What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell.

  • William Murrell
Date:
1897
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Credit: What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ALMONDS, ESSENTIAL OIL OF-OIL OF BITTER ALMONDS. Contains from ten to fifteen per cent, of hydrocyanic acid, i.e., from five to eight times as strong as the Prussic Acid of the Pharma- copoeia. Death from seventeen drops ; recovery after four drachms. For symptoms and treatment, see Hydro- cyanic Acid. ALMOND FLAVOUR—SPIRITS OF AL- MONDS — ESSENCE OF PEACH KERNELS. Consists of one part of Essential oil of Almonds and seven of spirit. About the same strength as Prussic Acid and largely used by cooks for flavouring pastry, blanc mange, &c. Found in every kitchen. Death from thirty drops; poisoning in a child from eating tapioca pudding flavoured with it. For symptoms and treatment, see Prussic Acid.
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