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Entries made for solution of ammonia and other entries for ammonia. Not called volatile in the Pharmacopoeia. | Entries made for solution of ammonia and other entries for ammonia. Not called volatile in the Pharmacopoeia. | ||
− | “Ammoniacal gas…, dissolved in water” 176 | + | “Ammoniacal gas…, dissolved in water” <ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 176 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> |
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===Preparations of Ammonia=== | ===Preparations of Ammonia=== | ||
− | ''' Aconitia ''' / Aconitia 25-26 | + | ''' Aconitia ''' / Aconitia <ref>GMCGB, 25-26</ref> |
* aconite root, in coarse powder (14 lbs), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), pure ether (as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed) | * aconite root, in coarse powder (14 lbs), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), pure ether (as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed) | ||
* used in preparations of Unguentum Aconitiae | * used in preparations of Unguentum Aconitiae | ||
− | ''' Benzoate of Ammonia ''' / Ammoniae Benzoas 33 | + | ''' Benzoate of Ammonia ''' / Ammoniae Benzoas<ref>GMCGB, 33</ref> |
* Solution of ammonia (3 fl oz, as needed), benzoic acid (2 oz), distilled water (4 oz) | * Solution of ammonia (3 fl oz, as needed), benzoic acid (2 oz), distilled water (4 oz) | ||
* “In colourless laminar crystals, soluble in water and in alcohol.” | * “In colourless laminar crystals, soluble in water and in alcohol.” | ||
* dose: 10-20 grains | * dose: 10-20 grains | ||
− | ''' Carbonate of Ammonia ''' / Ammoniae Carbonas 34 | + | ''' Carbonate of Ammonia ''' / Ammoniae Carbonas<ref>GMCGB, 34</ref> |
* syn: ammoniae sesquicarbonas | * syn: ammoniae sesquicarbonas | ||
* “A volatile and pungent ammonical salt, produced by submitting a mixture of sulphate of ammonia or chloride of ammonium and carbonate of lime to sublimation.” | * “A volatile and pungent ammonical salt, produced by submitting a mixture of sulphate of ammonia or chloride of ammonium and carbonate of lime to sublimation.” | ||
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* used in preparations of: Liquor Ammoniae Acetatis, Spiritus Ammoniae aromaticus | * used in preparations of: Liquor Ammoniae Acetatis, Spiritus Ammoniae aromaticus | ||
− | '''Phosphate of Ammonia ''' / Ammoniae Phosphas 34-35 | + | '''Phosphate of Ammonia ''' / Ammoniae Phosphas <ref>GMCGB, 34-35</ref> |
* diluted phosphoric acid (20 fl oz), strong solution of ammonia (as needed) | * diluted phosphoric acid (20 fl oz), strong solution of ammonia (as needed) | ||
* “In transparent colourless prisms. Soluble in water, insoluble in rectified spirit.” | * “In transparent colourless prisms. Soluble in water, insoluble in rectified spirit.” | ||
* dose: 5-20 grains | * dose: 5-20 grains | ||
− | ''' Chloride of Ammonia ''' / Ammonii Chloridum 35-36 | + | ''' Chloride of Ammonia ''' / Ammonii Chloridum<ref>GMCGB, 35-36</ref> |
* syn: ammoniae hydrochloras, ammonia murias, sal ammoniac | * syn: ammoniae hydrochloras, ammonia murias, sal ammoniac | ||
* “May be formed by neutralising hydrochloric acid with ammonia and evaporating to dryness. It is usually prepared by sublimation… In colourless inodorous translucent fibrous masses, tough, and difficult to powder; soluble in water and in rectified spirit” | * “May be formed by neutralising hydrochloric acid with ammonia and evaporating to dryness. It is usually prepared by sublimation… In colourless inodorous translucent fibrous masses, tough, and difficult to powder; soluble in water and in rectified spirit” | ||
* dose: 5-20 grains | * dose: 5-20 grains | ||
− | '''Sulphate of Beberia ''' / Beberiae Sulphas 52-54 | + | '''Sulphate of Beberia ''' / Beberiae Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 52-54</ref> |
* bebeeru bark, in coarse powder (1 lb), sulphuric acid (1/2 fl oz), slaked lime (3/4 oz, or as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), rectified spirit (16 fl oz, or as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), water (1 gal), distilled water (as needed) | * bebeeru bark, in coarse powder (1 lb), sulphuric acid (1/2 fl oz), slaked lime (3/4 oz, or as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), rectified spirit (16 fl oz, or as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), water (1 gal), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* “In dark brown thin translucent cales, yellow when in powder, with a strong bitter taste, soluble in water and in alcohol.” | * “In dark brown thin translucent cales, yellow when in powder, with a strong bitter taste, soluble in water and in alcohol.” | ||
* dose: 1-10 grains | * dose: 1-10 grains | ||
− | ''' Carbonate of Bismuth ''' / Bismuth Carbonas 56-57 | + | ''' Carbonate of Bismuth ''' / Bismuth Carbonas<ref>GMCGB, 56-57</ref> |
