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A treatise on poisons, in relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic / [Sir Robert Christison].

  • Robert Christison
Date:
1832
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Credit: A treatise on poisons, in relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic / [Sir Robert Christison]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Carbonic acid. See Gas. — oxide gas, effects of, on man 703 Carburetted-hydrogen gas, its effects on man 4 F 703 Cassada, bitter, its effects 521 Castor-oil-seeds, effects of, on man and animals 4 i 520 Cheese, occasionally poisonous, with- out intentional adulteration 560 Chemical analysis, evidence of gene- ral poisoning from : 53 may be rendered unavailing by vomiting and purg- ing : : 55 —~— may be rendered useless by absorption . 56 a ~-— may be fruitless, because the poison has been de- composed =. ‘ 57 ~— —-—~—— is often success- ful after very long interment 59 Chemical combination, its influence in modifying the operation of poi- sons : : 21 Chemical decomposition, its effects in removing poisons beyond the reach of analysis . 57 Chemical evidence not always indis- pensable to the proof of suikena ing, 09 Cherry-laurel water, a deadly poison 683 — essential oil of, is the same as the oil of bitter-almond A 683 — effects of the distilled water and oil on animals and man 683, 684 Chlorine, its effects on man and ani- mals ‘ z 169, 697 Cholera imitates irritant poisoning, and how to be distinguished 106 —-~--— its shortest duration 107 — supposed to have been caué- ed by emanations from acess pool 702 — impairs the activity of some poisons 29 Chrome, poisdning: with the com- pounds of, : 444 Cicuta, its effects on man ane ani- mals 3 cs a 730 Cinnabar, its tests . 326 Classification of poisons , ° 94 Cluster-cherry, its distilled water and essential oil are active poisons Cocculus Indicus its effects on man and animals . Colchicum autumnale, effects of on man i ‘ 4 WAA Cold water, death from drinking it, imitating irritant poisoning Colic, how it is distinguished from irritant poisoning . Colica pictonum, causes of 687 764 104 116 49], 497 —Colica pictonum, trades which are subject to suffer : 495 ———_-_—_--— precautions for pre- venting it in workmen . 503 Colocynth, effects of, on man and animals . . 523 Common salt, a poison in very large doses cc ‘ s 575 Compound poisoning y 808 Conduct of prisoner, illustrated by medical evidence, may pws his guilt val Conia, alkaloid of hemlock” 733 Conium, effects of on man and ani- mals 4 . . 734 Convolvulus Jalapa, a poison 529 Copper, poisoning with : 398 action of its compounds 416 — corrosion of, by articles of ‘food and drink . 404 ——— corroded by saline solutions 404 corroded by wine and vege- table acids . 406 corroded by fatty matters 407 metallic, not poisonous 418 ——— morbid appearances caused by ° . . 421 process for detecting its salts when. pure ” 398 ——---— process for detecting it in organic mixtures . 4ll —- sulphuret not poisonous, unless long exposed to the air 418 — symptoms of poisoning with, in man A . 419 ——— treatment of poisoning with 423 ——— contained in most vegetable substances . 415 — is it contained in the blood of animals poisoned with it ? 417 Coriaria myrtifolia, poisoning with 766 Corrosivn caused by poisons, exam- ples of - 1 Corrosive- iloate action on ani- mals. See Mercury. —— action on dead intestine : . — chemical. pro- perties of , 392 328 is decomposed by organic principles ‘ — process for, in the solid state . . — process by re- duction when it is dissolved process by li- quid tests when it is dissolved — process for it in organic mixtures . —— rejected tests for it in the pure state ¢ 334 ad 328 — 329 330 337 333
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