Merck's manual of the materia medica, together with a summary of therapeutic indications and a classification of medicaments : a ready-reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon.

  • Merck Serono
Date:
1899
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Credit: Merck's manual of the materia medica, together with a summary of therapeutic indications and a classification of medicaments : a ready-reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Acid, Filicic, Merck. — Amorph. Fii.icinh! Acid. — Amorph.. sticky powd.; odorl.; tastel. - Anthel- mintic. — Dose: B—15 grn. (0.35—1.0 grm.). Acid, Gallic, Merck. — P. B. — Pure, White Cryst. Adstringent. UsKS: Pyrosis, Night sweats of phthisis and Albumi- nuria. — Dose: 2 to 10 grn. (0.1—O.B grm.) three times a day. -- Incompatibles: Ferric salts. Acid, Hydrobromic, Merck. — Diluted. — P. B. — 10%. Uses: Same as the Bromides. — Dose: 15—60 Bi (1—4 cc.). in sweet water. Acid, Hydrochloric — P. B. 31.9 per cent. HCl. — Doeo: U—'6 CO-1—0.4 cc.), well diluted. — A.yTiDoiK»: Chalk, whiting, magnesia, alkali carbonates, and albumen. — iNcoMeATiaaaa : Alkalies, Ailver salts, chlorates, salts of lead, etoa Acid, Hydrochloric, Diluted — P. B. lO per ceut. HCl. Dose: 10 — 80 minims (0.6—2.0 cc.), in sweet water. Acid, Hydrocyanic, Diluted — P. B. 2 per cent- HCN — Dose: 2 — 0 n\ (0.1-0.36 cc.) — Max. Doss* (0,0 cc.) dallj. — Kxtssn. 1 ; 8—16 as lotion, onlj on unbroken skin. — Caution ? Very liable to dc* composition. When brown in color it is unfit for use. Acid, Hydro-iodic, Merck. — Sp. Gr. l. 7.-20%. Deep-brown, fuming liq. — Antirheumatic, Alterative. — Uses: Rheu- matism. bronchitis (acute or chronic), asthma, syphilis, obesity, psoriasis, to eliminate mercury or arsenic from the system. etc. — Dose: 1—2 n\ (0.06—0.12 cc.) well diluted. Acid, Hypophosphorous, Merck. — Diluted. — 10>. Dose: 6—15 n\ (0.85—1.0 cc.). Acid, Lactic, Merck, — P. B. Caustic. — Applied as 50—80o/o paiut, Mebck’s L.actic Acid is perfectly colorless and odorless. Acid, Laricic, — see acid, Agaeicic. Acid Monochlor-acetic, Merck. Very deliquescent cryst. — Sol. in water. — Caustic. — Uses: Warts, corns, etc. — applied in concentrated solnt. Acid Nitric. — P. B. 70 per cent. HNO3. sp. Rr. 1.42. - Arrw.D (as an Eacbarotio) pure. - AsTwetss; Same as of hydrochloric acid. Acid Nitric, Diluted. — P. B. Sp. gr. 1.101-17.44 per cent. HNOj. - Dosei 10-80 fq fO.S-S.O oc.), well dilutee]. . Acid, Nitro-hydrochloric, Diluted. — P. B. One-flfth strength of concentrated, which is not used thnrapeutlcally. — D»aslattm., jaundice, biliary calculi, dyspepsia, chronic rheumatism, etc.; «4em., diluted, aa spon- ge or foot-bath, 2 or St. a week.- Dose: 6-10 (IJ (0.8-0.6 oc), welldlluted.-A.MiooTs. and LacoMPATiaaaa; Same as of hydrochloric acid. Acid, Osmic. — see Acid, Perosmic. Acid. Oxalic, Merck. — Cryst. Tr.ansparent cryst.; very acid taste. — .Sol. in water, .alcohol; slightly in ether. Emmenagogue. Sedative. — USES: Functional amenorrhea, acute cystitis. — Dose: Vs—1 grn. (0.03—0.06 grm.) every 4 hours, in Sweetwater. — Antidotes: (Calcium s,acchar.ate. ch.alk. lime-water, magnesia.—Incompatibles : Iron and its salts, calcium salts, .alkalies. A JIfanuml.