* Purified Bismuth in small pieces (2 oz), nitric acid (4 fl oz), carbonate of ammonia (6 oz), distilled water (as needed) | * Purified Bismuth in small pieces (2 oz), nitric acid (4 fl oz), carbonate of ammonia (6 oz), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* “A white powder, blackened by sulphurretted hydrogen; insoluble in water, but soluble with effervescence in nitric acid.” | * “A white powder, blackened by sulphurretted hydrogen; insoluble in water, but soluble with effervescence in nitric acid.” | ||
* dose: 5-20 grains | * dose: 5-20 grains | ||
− | ''' Phosphate of Lime ''' / Calcis Phosphas 63-64 | + | ''' Phosphate of Lime ''' / Calcis Phosphas<ref>GMCGB, 63-64</ref> |
* bone ash (4 oz), hydrochloric acid (6 fl oz), water (2 pints), solution of ammonia (12 fl oz, or as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * bone ash (4 oz), hydrochloric acid (6 fl oz), water (2 pints), solution of ammonia (12 fl oz, or as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* “A light white amorphous powder, insoluble in water, but soluble without effervescence in diluted nitric acid.” | * “A light white amorphous powder, insoluble in water, but soluble without effervescence in diluted nitric acid.” | ||
* dose: 10-20 grains | * dose: 10-20 grains | ||
− | ''' Oxalate of Cerium''' / Cerii Oxalas 77-78 | + | ''' Oxalate of Cerium''' / Cerii Oxalas<ref>GMCGB, 77-78</ref> |
* “A salt which may be obtained as a precipitate by adding solution of oxalate of ammonia to a soluble salt of cerium.” | * “A salt which may be obtained as a precipitate by adding solution of oxalate of ammonia to a soluble salt of cerium.” | ||
* dose: 1-2 grains | * dose: 1-2 grains | ||
− | ''' Digitalin ''' / Digitalinum 101-02 | + | ''' Digitalin ''' / Digitalinum<ref>GMCGB, 101-02</ref> |
* digitalis leaf, in coarse powder (40 oz), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), acetic acid (as needed), purified animal charcoal (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), tannic acid (as needed), oxide of lead, in fine powder (as needed), pure ether (as needed) | * digitalis leaf, in coarse powder (40 oz), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), acetic acid (as needed), purified animal charcoal (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), tannic acid (as needed), oxide of lead, in fine powder (as needed), pure ether (as needed) | ||
* “In porous mammillated massed or small scales, white, inodorous, and intensely bitter; readily soluble in spirit, but almost insoluble in water and in pure ether.” | * “In porous mammillated massed or small scales, white, inodorous, and intensely bitter; readily soluble in spirit, but almost insoluble in water and in pure ether.” | ||
* dose: 1/60 – 1/30 grains | * dose: 1/60 – 1/30 grains | ||
− | ''' Saccharated Carbonate of Iron ''' / Ferri Carbonas Saccharata 130 | + | ''' Saccharated Carbonate of Iron ''' / Ferri Carbonas Saccharata <ref>GMCGB, 130</ref> |
* sulphate of iron (2 oz), carbonate of ammonia (1 ¼ oz), boiling distilled water (2 gal), refined sugar ( oz) | * sulphate of iron (2 oz), carbonate of ammonia (1 ¼ oz), boiling distilled water (2 gal), refined sugar ( oz) | ||
* “Small coherent lumps of grey colour with a sweet very feeble chalybeate taste.” | * “Small coherent lumps of grey colour with a sweet very feeble chalybeate taste.” | ||
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* used in the preparation of Pilula Ferri Carbonatis | * used in the preparation of Pilula Ferri Carbonatis | ||
− | ''' Citrate of Iron and Ammonia ''' / Ferri et Ammonia 131- | + | ''' Citrate of Iron and Ammonia ''' / Ferri et Ammonia <ref>GMCGB, 131-32</ref> |
* syn: ferri ammonia-citras | * syn: ferri ammonia-citras | ||
* solution of persulphate of iron (8 fl oz), solution of ammonia (19 ½ fl oz), citric acid (4 oz), distilled water (as needed) | * solution of persulphate of iron (8 fl oz), solution of ammonia (19 ½ fl oz), citric acid (4 oz), distilled water (as needed) | ||
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* dose: 5-10 grains | * dose: 5-10 grains | ||
− | ''' Citrate of Iron and Quinia ''' / Ferri et Quiniae Citras 132-33 | + | ''' Citrate of Iron and Quinia ''' / Ferri et Quiniae Citras <ref>GMCGB, 132-33</ref> |
* solution of persulphate or iron (4 ½ fl oz), sulphate of quinia (1 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (12 fl drachms), citric acid (3 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * solution of persulphate or iron (4 ½ fl oz), sulphate of quinia (1 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (12 fl drachms), citric acid (3 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* dose: 5-10 grains | * dose: 5-10 grains | ||
− | ''' Tartarated Iron ''' / Ferrum Tartaratum 141-42 | + | ''' Tartarated Iron ''' / Ferrum Tartaratum <ref>GMCGB, 141-42</ref> |
* solution of persulphate of iron (5 ½ fl oz), solution of ammonia (10 fl oz), acid tartrate of potash, in powder (2 oz), distilled water (as needed) | * solution of persulphate of iron (5 ½ fl oz), solution of ammonia (10 fl oz), acid tartrate of potash, in powder (2 oz), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* dose: 5-10 grains | * dose: 5-10 grains | ||
