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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

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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$Juniperus sabina, its anges ef- Maize, spurred 7188 fects > 530 Manchineel, its effects on man and King’ s-yellow, its tests and composi animals 7 522 tion 261 Mania impairs the pce af some Laburnum seeds poisonous: 793 poisons 29 Lactuca, poisoning with 650 Marsh-marigold, its effects on man Lathyrus cicera is a poison 792 and animals é 526 Lead, tests for its compounds 454 Meadow- saffron, its effects on man’ 744 »— action of air and water on 458 Mechanical irritants produce the adulteration of wines with 478 same effects as irritant poisons 567 adulteration of spirits with 481 Méeconic acid, its tests . & y 602 adulterations of a.mechanical secon: is not poisonous 635 nature 482 Meloe proscarabeus, its ii corrosion of by afatitied water effects i 539 458, 507 Melanosis of stomach sihitatés the =—— corrosion of by water prevent- effects of irritant poisons 122 ed by salts in solution ‘i 461 Melena, how distinguished from ir- corrosion of, prevented by ex- ritant poisoning 116 cessively minute proportions of Meningitis, how distinguished from some salts F . 462 narcotic poisoning 592 —— corrosion of, by natural waters 465 Menispermum cocculus, poisoning corrosion of, by rain and snow with : 764 water d s 465 Mercurial salivation in cases of poi- —— corrosion of, by some spring soning, when does it begin ? 363 waters 469 _ — phenomena of 366 corrosion of, not caused by _—— can it be con- some spring waters - ; 467 founded with any other disorder? 367 dissolved by many acidulous paces ———— may it return fluids 473 after a long intermission ? ari —— dissolved by these fluids much -———— — itsduration 371 more rapidly if it is oxidated .) oe in what modes —— metallic, is not poisonous 488 it may prove fatal 373 mode of action on the animal Mercury, action of its soluble com- body 484 pounds on the animal body 348 —— does it exist in the blood or ———— acts through all animal organs of animals poisoned with it ? 486 tissues ; : : 377 morbid appearances caused by 499 acts in all soluble chemi- —— processes for detecting its com- cal compounds { 379 pounds : : 454 acts not, when in the me- process for detecting it in or- tallic state 379 ganic mixtures . 482 — acts not, in the form of sulphuret of, not poisonous = 488 sulphuret : ; 381 symptoms caused by in man, ——-——— acts not, when its soluble classified according to two varieties 489 compounds are decomposed by or- —— symptoms caused by, as an ir- ganic principles : 385 ritant : 489 — existence in the blood of —— symptoms of, constituting “the those who have taken it is ex- disease colica pictonum - 491 tremely probable dol tradesmen who are subject to morbid appearances caus- suffer from poisoning with 495 ed by . . : 387 —— treatment of, poisoning with 502 —— processes for its com- Lead-glazing is rapidly acted on by pounds when pure : 325 acidulous fluids in some circum- process for detecting it in stances, not in others 477, 478 organic mixtures 337 Lettuce-opium, effect of on animals 650 symptoms of poisoning Lime, poisoning with é 216 with, classified according to three Liver of sulphur. See Szlphurets. varieties : p 357 Litharge, tests for 454 — symptoms of corrosive Lividity is no evidence of poisoning 49 poisoning with, their longest du- Local action of poisons : ] ration . . 362 Lolium temulentum, its effects on symptoms of, their short- 791 est duration in fatal cases 362 man . . .$