Volume 174702

The British dispensatory, containing a faithful translation of the new London Pharmacopoeia, published by the College of Physicians ... To which are joined, in a compendious manner, the whole contents of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia; with notes explanatory and additional.

Date:
1747
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Credit: The British dispensatory, containing a faithful translation of the new London Pharmacopoeia, published by the College of Physicians ... To which are joined, in a compendious manner, the whole contents of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia; with notes explanatory and additional. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a folution of any fixed alkaline falt ; wafh the pre- cipitated powder till it is perfectly fweet. Mercurius corrofivus ruber. Red corrofive mercu: ¥. Take of purified. quickfilver, and compound aqua fortis, each an equal weight; being mixed, calcine them in a fand heat, till the dried mafs has. acquired a red colour. : Mercurius Corallinus. Coralline mercury. _ Pour to red corrofive mercury about three time$ them for two or three days.in a gentle heat, often fhaking the veffel; then fire the fpirit, and conti- nually ftir the powder, till the {pirit is entirely burnt. | Meercurius emeticus flavus. | Yellow emetic mercury. Put any quantity of quickfilver into a glafs, and. trio] ; heat the mixture by flow degrees till it boils,, and continue it in that ftate till a white mafs remains. in the bottom, which, the fire being increafed,. muft be made perfectly dry; this mafs, on the pouring water to it,. will immediately turn yellow, and fall to powder: Let it be ground for a confide after the powder has fubfided, muft. be poured off,. and fucceffive quantities added till it is entirely’ f{weet. ~ * Sulphur antimoniz: precipitatum.. Precipitated. fulphur of antimony- % ‘Take of antimony fixteen- ounces;. tartar one owdered, and. then mixed well together ; let the.