− | ''' Ammoniated Mercury ''' / Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum 155 | + | ''' Ammoniated Mercury ''' / Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum <ref>GMCGB, 155</ref> |
* perchloride of mercury (3 oz), solution of ammonia (4 fl oz), distilled water (3 pints) | * perchloride of mercury (3 oz), solution of ammonia (4 fl oz), distilled water (3 pints) | ||
− | ''' Liniment of Ammonia ''' / Linimentum Ammoniae 171 | + | ''' Liniment of Ammonia ''' / Linimentum Ammoniae <ref>GMCGB, 171</ref> |
* solution of ammonia (1 fl oz), olive oil (3 fl oz) | * solution of ammonia (1 fl oz), olive oil (3 fl oz) | ||
− | ''' Compound Liniment of Camphor ''' / Linimentum Comphorae Compositum 173 | + | ''' Compound Liniment of Camphor ''' / Linimentum Comphorae Compositum<ref>GMCGB, 173</ref> |
* camphor (2 1.2 oz), oil of lavender (1 fl drachm), strong solution of ammonia (5 fl oz), rectified sporot (15 fl oz) | * camphor (2 1.2 oz), oil of lavender (1 fl drachm), strong solution of ammonia (5 fl oz), rectified sporot (15 fl oz) | ||
− | ''' Liniment of Mercury ''' / Linimentum Hydrargyri 173-74 | + | ''' Liniment of Mercury ''' / Linimentum Hydrargyri <ref>GMCGB, 173-74</ref> |
* ointment of mercury (1 oz), solution of ammonia (1 fl oz), liniment of camphor (1 fl oz) | * ointment of mercury (1 oz), solution of ammonia (1 fl oz), liniment of camphor (1 fl oz) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae 176 | + | ''' Solution of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae<ref>GMCGB, 176</ref> |
* strong solution of ammonia (1 pint), distilled water (2 pints) | * strong solution of ammonia (1 pint), distilled water (2 pints) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Acetate of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae Acetatis 177 | + | ''' Solution of Acetate of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae Acetatis<ref>GMCGB, 177</ref> |
* acetic acid (10 fl oz), carbonated of ammonia (3 ¼ oz, or as needed), distilled water (2 ½ pints) | * acetic acid (10 fl oz), carbonated of ammonia (3 ¼ oz, or as needed), distilled water (2 ½ pints) | ||
* dose: 2-6 fl drachm | * dose: 2-6 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Solution of Citrate of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae Citratis 177 | + | ''' Solution of Citrate of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae Citratis<ref>GMCGB, 177</ref> |
* citric acid (3 oz), strong solution of ammonia (2 ¾ oz, or as needed), distilled water (1 pint) | * citric acid (3 oz), strong solution of ammonia (2 ¾ oz, or as needed), distilled water (1 pint) | ||
* dose: 2-6 fl drachm | * dose: 2-6 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Strong Solution of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae Fortior 178 | + | ''' Strong Solution of Ammonia ''' / Liquor Ammoniae Fortior<ref>GMCGB, 178</ref> |
* “Ammoniacal gas… dissolved in water, and constituting 32.5% per cent of the solution” | * “Ammoniacal gas… dissolved in water, and constituting 32.5% per cent of the solution” | ||
* Chloride of ammonium, in coarse powder (3 lb), slaked lime (4 lb), distilled water (32 fluid oz) | * Chloride of ammonium, in coarse powder (3 lb), slaked lime (4 lb), distilled water (32 fluid oz) | ||
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* used in the preparations of: ammoniae Phosphas, Linimentum Camphorae compositum, Liquor Ammonia, Liquor Ammonia Citras, Spiritus Ammoniae aromaticus, Tinctura Opii Ammoniata | * used in the preparations of: ammoniae Phosphas, Linimentum Camphorae compositum, Liquor Ammonia, Liquor Ammonia Citras, Spiritus Ammoniae aromaticus, Tinctura Opii Ammoniata | ||
− | ''' Solution of Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonia ''' / Liquor Bismuthi et Ammoniae Citratis 182 | + | ''' Solution of Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonia ''' / Liquor Bismuthi et Ammoniae Citratis<ref>GMCGB, 182</ref> |
* purified bismuth (430 grains), nitric acid (2 fl oz), citric acid (2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * purified bismuth (430 grains), nitric acid (2 fl oz), citric acid (2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* dose: ½-1 fl drachm | * dose: ½-1 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Acetate of Morphia ''' / Morphiae Acetas 213 | + | ''' Acetate of Morphia ''' / Morphiae Acetas<ref>GMCGB, 213</ref> 213 |
* hydrochloate of morphia (2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), acetic acid (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * hydrochloate of morphia (2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), acetic acid (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* dose: 1/8 – ½ grain | * dose: 1/8 – ½ grain | ||
− | ''' Hydrochlorate of Morphia ''' / Morphiae Hydrochloras 213-15 | + | ''' Hydrochlorate of Morphia ''' / Morphiae Hydrochloras<ref>GMCGB, 213-15</ref> |
