Decennial Index, 1881 — 1890. 
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AKO, Richardia sethiopica, leaves and ' 
root vesicating, 85, 340. 
AROMA, Acacia Farnesiana, 85, 340. 
AROMIN in urine, 88, 568. 
ARPOPHYLLUM spicatum, use in 
Mexico, 85, 506. 
ARRACK, cassava brandy, 89, 80, 
ARRAYAN, Mvrtus arrayan, Mexico, 
85, 340. 
ARROPE de mora, rob mororum, : 
Ph. Mexicana, 85, 291. 
ARROW POISON, 81, 304, 315, 89, 84. ; 
ARROZ, rice,85, 341. 
ARSENIATES, reducing action of \ 
oxalic acid, 82 , 533, 634. ' 
ARSENIC, in bismuth salts, 88, 529, 
— detection in presence of tin, 82, 
222— in glycerine, 89, 179. 531 ; 
removal, 90, 521 — compound with | 
iron, solubility, 88, 563 — iron as 
antidote, 563 — tests : (copper), 82, ! 
533; (aluminium), 88, 616 ; (hypo- ' 
phosphite), 90, 344 ; (Gutzeit), 89, 
133; (Gutzeit-Ritsert) 89, 414; 
(Marsh) precautions, 87, 293 — in ; 
wall-paper, 89, 438. . 
— BROMIDE. See ARSENIC TERBROMIDE. 
— SULPHIDES, compound with iodine, 
81, 407. 
— TERBROMIDE, use in diabetes, 80, 
533 — for pimples, 8e5, 311 — pre- 
paration, properties, 83, 143, 225. 
ARTANTHE elongata, stvptic, 90, 
193. 
— mollicoma, uses, 84, 628. 
ARTAR ROOT, constituents, 90, 177, 
500. 
ARTARINE, composition, 90, 177— 
preparations, properties and salts, 
90, 500. 
ARTEMISIA Abrotanum, use, 90, 
193. 
— FRiGiDA, histology, 83, 420 — 
description, properties, analysis, 
(Weiss), 90, 484. 
— LACiNiATA, uses, 85, 555. 
— MEXICANA, properties, 90, 309 — 
uses, 85, 555. 
— DEL PAIS, Ambrosia artemisisefolia, 
uses, 85, 341. 
— VULGARIS, properties, 90, 195. 
A KTERIES, as drainage tubes, 90, 70. 
ARUM, preservation, 81, 250. 
ARUNDO DoNAX, use in Mexico, 85, 
430. 
ASAFCETIDA, collection in Afghan- 
istan, 87, 40 — commercial quality, 
89, 315 — inorganic constituents, 
90, 533 — saponific. equivalent, etc., 
87, 94 — in tears, 87, 158 — varieties, 
83, 586. 
AS AGR.E A TENUiFOLi A, use in Mexico, 
85, 430. 
ASARIT, of Grfccger, existence- 
doubted, 85, 354. 
ASARONE, 85, 354— chemistrv, 88, 
304. 
ASARUM CANADENSE, constituents of 
oil, 88, 236. 
— EUROP.EU^r, chemistry, 85 , 354 — . 
use of leaves, 90, 472— constituents 
of oil, 88, 236. 
ASBESTOS FILTERS, preparation, S3, 
37. 
ASCLEPIADIN, properties, 80, 451, 
87, 347. 
ASCLEPIAS coRNUTi, analysis(Quack- 
enbush), 89, 113; (Hinchmanj, 
81, 433. 
— cuRASSAVicA, active principle, 80, 
451, 87, 347— uses, 80, 75. 
— iNCARNATx\, active principle, 87, 
317. 
— LINEARIS, use in Mexico, 80, 168. 
— SESTOSA, use in Mexico, 85, 433. 
— TUBEROSA, constituents, 82, 5 — 
active principles, 87, 347 — crystal- 
line constituent, 89, 114. 
ASCLEPIN, properties, 89, 347. 
ASEBOTOXIN, in Andromeda japon- 
ica, 83, 196. 
ASELLIN, from cod liver oil, 88, 
511,90, 368,370. 
ASEPTOL, composition, properties 
and use, 84, 647, 80, 92, 87, 565. 
ASH, incineration facilitated (current 
of oxygen), 82 , 356; (silver, plati- 
num), 89, 77 — p. c.in drugs, 87, 27. 
ASIMININE, alkaloid, properties, 
80, 587. 
ASPARAGINE, dextrogyre variety, 
87, 263— in hops, 80, 91— in leaf- 
buds, 82, 626— preparation, 83, 
193, 273. 
ASPHALTS, occurrence, 83, 155. 
ASPIDIUM, FiLTX MAS, admixtures, 
84, 573 — analysis (Daccomo), 80, 
378, 89, 144— poisonous, 90, 543— 
preservation, 81, 250. 
— MARGiNALE, aualysis, 88, 229. 
— RiGiDUM, description, constituents, 
81, 389. 
ASPIDOL, from male fern, 89, 144. 
ASPIDOS AMINE, preparation and 
properties, 82, 367. 
ASPIDOSPERMA Peroba, use of 
seeds, 84, 624. 
— Quej5racit(), description and pro- 
ducts, 81, 239 — crystal sheath of 
bast fibres, 84, 129. See also Qui<> 
HitAciro. 
