Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics. / By William Whitla.
- William Whitla
- Date:
- 1882
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics. / By William Whitla. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![Glycerinum Acidi Carbolici. i -t (1 in 6 by weight). A thick, colourless liquid, prepared by dissolving carbolic acid 1 oz. ia glycerine 4 oz. One fluid dram contains 12 grs. of acid. Dose—5 to 15 minims, freely diluted. Suppositoria Acidi Carbolici Cum Sapone. i gr. in each. Carbolic acid 12 grs., curd soap 180 grs., starch q. s. Divided into 12 small conical masses. Antiseptic and Ansesthetic, when introduced into the rectum. ACIDUM CITRICUM (Citric Acid). C,H,0,. An acid, in colourless rhombic crystals, obtained from the juice of the lemon or Citrus limetta (Aurautiaceaj) by adding chalk, and decomposing the resulting citrate of calcium by sulphuric acid. Eefrigerant.—Chiefl}' used as a substitute for lemon juice. 17 grs. dissolved in half an oz. of water are equivalent to one tablespoonful of fresh lemon juice, and will saturate in an effervescing mixture 25 grs. bicarbonate of potash in 1 oz. water. 20 grs. carbonate of potash in 1 oz. water. 35 grs. carbon.ite of soda in 1 oz. water. 20 grs. bicarbonate of soda iu 1 oz. water, lii grs. carbonate of ammonia in 1 oz. water. Dose—10 to 30 grs., in water. Succus Limouis, Syrnpus Limonis, and Viunui Quiuiaj coutn'u free citric acid. ACIDUM GALLICUM (Gallic Acid). CJ-I.O^. An acid in j'ellowish-white, satiny needles, ]irepared from galls. A paste of powdered galls and water, after being ex- posed to the air for six weeks, is boiled and the acid crystallises out on cooling. Soluble in 100 parts of cold water. Astringent. Useful in internal liaimorrh.agcs. Dose—5 to 10 or 15 grs. in solution, in pill or in powder. Glycerinum Acidi Gallici i ^' i (i in r> by weight). A brownish, thick liquid, prepared by dissolving with heat 1 oz. of gallic .acid in 4 oz. of glycerine. Astringent and Styptic. Dose—20 to 00 minims, in a mixture. Preparations containing gallic or tannic acids should not be combined with any preparation containing iron.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21507296_0116.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
