The pocket pharmacopoeia : being an abridgment of the British pharmacopoeia of 1885 with the appendix of 1890 / by C.E. Armand Semple.

  • Semple, C. E. Armand (Charles Edward Armand), 1845-1895
Date:
[1891]
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    acid be previously added. The solution gives with sul- phuretted hydrogen an orange precipitate. Used in preparing Unguentum Antimonii Tartaratl and Vinum Antimoniale. Diaphoretic, sedative, emetic, and possibly cholagogue ; used in febrile conditions and severe inflammation ; externally applied it produces pustulation. Dose.—As a diaphoretic and expectorant, to J of a grain; as a vascular depressant and sedative, J to 1 grain ; as an emetic, 1 to 2 grains. APOMORPHIN-ZE HYDROCHLORAS. HydrocMorate of Apomorphine. C]7Hi7N02,HCl. The hydrochlorate of an alkaloid obtained by heating mor- phine or codeine in sealed tubes with hydrochloric acid. Small, greyish-white, shining, acicular crystals, turning green on exposure to light and air, inodorous, with a very faint acid reaction on moistened litmus paper. Soluble in seven parts of water and fifty parts of alcohol, the solutions being decomposed with production of a green colour when they are boiled. From solutions, bicarbonate of sodium throws down a precipitate, which becomes green on standing, and then forms a purple solution with ether, violet with chloroform, and bluish-green with alcohol. With diluted solution of perchloride of iron it gives a deep red, and with nitric acid a blood-red coloration. Used in preparing Injectio Apo7norphi7ice Hypodermica, A powerful anti-stimulant and non-irritant emetic j in small doses an expectorant. Dose.—^Q to I grain, AQUA. Water. ISTatural water, the purest that can be obtained, cleared, if necessary, by filtration ; free from odour, unusual taste, and visible impurity. To be used whenever ** Water is ordered in the British Pharmacopoeia. In dispensing prescriptions, Aqua should be understood to mean distilled water. AQTJA A:^ETHI. Dill Water. Dill Fruit, bruised (1 pound), Water (2 gallons). Distil one gallon. AQUA ANISI. Anise Water. . Anise Fruit, bruised (1 pound), Water (2 gallons). 1 Distil one gallon. 1