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— VARiEGATA, use in Mexico, 86, 172. 
— VERA, use of leaf pulp, 90, 194. 
ALOES, contradiction in statements, 
87, 192 — fibres, microscopical ex- 
amination, 84, 223 — detection in 
pharmaceutical preparations, 85, 
142— estimation, 85, 237 — oil, 81, 
315— test, Borntniger, 81, 416; (un- 
reliable), 82, 357— uses in Mexico, 
85, 233. 
ALOIN, preparation and yield from 
diflerent aloes, 84, 507 — reactions, 
85, 404— classification, 83, 95. 
ALOYSIA ciTRioDORA, use in Mexico, 
85 , 333. 
ALPININE, properties, 82, 283. 
ALPISTE (Phalariscanariensis) use in 
Mexico, 85, 310. 
ALQUIMILA DEL PAIS, Geranium 
Hernandezii, use, 85, 310. 
ALSINE MEDIA, analysis, 82, 515. 
ALSTONAMINE, properties, 81, 31. 
A ESTONIA CONSTRICTA, constituents, 
81, 113. 
— sciioLARis, yields gutta jetulong, 84, 
444 — use of milk juice, 83, 325. 
— sPECTA]«Lis, constituents, 81, 31. 
ALSTONIDINE, properties, 81, 116. 
ALSTONINE, properties, 81, 113. 
A LT E RN A N TH ER A A ( • 1 1 V r anti i a, use 
86, 125. 
ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS, use of leaves, 
90, 196 
ALUM, use in burns, 81, 186— effect 
on digestion, 86, 152 — precipitated 
by sodium carbonate, 83, 38 — effect 
on the teeth, 84, 120. 
— AMMONIA, preparation, 82, 464. 
— EXSICCATED ( bumt) use in ague, 82, 
629, 84, 340— U. S. Ph. and Ph. 
Gprm., 83, 307. 
— POROUS, preparation, 88 , 563. 
ALUMINIUM, action of sulphuric 
and nitric acids, 90, 511 — manufac- 
ture in Philadelphia, 90, 592 ; by 
electrolysis, 86, 248 — valence, 90, 
94. 
— ACETATE, reactions, 89, 125 — prop- 
erties, 82, 487. 
— PALMiTATE, use, 82, 371. 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS of Colleges of 
Pharmacy : California. 83, 632 — 
Cincinnati, 81, 2fi3, 87, 314— Lou- 
isville, 82, 202, 85, 219, 86, 316 
— Massachusetts, 81, 375 — New 
York, 81, 204, 431, 82, 261, 478, 
83, 214, 87, 314. 640— Philadel- 
phia, 81, 91, 202, 431. 634, 82 , 90, 
200, 587, 633, 83, 53, 212, 430, 84, 
235, 39S, 602, 85, 111, 154,218, 631, 
86, 221,464, 575, 87, 216, 477, 88, 
219, 430, 89, 159, 217, 90j 309— 
Pittsburg, 84, 344— St. Louis, 81, 
205, 376, 542, 83, 216, 86, 316, 
! 87, 315. 
ALVARENGA prize, award, 90, 431. 
A.LVELOZ, use in cancer, 85, 328. 
ALVERJON, Pisum sativum, 85, 311 . 
AMAPOLA, Papaver Rhoeas, use in 
! Mexico, 85, 311. 
AMARANTHUS caudatus, formation 
i of oxalic acid, 86, 501. 
' AMARYLLIS FORMosissiMA, the bulb 
is emetic, 85, 555. 
AMATE, Ficus benjamina, milk juice 
as a resolvent, 86, 76. 
AMBAR AMARiLLo (amber) as anti- 
spasmodic, 85, 311. 
AMBAR DELPAis,Hymen8eacourbaril, 
use of resin, 85, 311. 
AMBARINA, Scabiosa atropurpurea, 
sudorific, 85, 311. 
AMBER, varieties, 81, 442 — saponi- 
fying equivalent, etc., 87, 93 — test 
for artificial, 82, 459. 
AMBROSIA ARTEMisi^FOLiA. Constitu- 
ents, 90, 71— astringent, 86, 300— 
use in Mexico 85, 341. 
AMERICAN JOURNAL of pharmacy, 
new office, 81, 259. 
— MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 89, 223, 90, 
203 — committee of conference with 
pharmacists, 89, 492. 
— JOURNAL of MEDICAL sciences, change 
of editors, 90, 432. 
— >iEDicAL editors' associatk^n, 83, 
282. 
— pharmaceutical association, meet- 
iniis: 81, 371, 383, 12(), 506, 587, 82, 
379, 428, 518, 512, 83, 428, 429, 474, 
529, 543, 84, 300, 393, 399, 536, 85, 
359, 507, 86, 357, 503, 572, 87, 362, 
430, 529, 88, 374, 427, 520, 638, 89, 
51, 107, 160, 223, 259, 264, 434, 90, 
373,431,527,590 — section on com- 
mercial interest, 89, 636, 90, £30; 
on scientific papers, 90, 530 ; on 
I legislation and education, 90, 535. 
— PUBLIC health association, 90, 
541. 
AMIANTO, asbestos, 85, 311. 
AMIDULINE, properties, 84, 371. 
AMMANIA. leaves of some species for 
I blistering, 90, 472. 
' AMMI visNAGA, constituents, 81, 
639. 86, 300. 
: AMMONIACUM, collection in Af- 
ghanistan, 87, 42 — acid number, 
saponification equivalent, etc, (Kre- 
mel), 87, 93 (Dieterich). 89, 357. 
AMMONIA, diffusion with acids, 89, 