* opium, sliced (1 lb), chloride of calcium (3/4 oz), purified animal charcoal (1/4 oz), diluted hydrochloric acid (2 fl oz, or as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * opium, sliced (1 lb), chloride of calcium (3/4 oz), purified animal charcoal (1/4 oz), diluted hydrochloric acid (2 fl oz, or as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* dose: 1/8-1/2 grain | * dose: 1/8-1/2 grain | ||
− | '''Santoninum''' / Santonin 274-75 | + | '''Santoninum''' / Santonin <ref>GMCGB, 274-75</ref> |
* santonica, bruised (1 lb), slaked lime (7 oz), hydrochloric acid (as needed), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz), rectified spirit (14 fl oz), purified animal charcoal (60 grains), distilled water (as needed) | * santonica, bruised (1 lb), slaked lime (7 oz), hydrochloric acid (as needed), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz), rectified spirit (14 fl oz), purified animal charcoal (60 grains), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* “Colourless flat rhombic prisms, feebly bitter, fusible and sublimable by a moderate heat; scarcely soluble in cold water, sparingly in boiling water, but abundantly in chloroform and in boiling rectified spirit.” | * “Colourless flat rhombic prisms, feebly bitter, fusible and sublimable by a moderate heat; scarcely soluble in cold water, sparingly in boiling water, but abundantly in chloroform and in boiling rectified spirit.” | ||
* dose: 2-6 grains | * dose: 2-6 grains | ||
− | ''' Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia ''' / Spiritus Ammoniae Aromaticus 294 | + | ''' Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia ''' / Spiritus Ammoniae Aromaticus<ref>GMCGB, 294</ref> |
* carbonate of ammonia (8 oz), strong solution of ammonia (4 fl oz), volatile oil of nutmeg (4 fl oz), oil of lemon (6 fl drachm), rectified spirit (6 pints), water (3 pints) | * carbonate of ammonia (8 oz), strong solution of ammonia (4 fl oz), volatile oil of nutmeg (4 fl oz), oil of lemon (6 fl drachm), rectified spirit (6 pints), water (3 pints) | ||
* dose: 1/2-1 fl drachm | * dose: 1/2-1 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Fetid Spirit of Ammonia ''' / Spiritus Ammoniae Foetidus 295 | + | ''' Fetid Spirit of Ammonia ''' / Spiritus Ammoniae Foetidus<ref>GMCGB, 295</ref> |
* Assafoetida (1 ½ oz), strong solution of ammonia (2 fl oz), rectified spirit (as needed) | * Assafoetida (1 ½ oz), strong solution of ammonia (2 fl oz), rectified spirit (as needed) | ||
* ½-1 fl drachm | * ½-1 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Strychnia ''' / Strychnia 301-02 | + | ''' Strychnia ''' / Strychnia <ref>GMCGB, 301-02</ref> |
* nux vomica (1 lb), acetate of lead (180 grains), solution of ammonia (as needed), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * nux vomica (1 lb), acetate of lead (180 grains), solution of ammonia (as needed), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* 1/30-1/12 grain | * 1/30-1/12 grain | ||
− | ''' Ammoniated Tincture of Guaiacum ''' / Tinctura Guaiaci Ammoniata 333 | + | ''' Ammoniated Tincture of Guaiacum ''' / Tinctura Guaiaci Ammoniata<ref>GMCGB, 333</ref> |
* Guaiacum Resin, in powder (4 oz), aromatic spirit of ammonia (as needed) | * Guaiacum Resin, in powder (4 oz), aromatic spirit of ammonia (as needed) | ||
* dose: ½ -1 fl drachm | * dose: ½ -1 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Ammoniated Tincture of Opium ''' / Tinctura Opii Ammoniata 338 | + | ''' Ammoniated Tincture of Opium ''' / Tinctura Opii Ammoniata<ref>GMCGB, 338</ref> |
* opium, in coarse powder (100 grains), saffron, cut small (180 grains), benzoic acid (180 grains), oil of anise (1 fl drachm), rectified spirit (16 fl oz) | * opium, in coarse powder (100 grains), saffron, cut small (180 grains), benzoic acid (180 grains), oil of anise (1 fl drachm), rectified spirit (16 fl oz) | ||
* dose: ½-1 fl drachm | * dose: ½-1 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Ammoniated Tincture of Valerian ''' / Tinctura Valerianae Ammoniata 344 | + | ''' Ammoniated Tincture of Valerian ''' / Tinctura Valerianae Ammoniata<ref>GMCGB, 344</ref> |
* Valerian root, in coarse power (2 ½ oz), aromatic spirit of ammonia (1 pint) | * Valerian root, in coarse power (2 ½ oz), aromatic spirit of ammonia (1 pint) | ||
* dose: ½ - 1 fl drachm | * dose: ½ - 1 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Veratria ''' / Veratria 365 | + | ''' Veratria ''' / Veratria <ref>GMCGB, 365</ref> |
* cevadilla (2 lb), distilled water (as needed), rectified spirit (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), hydrochloric acid (as needed), purified animal charcoal (60 grains) | * cevadilla (2 lb), distilled water (as needed), rectified spirit (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), hydrochloric acid (as needed), purified animal charcoal (60 grains) | ||
* “pale grey, amorphous, without smell, but, even in the most minute quantity, powerfully irritating the nostrils; strongly and persistently bitter, and highly acrid.” | * “pale grey, amorphous, without smell, but, even in the most minute quantity, powerfully irritating the nostrils; strongly and persistently bitter, and highly acrid.” | ||
