves 90 472. 
ALLANTOIN, in platanus leaves, 82, 
626. 
ALLIGATOR PEAR, Laurus Persea, 
use in Mexico, 85, 234. 
ALLOYS, formation by pressure, 83, 
49. 
ALLY^L TRiBROM IDE, preparation, 86, 
610. 
ALMACIGA, mastic, use in Mexico, 
85,310. 
ALMENDRAS, almonds, 85, 310. 
ALMIZCLE, musk, 85, 310. 
ALMONDS, California, 82, 175— ash 
of shells, 87, 148. 
ALNUS viRiDis, use of bark by the 
Indians, 84, 618. 
ALOES species,^ 90, 509, 510. 
— abyssinica. yields Jaff'erabad aloes, 
81, 175. 
— CURACAO, botanical source, 90, 508 
— preparation, 90, 505 — aloin, 87, 
449. 
— iNDicA, leaves, use of mucilage, 90, 
194. 
— JAFFARABAD, Origin, properties, etc., 
81, 174: — crystalline constituent, 
83, 92. 
— FossLL, from the Wealden, 84, 552. 
