Dictionary of materia medica and therapeutics : a résumé of the action and doses of all officinal and non-officinal drugs ... / by C. Henri Leonard and Thomas Christy.

  • Leonard, C. Henri.
Date:
1892
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    4« ARGENTI BROMIDtTM. Syn: chrysarobin, poudre de Goa, JV • Goa thiWa,. C n obtained from clefts o/cavities in th^ .ru'nfrof^a no 'wdl d^f/r- mined tree of South America. It is a light-yellow powder becom 1^ T?,7b. '^'^^^ ^^''•^^t' a small amount of fS' -i 'Jl^'^^Pe^tic properties probably are chiefly due to the apid Uses: psoriasis, ringworm, of the scalp, nientagra chronic lichen, contagious ringworm, etc. The paiS should be washed, moistened with lemon juice or viuegar and then dusted with the powder. It may also be used as a paste formed w th aceiic acid, unguent and the powder. Are'ca*ffi, Areca Nut, 5 2...3, [gvi. 8...12]. Syn: betel-nut; noix d'arec, Fr.; betelniisse, G. Desc- the seed of areca catecha. Nat. Ord. palma.. The betel nut tree ?s a beautiful palm indigenous to the East Indies. It attains a height of about 50 feet and bears an orange-colored fruit about the size and shape of a hen's egg. The fruit has a single seed, about an inch long, roundish, brownish color externally, whitish internally and has an astringent and acrid taste. Uses: tseniacide. Argeino'iie* M, Prickly Poppy, 5 >4...2, [gm. 2...8] _ Syn: argemone, Fr.; stachelmohn, G. Desc: argemone Mex- icana is au annual plant of the papaveracea family, attainino- a height of 2 feet, has an erect,bristly stem; alternate sessile leaves often marked with white spots. The flowers are solitary, yellow or white. The plant contains a milky, viscid juice which becomes yellow on exposure to air, and resembles gamboge. The seeds yield about 36 per cent, of a drying fixed oil. Actwn and uses: sudorific, cathartic and emetic; as a local application for warts, ulcers, ophthalmia, opacity of cornea; a hydrogogue catharthic' O'leum* gtt. 15...30, [qm. 1...2]. Sem^ines* grs. 8...30, [gm. 0.5...2]. Arg^en'tiim i, Silver. Syn: argent raffing, Fr.; silber, G. Desc: Ag. 108; molecu- lar weight 216, sp. grav. 10.47 to 10.57; is a white, malleable and ductile metal which fuses at 1,000° C. or 1,832° F. It is the best known conductor of heat and electricity. Strong mineral acids dissolve it; alkalies do not. Argen^ti Ac^etas* aik, Acetate of Silver, grs. ^...2, [cgm. 3...12]. Desc: AgC2H302=166.7 may be formed by adding to a solu- tion of argenti nitras a solution of sodium acetas, collecting and drying the precipitate. Uses: similar to the chloride. Argen'ti Brom'iduin* i, Bromide of vSilver, gr. lcgm.l...e]. Desc: AgBr=187.7 may be formed by precipitating solution of silver nitrate by a solution of potassium bromide, collecting and drying the precipitate. Use: in syphilis.
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