− | ''' Wine of Citrate of Iron ''' / Citrate of Iron 368 | + | ''' Wine of Citrate of Iron ''' / Citrate of Iron<ref>GMCGB, 368</ref> |
* Citrate of Iron and Ammonia (160 grains), orange wine (1 pint) | * Citrate of Iron and Ammonia (160 grains), orange wine (1 pint) | ||
* dose: 1-4 fl drachm | * dose: 1-4 fl drachm | ||
− | ''' Oxalate of Ammonia ''' / Articles Employed 382 | + | ''' Oxalate of Ammonia ''' / Articles Employed<ref>GMCGB, 382</ref> |
* purified oxalic Acid (1 oz), boiling distilled water (8 fl oz), carbonate of ammonia (as needed) | * purified oxalic Acid (1 oz), boiling distilled water (8 fl oz), carbonate of ammonia (as needed) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Ammonio-nitrate of silver ''' / Test Solutions 385 | + | ''' Solution of Ammonio-nitrate of silver ''' / Test Solutions<ref>GMCGB, 385</ref> |
* Nitrate of silver, in crystals (1/4 oz), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz, or as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * Nitrate of silver, in crystals (1/4 oz), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz, or as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Copper ''' / Test Solution 386 | + | ''' Solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Copper ''' / Test Solution<ref>GMCGB, 386</ref> |
* sulphate of copper, in crystals (1/2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * sulphate of copper, in crystals (1/2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Magnesia ''' / Test Solution 386 | + | ''' Solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Magnesia ''' / Test Solution<ref>GMCGB, 386</ref> |
* sulphate of magnesia (1 oz), chloride o ammonium (1/2 oz), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) | * sulphate of magnesia (1 oz), chloride o ammonium (1/2 oz), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Carbonate of Ammonia ''' / Test Solution 387 | + | ''' Solution of Carbonate of Ammonia ''' / Test Solution <ref>GMCGB, 387</ref> |
* carbonate of ammonia in small pieces (1/2 oz), distilled water (10 fl oz) | * carbonate of ammonia in small pieces (1/2 oz), distilled water (10 fl oz) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Oxalate of Ammonia ''' / Test Solution 389 | + | ''' Solution of Oxalate of Ammonia ''' / Test Solution<ref>GMCGB, 389</ref> |
* Oxalate of ammonia (1/2 oz), warm distilled water (1 pint) | * Oxalate of ammonia (1/2 oz), warm distilled water (1 pint) | ||
− | ''' Solution of Sulphide of Ammonia ''' / Test Solution 391 | + | ''' Solution of Sulphide of Ammonia ''' / Test Solution<ref>GMCGB, 391</ref> |
* Solution of Ammonia (5 fl oz) | * Solution of Ammonia (5 fl oz) | ||
* “Put three fl oz of the ammonia into a bottle, and conduct into this a stream of sulphuretted hydrogen so long as the gas continues to be absorbed; then add the remainder of the ammonia, and transfer the solution to a green-glass bottle furnished with a well-ground stopper.” | * “Put three fl oz of the ammonia into a bottle, and conduct into this a stream of sulphuretted hydrogen so long as the gas continues to be absorbed; then add the remainder of the ammonia, and transfer the solution to a green-glass bottle furnished with a well-ground stopper.” | ||
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==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865== | ==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865== | ||
− | + | Classified as an Antispasmodic (remedies when remove spasms or colic)<ref> Savory, John. ''A Compendium of Domestic Medicine'' (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 389. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>, and a Stimulant (remedies which speedily increase the frequency of the pulse and the heat of the body)<ref>Savory, 394</ref> | |
− | Classified as an Antispasmodic (remedies when remove spasms or colic) ( | + | |
− | Is a volatile aromatic spirit, often used to treat “lowness of spirits, hysterical affections, spasms, or fainting fits… sick-headache, and acidity of the stomach that often offends the stomach in dyspeptic persons.” Sal volatile can be used to revive a person from faints, however, Savory indicates that this is should only be an option if other stronger preparations of ammonia are unavailable. | + | Is a volatile aromatic spirit, often used to treat “lowness of spirits, hysterical affections, spasms, or fainting fits… sick-headache, and acidity of the stomach that often offends the stomach in dyspeptic persons.” Sal volatile can be used to revive a person from faints, however, Savory indicates that this is should only be an option if other stronger preparations of ammonia are unavailable.<ref>Savory, 142</ref> |
− | Sal volatile can be used during attempts to revive a drowned person | + | Sal volatile can be used during attempts to revive a drowned person<ref>Savory, 180</ref> |
===Remedies Containing or to be used with Sal Volatile === | ===Remedies Containing or to be used with Sal Volatile === | ||
− | * Acid, Acetic | + | * Acid, Acetic: can be used to treat acute rheumatism when combined with sal volatile, but the combination is not always necessary<ref>Savory, 2</ref> |
