Decennial Index, 1 881 — 1890. 
615 — specific gravity of solution 
89, 516 — test for gaseous (acidu- 
lated fuchsiii paper), 83, 90. 
— HOUSEHOLD, strength, 89, 835. 
AMMONIUM BENZOATE, use in dysen- 
tery, 82 , 426. 
— BiTARTRATE, preparation, 81, 245. 
— BORATE, use in consumption, 87, 
506, 88, 24.:!— use in colic, 88, 140. 
— BOROciTRATE, composition and pre- 
paration, 81, 67. 
— BROMIDE, dose, 84, 645 — inhala- 
tions for asthma, 90, 480. 
— CARBONATE, American made, 89, 
204 — commercial, examination, 82, 
IL — crystalline, 82, 209 — use in 
corvza, 90, 173— titration, 89, 
500: 
CHLORATUM FERRATUM, Ph. (lierm., 
83, 6. 
— CHLORiDUM, action upon lead iodide, 
84,91 — action upon potassium chlo- 
rate (decomposition), 90, 885, 631 
— action upon potassium nitrate, 
81, 400. 
— CITRATE, compounds with insoluble 
salts, 82, 465 — behavior with sali- 
cylic acid, 86, 425. 
— FLUORIDE, action, 80, 547. 
— IODIDE, examination of commercial, 
82 , 482 — decolorization (carbonate 
ammonium), 89,464; (starch), 90, 
18 — preparation (improved U. S. 
Ph. 70), 82, 482; (Rother, iodide 
of iron), 87, 335. 
— and MAGNESIUM VAi,ERATE, prepara- 
tion, 87, 171. 
— MOLYBDATE, as test for hypophos- 
phites, 89, 129. 
— piCRATE, properties and dose, 90, 
310. 
— VALERATE, preparation, tasteless and 
odorless (borax), 84, 313. 
AMOLE deBOLiTA,Sapindusamolle(?), 
contains saponin, 85, 311. 
— de RAiz, Agave Mexicana, use in 
Mexico, 85, 311. 
AMOMUM Melegueta. See Grains 
OP PARADISE. 
AMORseca, Gomphrena procumbens, 
use of root, 85, 311. 
— TRAS DE LA PUERTA, Bryophyllum 
calycinum, Mexico, 86, 120. 
AMPELODESMOS tenax, diss of Al- 
geria, 86, 208. 
AMPHICREATININE, in muscles, 
86, 497. 
AMRAD gum, 88, 301. 
AMYGDALUS communis, cultivation 
in California, 82, 175. 
AMYL, alcohol, contamination with 
purpurol, 89, 133 — fractionated, 
89, 15 
— ACETATE, for celluloid and lacquers, 
87, 275, 313. 
NITRITE, administration, 84, 644 — 
use in ague, 82, 4: 
-antidote to 
cocaine, 86, 195, 90, 482— to 
chloroform, 90, 482 — to strychnine, 
85, 206 ; opium poisoning, 86, 596 
— constituents, 89, 153 — a mixture 
i of two compounds, 89, 148 — con- 
I tains nitrate, 87, 525— poisoning, 
81, 137 — preparation, 86, 34. 
\ — NITRITE, metameiic, 89, 148. 
! NITRITE, TERTIAN, actiOH, 88, 
I 406. 
: AMYL AMINE, from cod liver oil, 
i 90, 368. 
! AMYLENE hydrate, action, 89, 285 
— dose. 87, 512, 564 — use in epi- 
lepsy, 90, 208— properties, 87, 512, 
564, 88, 584. 
AMY LODEXTRINE, properties, 84, 
372. 
AMYRIS caranna, properties of 
resin, 85, 38«. 
— linaloe, oil, 86, 21, 87, 452— 
wood, 90, 309. 
— YENTRicosA, oil, 87, 452. 
ANACAHUITE, (. ordia Boissieri, use 
of wood, 85, 311. 
ANACARDIUM occidentals, ash of 
fruit, 87, 28— poisoning, 81, 281— 
uses, 86, 22. 
ANACHARIS canadensis, anti-mala- 
rial. 86, 617. 
A N AG A L LIS aryensis, uses in Mex- 
ico, 86, 122. 
A.NAGYRIS fcetida, constituents of 
seeds 88 , 237. 
ANALGESIN see Antipyrin. 
ANALYSIS, by capillarity, 84, 508— 
drop-method (llager) 84, 416 — 
stathmetic, 83, 537. 
ANAMOMIS FRAGRANS. products, 82, 
348. 
ANANAS, See Pineapple. 
ANATOMICAL specimens, colored, 
preservation, 89, 245. 
ANCHIETEA salutaris, use in Brazil, 
84, 626. 
ANCHUSA TiNCTORiA. See Alkanet. 
— RiPARiA, use of leaves, 90, 474. 
ANDA-ASSU, Joannesia princeps, 
purgative, 81, 495. 
ANDIRA excelsa, properties of wood, 
86, 21. 
— iNERMis, anthelmintic, 85, 558. 
— species, formation of araroba, 88, 
506. 
ANDIRIN, properties, 85, 558. 
