Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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Credit: Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    emetics, followed by active cathartics, should be employed with cold applications to the head ; and if coma be present, ammonia and ex- ternal stimulants. After the stomach has been freely evacuated, the deleterious effects are best counteracted by vinegar. BENZOINUM. L. E. D. Benzoin. (Styrax Benzoin, Decand. Monogyn. N. O. Ebenacecc. (Styracacece, Lindley.) Sumatra. T?.) Comp. Benzoic acid 19*8, resin 80 7. Prop. Odour fragrant, taste slightly aromatic ; in masses composed of white and brown pieces ; volatile ; soluble in alcohol and aether. Use. Principally for obtaining the acid it contains. Jncomp. Alkalies, acids :—and so with all the balsams. Off. Prep. Acidum Benzoicum, E. D. Tinct. Benzoini Comp. L. E. BISMUTHI N1TRAS. L. Bismuthi Subnitras. D. Bismuthum album, E. Nitrate of Bismuth, (ft Bismuthi 3j. Acidi Nitrici fjjss., AqucB Distillates Oiij. Mix an ounce of water with the acid, then add the Bismuth, and heat till it be dissolved. Then add the rest of the water and strain; set aside the mixture till the powder subsides. Wash it with distilled water, and dry with a gentle heat.) Comp. 18-36 pts. of nitric acid+81'64 of oxide of bismuth=100-00; or 1 eq. oxide=79+l eq. acid=54 15 equiv. 133-15. (BiO, NO5.) Prop. A white, inodorous, tasteless powder: insoluble in water,soluble in nitric acid without effervescence. Oper. Tonic, antispasmodic. Use. In dyspepsia attended with cardialgia. Colliquative diarrhoea of phthisis. Dose. From gr. v. to gr. xv. BISMUTHUM. L. E. D. Bismuth. Chemical Symbol Bi. Eq. 71. Prop. In spicular plates of a reddish-white colour, considerable lustre, pulverizable, moderately hard; spec. grav. 9 8: fusible at 400° Fah.; volatile in a high temperature. It has a sensible odour and taste. Use. For preparing the nitrate. BORAX. L. E. Soda? Biboras, D. (Impure from Thibet and Persia.) Borax. A Biborate. Comp. 2 eq. of boracic acid=69'8+l of soda 31-3+10 water =-90 equiv.= 190-11. (Nap, 2B03, 10 HO.) Prop. Inodorous, taste cooling, slightly efflorescent. A concentrated solution treated with sulphuric acid deposits scaly colourless crystals of boracic acid. Oper. Diuretic, detergent. Use. In aphthous affections it is administered internally ; and also in gastric irritation. As a gargle in aphthae, and in salivation. As a diuretic in cases of lithic acid calculus. Dose. Gr. viij. to 3ss., or 3j. to 3v. of water as a lotion or gargle. Off. Prep. Mel Boracis, L. E. D. BUCHU. L. D. Bucku. E. Leaves of the Barosma serratifolia. Crenulata crenata, D. (Pentandria, Monogyn. N. O. Rutacece. Cape of Good Hope. If..) Prop. Taste cool and aromatic, resembling peppermint; odour aromatic. The dried leaves are stiff, of a yellow olive hue on the upper disc, pale and rugose on the lower ; studded with glands. Oper. Sudorific, diuretic. Use. In rheumatism, gout, and catarrhal affections, affections of the mucous membrane of urinary bladder. Off. Prep, lnfus. Buchu, L. D. E. Tinct. Buck. D. E. CAJUPUTI. L. Cajuputi Oleum, E. Cajeputum, D. Cajeput Oil. (Melaleuca Minor, Polyadel. Icosand. N. O. Myrtacece. Am- boyna. I?.) Comp. 10 eq. of carbon=60-72, 9 eq. hydrogen=9, 1 eq. oxygen=8= 77-72. (Cio H*+H O.) Prop. OdOur strong, fragrant, somewhat like camphor ; taste pungent, aromatic ; limpid, colour green, when rectified colourless. Oper. Stimulant, antispasmodic, diaphoretic.
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