− | * Aromatic Confection | + | * Aromatic Confection: sal volatile included in a “Cordial Draught for Relaxed Bowels,” and “Aromatic Powder of Chalk”<ref>Savory, 21</ref> |
− | * Bismuth, White | + | * Bismuth, White: included in “Gastrodynia with Flatulence”<ref>Savory, 32</ref> |
− | * Buchu Leaves | + | * Buchu Leaves: included in a mixture used to treat gravel and “general nervousness of the system”<ref>Savory, 34</ref> |
− | * Camphor Julep | + | * Camphor Julep: often used as a vehicle for sal volatile, used to improve the spirits, treat hysterics, and stomach spasms<ref>Savory, 39</ref> |
− | * Chalk Mixture, or Julep | + | * Chalk Mixture, or Julep: combined with sal volatile, aromatic confection, rhubarb, and compound spirit of lavender to form a draught that helps treat “ordinary cases of relaxed bowels”<ref>Savory, 44</ref> |
− | * Ether, Rectified | + | * Ether, Rectified: sal volatile included in a mixture used to treat violent spasms<ref>Savory, 59</ref> |
− | * Glycerine | + | * Glycerine: combined with sal volatile and other components to make a remedy for baldness caused by fevers or other disease<ref>Savory, 71</ref> |
− | * Gregory’s Powder | + | * Gregory’s Powder: can be combined with sal volatile to increase stimulant properties<ref>Savory, 72</ref> |
− | * Magnesia, Calcined | + | * Magnesia, Calcined: sal volatile included in a mixture used to treat children suffering from acidity in the stomach, resulting from costiveness, thrush, red gum, &c.<ref>Savory, 99</ref> |
− | * Manna | + | * Manna: sal volatile included in a treatment for infantile catarrh (cold)<ref>Savory, 101</ref> |
− | * Rhubarb, Turkey | + | * Rhubarb, Turkey: sal volatile a part of a mixture used to remove “many disorders to which children are subject,” (acidity in the stomach and intestines for example)<ref>Savory, 125</ref> |
− | * Sal Volatile, Camphorated | + | * Sal Volatile, Camphorated: used to treat “depression of the spirits, heartburn, spasms, palpitations &c.” Also used to treat “ladies who suffer from faintness, hysterics, sickness, or nervous headaches.” Also used as a stimulant to revive someone from fainting. (smelling salts)<ref>Savory, 131</ref> |
− | * Spirit of Lavender, Compound | + | * Spirit of Lavender, Compound: combined with sal volatile to treat nervous headaches<ref>Savory, 140</ref> |
− | * Spirit of Sal Volatile | + | * Spirit of Sal Volatile: “Spasms of the Stomach” mixture used as an example under spirit of sal volatile entry<ref>Savory, 142</ref> |
===Diseases Treated with Sal Volatile === | ===Diseases Treated with Sal Volatile === | ||
'''General Diseases''' | '''General Diseases''' | ||
− | * Ague, or Intermittent Fever | + | * Ague, or Intermittent Fever: if, during the first (cold) stage the disease should symptoms suddenly worsen, a mixture containing sal volatile, hoffman’s ether, laudanum, and camphor julep is to be given.<ref>Savory, 204</ref> |
− | * Diarrhoea, or Looseness | + | * Diarrhoea, or Looseness: sal volatile included in a draught that is to be taken in the morning, following a course of treatment the night before.<ref>Savory, 227</ref> |
− | * Fainting, or Syncope | + | * Fainting, or Syncope: volatile salts should be used to rouse the patient, either by holding them under the nose or by rubbing them into the temples. Once awake, the patient is to be given a draught containing wine, cold water, and camphorated sal volatile (or ether).<ref>Savory, 232</ref> |
− | * Putrid Sore Throat | + | * Putrid Sore Throat: compound spirit of ammonia/sal volatile, can be used to stimulate the patient (strengthening?)<ref>Savory, 249</ref> |
− | * Sea-Sickness | + | * Sea-Sickness: sal volatile is part of a mixture that has “frequently afforded more relief than all the various remedies extolled for this unpleasant sensation.”<ref>Savory, 252</ref> |
− | * Sickness | + | * Sickness: sal volatile included in a mixture used to treat sickness that is derived from a “chronic debility of the stomach”<ref>Savory, 255</ref> |
− | * Convulsions | + | * Convulsions: sal volatile or a tincture of assafoetida is to be administered if a child is exhausted and convulsions continue and the bowels have been “properly cleansed”<ref>Savory, 268</ref> |
'''Infantile Diseases''' | '''Infantile Diseases''' | ||
− | * Red Gum | + | * Red Gum: medical treatment is only required is the stomach or bowels are upset, in which case magnesia or sal volatile can be administered.<ref>Savory, 273</ref> |
− | * Hiccup, or Hiccough | + | * Hiccup, or Hiccough: common hiccups can be removed from children by drinking a warm carminative that contains sal volatile <ref>Savory, 273</ref> |
− | * Hooping, or Chincough | + | * Hooping, or Chincough: children 2-3 years old can have their hands, soles, spines, and pit of the stomach rubbed with any stimulating and antiseptic liniment, including sal volatile<ref>Savory, 274</ref> |
===Medical Articles Containing Sal Volatile === | ===Medical Articles Containing Sal Volatile === | ||
