Volume 1

Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia : comparing the strength of the various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added not official preparations and practical hints on prescribing / by Peter Squire.

Squire, Peter.

Date:: 1890-

Credit: Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia : comparing the strength of the various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added not official preparations and practical hints on prescribing / by Peter Squire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$WIESBADEN (Nassau). Altitude 346'. Open to the south, with charming environs. Mean annual temperature 51° F. Season, May to September. There are twenty-three springs ; the Kochbrunnen is the principal. Useful in chronic rheumatism and gout. The baths are allowed to cool before using them. Fresenius's Analysis of 16 oz. Troy=z7680 grs.: — Temperature, 160° F. Chloride of Sodium 52*50 grains. Chloride of Potassium 1*12 Chloride of Lithium -001 ,, Chloride of Ammonium -130 „ Chloride of Calcium 3*620 ,, Chloride of Magnesium 1*570 Bromide of Magnesium *030 Sulphate of Lime *690 ,, Silica -460 Carbonate of Lime 3*210 Carbonate of Magnesia *080 Carbonate of Protoxide of Iron *040 Carbonate of Protoxide of Manganese *004 Phosphate of Lime '003 ,, Arseniate of Lime *001 „\ Silicate of Alumina *004 Gases. 63*463 Carbonic Acid 16*72 c. in. Nitrogen -10 ,, WILDBAD (Wiirtemberg). Altitude 1300'. Scenery wild and romantic. Season, June to September, when the weather is hot; the other months very cold, There are about fifty warm springs. These baths are used in chronic rheumatism and gout, and in paraplegic paralysis of the lower extremities. Plethoric habits require care in using the baths. Analysis of 16 oz. Troy = 7680 grs.:— Temperature, 96° F. Chloride of Sodium Carbonate of Soda Sulphate of Soda Sulphate of Potash Carbonate of Lime Carbonate of Magnesia Carbonate of Protoxide of Iron and Manganese . Silica 82 grains. 53 „ 40 „ 20 ,, 34 ,, 70 ,, 29 ,, 39 „ 3*58 grains. Carbonic Acid . Nitrogen Oxygen [The above have been condensed from the works of Dr. Sutro, Dr. Althaus, ■Dr. Glover, and the various pamphlets issued at the sources of the several Spas.] The folloivijig are sold in bottles :— ADELHEIDSQUELLE (Heilbrunn, Germany). Contains a large proportion of Salts of Bromine and Iodine ; acts powerfully on the glandular, lymphatic, and cutaneous systems. Vide analysis.$