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.

E. Merck (Firm)

Date:: 1899

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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$Adeps Lanae Hydrosus Merck. Hydrous Wool-fat. — YellowisTi-white, unctuous mass. Contains about Soo/o water. Freely takes up water and aqueous soluts. Non irritant, permanent emollient, and base for ointments and creamsj replacing lanolin perfectly in all its uses. Adeps Lanae Anhydricus. — P. B. (Akhydrous Wool-fat.) — Contains less than fo/o of water. Adonidin Merck. Adonin. — Yellowish-brown, very hygroscopic, odorl. powd.; intensely l,itter. — Sol. in water, alcohol; insol. in ether, chloroform. —Cardiac Stimulant, mild Diuretic. — USES: Obsesity and Heart diseases, especially mitral and aortic regurgitation, and relieving precor(Hal pain and dyspnoea. — Doso: Vie—'/4 grn. (0.004—O.OlSgrm.) 4 t. daily, in pill, or solut. in chloroform water with ammonium carbonate. — Max. D.; >'3 grn, (0.02 grm.) daily. Agaricin Merck. White powd.; sweet, withbitter after-taste.— SoL. in alcohol; slightly in water, ether, or chloroform.—Antihidrotic.—Uses: Phthisical nightsweats, sweating from drugs.—^Dose: '/j—Igrn, (0.015—0.06 grm.). Max. D.: 1 grn. (0.06 grm.) single; 4 grn. (0.25 grm.) daily. Airol. BisiruTH OxTiODOtiALL.VTE, — Grayish-green, odorl., tastel. powd. — Insol, in water, alcohol, etc. — Surgical Antiseptic, like iodo- form; also Antigonorrhoic. Extern, pure lOo/o emuls. in equal parts glycerin and water, or 10—20u/o oint. Alantol Merck. Helenine. Amber liq.; odor and taste like peppermint.—Sol. in alco- hol, chloroform, ether. Internal Antiseptic, Anticatarrhal. —U.SES; Instead of turpentine, in pulmonary affections. — DOse: Ve n\, (0.01 cc.) lot. daily, in pill, powd., or alcoholic solut. Max. D.: 801 (0.5 grm.) single; 32 (T) (2.0 grm.) daily. Alcohol, Spiritus rectificatus — P. B. 88,7 per cent. — Sp« Gr. 0.838.) Aletris Cordial. Not completely defined. — (Stated: “Prepared from Aletris farinosa [or True Unicorn], combined with aromatics. —Uterine Tonic and Restor- ative. — Dose: 1 fl. dr. (4 cc.) 3 or 4 t. daily.“) Allyl Tribromide Merck. Yellow liq.; cryst. mass in cold. — Sol. in alcohol, ether. — Sedative, Antispasmodic. — Uses: Hysteria, asthma, whooping cough, etc.— Dose: 5 n\ (0.3 cc.), 2 or 3 t. daily, in capsules. Max. D. 15 (II (1,0 grm.) daily. Injection : 2 or 3 drops, in 20 drops ether. Almond, Bitter — P. B, Preparatioru; Oil (D., one-aixth to Vs (0.01-,-e.03 cc.); Water (q. t.). Almond, Sweet — P. B. PrtparaHom: EmnU. (a« vehicle); Oil (D., 2-4 drams (8-18.0 grm.); Syr. (as vehicle). Aloes, Barbadoes — P. B. Doi6 I 2*0 f rn« (0.1«0.4<grro,) Aloes, Socotrine — P. B. UoM t 2-0 grn. (0.1-0,4 grm.). — PrtpaTation; Ext. [D., 1-3 gm. (0.06-0.2 grm.)]. Merck's Manuai,$