The medical formulary : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations and compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Besley.

  • Beasley, Henry.
Date:
1856
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    carbonate of ammonia; filter, and concentrate by evaporation at a gentle heat, that crystals may form on cooling. Dose, 9j, refrigerant and diuretic. Ammonia Nitrosulphas. Pass nitric oxide gas through a solu- tion of sulphite of ammonia in five or six volumes of water of ammonia; let the crystals which form be quickly washed with liquid ammonia, dried without heat, and preserved in closely- stopped bottles. Dose, gr. xij in typhoid fevers. Ammonia Oxalas. E. Dissolve ^viij (probably giv intended) of carbonate of ammonia in Oiv of water j add gradually ^iv of oxalic acid, concentrate by boiling, and set aside to crystallize. As a test for lime. Ammonia Phosphas. Saturate dilute phosphoric acid with car- bonate of ammonia, and evaporate, that crystals may form. Ammonite Prjeparata. Ammonise Sesquicarbonas. Ammonia Succinas Impurus. P. Spirit of hartshorn, neu- tralized with succinic acid (salt of amber), and filtered. Dose, a few drops, as an antispasmodic. Ammonije Sulphas. Saturate diluted sulphuric acid with ses- quicarbonate of ammonia, and evaporate the solution, that crys- tals may form as it cools. Amygdalina. Boil well-pressed cake of bitter almonds twice in strong alcohol; strain through linen, and press the residue. Remove any oil that may appear, heat the liquid again, and filter. In a few days, part of the amygdaline crystallizes. Con- centrate the residuary liquor to a sixth part, and add sether, which will throw down the amygdaline. Press it between blot- ting paper, wash it with aether, redissolve in boiling alcohol, and set aside to crystallize. [Seventeen grains with f ^jss of sweet almond emulsion form a substitute for (strong) Aqua Amygdalae Amarse. This quantity is equivalent to one grain of real prussic acid, or 50 grains (55 n^) of Ac. Hydroc. dil. P. L.] Amyli Iodidum. Dr. Buchanan. Triturate 24 grains of iodine with a little water, and gradually add ^j of powdered white starch. Continue the trituration till the compound assumes a deep and uniform colour. Dose, from Jss, gradually increased to 3*v or more. Amylum cum Cera. Melt wax, and stir into it four times its weight of starch or arrow-root. Demulcent. Anthracokali. Poyla. Carbonate of potash, ^vj, lime, ifiijss,