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ASPIDOSPERMATINE, preparation, 
82, 367. 
ASPIDOSPERMINE, preparation and 
properties, 82, 366 — administra- 
tion, 83, 403— reactions, 82, 393. 
ASSAYING, piiAR^rAC'ErTic'AL (Dres- 
cher), 89, 337. 
ASS AH Y (Assay) Euterpe edulis, use 
in Brazil, 80, 158. 
ASSOCIATIONS, formation of local 
and state, 82, 205. . 
— See PlIAKMACEUTlCAL StATE ASSO- 
CIATIONS; Western wpiolesale drug- 
gists. 
ASTEPvACANTHA longifolia, diu- 
retic, 90, 193. 
ASTRAGALUS species, as locoweed, 
88, 528. 
— heratensis, Afghanistan, 87, 46. 
— MOLLIS, alkaloid, 81, 142 — effects, 
82, 630. 
ATHANASIA amara, description and 
use, 86, 75. 
ATHEROSPERMA moschatum con- 
tains safrol, 87, 415. 
ATLANCHANA, Cuphea lanceolata, 
85, 341. 
ATRACTYLODES alba, use in China, 
87, 595. 
ATROPAMINE in belladonna root, 
90, 446. 
ATROPINE, two isomeric alkaloids, 
81, 610 — action of potassio-bismuth 
iodide, 82, 491 ; on Mimosa pudica, 
88, 48 — antagonistic to chloroform, 
90, 544 ; to physostigmine, 81, 138 ; 
to pilocarpine, 82, 120, 88, 410— 
amount in diflerent parts of bella- 
donna, 81, 536 — relation of the 
amounts of atropine and starch in 
belladonna root, 82, 457 — constitu- 
tion, 83, 550, 89, 547— detection 
after death (length of time), 88, 
569 — estimation (Maver's reagent), 
86, 581, 584, 87, 4— history, 83, 
463 — formed from hyoscyamine, 
88, 400 — instability in boiling 
water, 86, 242 — medicinal uses, 86, 
157 — use in nightsweats, replaced by 
camphoric acid, 90, 462 — poisonous 
dose, 87, 292— preparation, 82, 
•374 — reaction (Hamlin ; Robin), 81, 
284 ; (Vitali), 81, 406, 82, 402 ; with 
calomel, 86, 198 — from Scopola car- 
niola, 90, 100— reactions in pres- 
ence of ptomaines, 87, 491 — tests 
(mercuric chloride), 84, 206, 86, 
129 ; (Fliickiger), 86, 129, 242. 
— salicylate, preparation, 84, 646 ; 
(neutral), 85, 384. 
— santonate, mydriatic, 86, 636, 87, 
440. 
— sulphate, replaced by hyoscyamine, 
90, 118. 
AUSTRA.LIA, inter-colonial pharm. 
conference. 87, 50 — pharmaceutical 
education, 87, 50. 
AUSTRALASIA, pharm. Society, 88, 
218. 
AUSTRIA, pharm. study, 82, 323. 
AUSTRIUM, preparation, 86, 493. 
AVICENNIA NiTiDA — a. tomentosa, 
I uses, 85, 331. 
AXIN, fat of Coccus axin, Mexico, 
85, 309. 
AXOLOTL, Siredon Humboldtii, ana- 
leptic, 85, 309. 
AZAFRAN, saffron, use in Mexico, 
85, 341. 
AZAFRANCILLO de Mexico, Escobe- 
diascabrifolia, Mexico, 85, 341. 
AZAFRANIN, coloring matter of 
Escobedia, 85, 341. 
AZALEA species, contain ericolin, 
83, 469. 
— iNDicA, contains andromedotoxin, 
89, 361. 
i — viscosA, crystalline principle, 90, 
121. 
AZOIMIDE, composition and salts. 
90, 585. 
AZUCAR NARAJANDA purgante, Ph. 
Mexicana, 85, 291. 
BABLAH, fruit, tannins, 86, 448. 
BACABA, O^nocarpus B^caba, uses in 
Brazil, 86, 159. 
BACCARIN, alkaloid of Baccharis 
cordifolia, 82, 134. 
BACCHARIS alamani, use in Mex- 
: ico, 86, 169. 
' — cordifolia, poisonous quality, 82, 
134. 
— genistelloides, constituents, 84, 
621. 
— heterophylla — B. jalapensis — B. 
:\iuLTiFL0RA, uses in Mexico, 86, 
i 169. 
I BACTERIA in sea air, 86, 380; in 
! ice, 86, 601 — diastatic ferment, 
i 83, 623— reducing and oxidizing 
j properties, 88, 254. 
I BACTERIAL poisoning through med- 
; icine, 90, 113. 
BAKING POWDER, satisfactory, 85, 
364, 89, 639. 
BALANCE pharmaceutical, 81,315 — 
torsion, 87, 107, 269. 
BALATA, origin, 83, 523— industry 
of British Guiana, 85, 563. 