− | * Toothache and Anti-Rheumatic Embrocation | + | * Toothache and Anti-Rheumatic Embrocation: sal volatile <ref>Savory, 301</ref> |
===Prescriptions Containing Sal Volatile === | ===Prescriptions Containing Sal Volatile === | ||
'''Antacids''' | '''Antacids''' | ||
− | * Magnesia Mixture, for Infantile Diarrhoea | + | * Magnesia Mixture, for Infantile Diarrhoea: sal volatile <ref>Savory, 308</ref> |
'''Antispasmodics''' | '''Antispasmodics''' | ||
− | * Antispasmodic Draughts for Spasms of the Stomach arising from Flatulence (Another | + | * Antispasmodic Draughts for Spasms of the Stomach arising from Flatulence (Another): sal volatile<ref>Savory, 317</ref> |
'''Astringents''' | '''Astringents''' | ||
− | * Astringent Mixture for Diarrhoea of Infants | + | * Astringent Mixture for Diarrhoea of Infants: sal volatile<ref>Savory, 319</ref> |
− | * Stimulating Astringent Mixture | + | * Stimulating Astringent Mixture: sal volatile<ref>Savory, 319</ref> |
'''Diaphoretics''' | '''Diaphoretics''' | ||
− | * Cordial and Diaphoretic Mixture | + | * Cordial and Diaphoretic Mixture: sal volatile<ref>Savory, 327</ref> |
'''Stimulants''' | '''Stimulants''' | ||
− | * Stimulant Mixture | + | * Stimulant Mixture: sal volatile<ref>Savory, 323</ref> |
'''Tonics''' | '''Tonics''' | ||
− | * Tonic Mixture | + | * Tonic Mixture: sal volatile<ref>Savory, 334</ref> |
− | * Neuralgia of the Face | + | * Neuralgia of the Face: sal volatile<ref>Savory, 335</ref> |
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Volatile
Sal Volatile
Liquid Ammonia
Contents
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Volatile (liquid ammonia) Latin
Entries made for solution of ammonia and other entries for ammonia. Not called volatile in the Pharmacopoeia.
“Ammoniacal gas…, dissolved in water” [1]
Preparations of Ammonia
Aconitia / Aconitia [2]
- aconite root, in coarse powder (14 lbs), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), pure ether (as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed)
- used in preparations of Unguentum Aconitiae
Benzoate of Ammonia / Ammoniae Benzoas[3]
- Solution of ammonia (3 fl oz, as needed), benzoic acid (2 oz), distilled water (4 oz)
- “In colourless laminar crystals, soluble in water and in alcohol.”
- dose: 10-20 grains
Carbonate of Ammonia / Ammoniae Carbonas[4]
- syn: ammoniae sesquicarbonas
- “A volatile and pungent ammonical salt, produced by submitting a mixture of sulphate of ammonia or chloride of ammonium and carbonate of lime to sublimation.”
- “A translucent crystalline masses, with a strong ammoniacal odour, and alkaline reaction; soluble in cold water, more sparingly in spirit.”
- dose: 3-10 grains
- used in preparations of: Liquor Ammoniae Acetatis, Spiritus Ammoniae aromaticus
Phosphate of Ammonia / Ammoniae Phosphas [5]
- diluted phosphoric acid (20 fl oz), strong solution of ammonia (as needed)
- “In transparent colourless prisms. Soluble in water, insoluble in rectified spirit.”
- dose: 5-20 grains
Chloride of Ammonia / Ammonii Chloridum[6]
- syn: ammoniae hydrochloras, ammonia murias, sal ammoniac
- “May be formed by neutralising hydrochloric acid with ammonia and evaporating to dryness. It is usually prepared by sublimation… In colourless inodorous translucent fibrous masses, tough, and difficult to powder; soluble in water and in rectified spirit”
- dose: 5-20 grains
Sulphate of Beberia / Beberiae Sulphas[7]
- bebeeru bark, in coarse powder (1 lb), sulphuric acid (1/2 fl oz), slaked lime (3/4 oz, or as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), rectified spirit (16 fl oz, or as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), water (1 gal), distilled water (as needed)
- “In dark brown thin translucent cales, yellow when in powder, with a strong bitter taste, soluble in water and in alcohol.”
- dose: 1-10 grains
Carbonate of Bismuth / Bismuth Carbonas[8]
- Purified Bismuth in small pieces (2 oz), nitric acid (4 fl oz), carbonate of ammonia (6 oz), distilled water (as needed)
- “A white powder, blackened by sulphurretted hydrogen; insoluble in water, but soluble with effervescence in nitric acid.”
- dose: 5-20 grains
Phosphate of Lime / Calcis Phosphas[9]
- bone ash (4 oz), hydrochloric acid (6 fl oz), water (2 pints), solution of ammonia (12 fl oz, or as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- “A light white amorphous powder, insoluble in water, but soluble without effervescence in diluted nitric acid.”
- dose: 10-20 grains
Oxalate of Cerium / Cerii Oxalas[10]
- “A salt which may be obtained as a precipitate by adding solution of oxalate of ammonia to a soluble salt of cerium.”
- dose: 1-2 grains
Digitalin / Digitalinum[11]
- digitalis leaf, in coarse powder (40 oz), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), acetic acid (as needed), purified animal charcoal (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), tannic acid (as needed), oxide of lead, in fine powder (as needed), pure ether (as needed)
- “In porous mammillated massed or small scales, white, inodorous, and intensely bitter; readily soluble in spirit, but almost insoluble in water and in pure ether.”
