A treatise on poisons : in relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic.

  • Robert Christison
Date:
1845
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    Arsenic,symptoms of, occasionally very triilintc, even where fatal symptoms of, how soon may they begin, and how long may they be delayed ! -symptoms of, how soon may they kill ! symptoms of, how long may they last ! treatment of poisoning with treatment of, no antidotes known chances it undergoes in the stomach after death > metallic, not a poison oxide of. See Acid, arsenious. sulphurets of. See Su/plutrets. Arsenite of copper, its tests seldom contained in mineral green - * 223, of potass, its tests Arseniuretted hydrogen its effects Arum maculatutn, poisoning with Asagraa officinalis Atropa, poisoning with symptoms induced by it in man morbid appearances caused by Atropia, alkaloid of belladonna Bacon, poisonous at times Baryta, poisoning with its compounds muriate of, tests for and carbonate, their ef- fects on man and animals morbid appearances caused by • treatment of poisoning with Bee, its poisonous sting Belladonna. See Atropa. Bichloride of mercury. See Corro- sive Sublimate. Bicyanide of mercury Biliary ducts, rupture of, imitates irri- tant poisoning Bilious vomiting, imitates irritant poisoning ... Bismuth, poisoning with its com- pounds Bitartrate of potash, a poison in large doses - Bitter-almond, its poisonous effects may cause death - essential oil of, its ef- fects as a poison essential oil of, its com- position ... essential oil of, its for- 286 234 23!) 248 283 285 268 230 223 346 223 227 256 465 672 639 640 643 639 497 446 446 448 450 450 487 mation Bitter-apple, poisoning with Bitter cassava, poisoning with 303 97 100 383 507 602 603 604 601 602 460 457 liitter-swect, a feeble poison - 576 Blood, discovery of poisons in the 21 Boiling water, effects of, when swal- lowed --.. 505 causes cynanche laryn- gea - - - 506 Bombyx prucessionaria, its poisonous effects - - - - 477 Brain, inflammation of its membranes, distinguished from narcotic poison- ing - - . - 523 inflammation of its substance, distinguished from narcotic poison- ing - - - . 524 hypertrophy of, distinguished from narcotic poisoning - - 526 Bread, adulteration of, with the sul- phate of copper - . 354 effects of spoiled - . 720 Bromine, tests for - - 161 its effects on animals 162 Brucea antidijsenterica, not the False- Angustura tree - . 692 Brucia, alkaloid of false angustura bark - - - - 692 Bryony-root, effects of, on man and animals - - . 459 Calomel, its tests . . 292 can it be considered an irri- tant poison ] . . 332 Culthapalustris its effects as a poi- son - - . . 463 Camphor, its effects on animals 694 morbid appearances caused b.v - - - - 696 symptoms excited by, in ■ man - - . 694 Cantharides, physical characters cf 471 action of, on animals 471 morbid appearances caused by - . - 476 symptoms it excites in man - - - . 472 treatment of poisoning w'ith - - . - 476 Carbonate of ammonia - - 193 of baryta, tests of - 446 of lead, tests of - 398 of lead is formed on lead by the action of air and water, — arid see Lead - 399 Carbonates of potass and soda, tests of 181 Carbonic acid. See Gas. Carbonic oxide gas, effects of, on man 624 Carburetted-hydrogen gas, its effects on man - - . 622 Cassada, bitter, its effects . 457 Castor-oil-seeds, effects of, on man and animals - - . 456 Cerasus Lauro-cerasus. See Cherry- laurel. Cevadilla, a poison - - 672