- dose: 1/60 – 1/30 grains
Saccharated Carbonate of Iron / Ferri Carbonas Saccharata [12]
- sulphate of iron (2 oz), carbonate of ammonia (1 ¼ oz), boiling distilled water (2 gal), refined sugar ( oz)
- “Small coherent lumps of grey colour with a sweet very feeble chalybeate taste.”
- dose: 5-20 grains
- used in the preparation of Pilula Ferri Carbonatis
Citrate of Iron and Ammonia / Ferri et Ammonia [13]
- syn: ferri ammonia-citras
- solution of persulphate of iron (8 fl oz), solution of ammonia (19 ½ fl oz), citric acid (4 oz), distilled water (as needed)
- In think transparent scales of a deep red colour, slightly sweetish and astringent in taste.”
- dose: 5-10 grains
Citrate of Iron and Quinia / Ferri et Quiniae Citras [14]
- solution of persulphate or iron (4 ½ fl oz), sulphate of quinia (1 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (12 fl drachms), citric acid (3 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 5-10 grains
Tartarated Iron / Ferrum Tartaratum [15]
- solution of persulphate of iron (5 ½ fl oz), solution of ammonia (10 fl oz), acid tartrate of potash, in powder (2 oz), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 5-10 grains
Ammoniated Mercury / Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum [16]
- perchloride of mercury (3 oz), solution of ammonia (4 fl oz), distilled water (3 pints)
Liniment of Ammonia / Linimentum Ammoniae [17]
- solution of ammonia (1 fl oz), olive oil (3 fl oz)
Compound Liniment of Camphor / Linimentum Comphorae Compositum[18]
- camphor (2 1.2 oz), oil of lavender (1 fl drachm), strong solution of ammonia (5 fl oz), rectified sporot (15 fl oz)
Liniment of Mercury / Linimentum Hydrargyri [19]
- ointment of mercury (1 oz), solution of ammonia (1 fl oz), liniment of camphor (1 fl oz)
Solution of Ammonia / Liquor Ammoniae[20]
- strong solution of ammonia (1 pint), distilled water (2 pints)
Solution of Acetate of Ammonia / Liquor Ammoniae Acetatis[21]
- acetic acid (10 fl oz), carbonated of ammonia (3 ¼ oz, or as needed), distilled water (2 ½ pints)
- dose: 2-6 fl drachm
Solution of Citrate of Ammonia / Liquor Ammoniae Citratis[22]
- citric acid (3 oz), strong solution of ammonia (2 ¾ oz, or as needed), distilled water (1 pint)
- dose: 2-6 fl drachm
Strong Solution of Ammonia / Liquor Ammoniae Fortior[23]
- “Ammoniacal gas… dissolved in water, and constituting 32.5% per cent of the solution”
- Chloride of ammonium, in coarse powder (3 lb), slaked lime (4 lb), distilled water (32 fluid oz)
- “A colourless liquid, with a characteristic and very pungent odour, and strong alkalai reaction.”
- used in the preparations of: ammoniae Phosphas, Linimentum Camphorae compositum, Liquor Ammonia, Liquor Ammonia Citras, Spiritus Ammoniae aromaticus, Tinctura Opii Ammoniata
Solution of Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonia / Liquor Bismuthi et Ammoniae Citratis[24]
- purified bismuth (430 grains), nitric acid (2 fl oz), citric acid (2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: ½-1 fl drachm
Acetate of Morphia / Morphiae Acetas[25] 213
- hydrochloate of morphia (2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), acetic acid (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 1/8 – ½ grain
Hydrochlorate of Morphia / Morphiae Hydrochloras[26]
- opium, sliced (1 lb), chloride of calcium (3/4 oz), purified animal charcoal (1/4 oz), diluted hydrochloric acid (2 fl oz, or as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 1/8-1/2 grain
Santoninum / Santonin [27]
- santonica, bruised (1 lb), slaked lime (7 oz), hydrochloric acid (as needed), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz), rectified spirit (14 fl oz), purified animal charcoal (60 grains), distilled water (as needed)
- “Colourless flat rhombic prisms, feebly bitter, fusible and sublimable by a moderate heat; scarcely soluble in cold water, sparingly in boiling water, but abundantly in chloroform and in boiling rectified spirit.”
- dose: 2-6 grains
Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia / Spiritus Ammoniae Aromaticus[28]
- carbonate of ammonia (8 oz), strong solution of ammonia (4 fl oz), volatile oil of nutmeg (4 fl oz), oil of lemon (6 fl drachm), rectified spirit (6 pints), water (3 pints)
- dose: 1/2-1 fl drachm
Fetid Spirit of Ammonia / Spiritus Ammoniae Foetidus[29]
- Assafoetida (1 ½ oz), strong solution of ammonia (2 fl oz), rectified spirit (as needed)
- ½-1 fl drachm
Strychnia / Strychnia [30]
- nux vomica (1 lb), acetate of lead (180 grains), solution of ammonia (as needed), rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- 1/30-1/12 grain
Ammoniated Tincture of Guaiacum / Tinctura Guaiaci Ammoniata[31]
- Guaiacum Resin, in powder (4 oz), aromatic spirit of ammonia (as needed)
- dose: ½ -1 fl drachm
Ammoniated Tincture of Opium / Tinctura Opii Ammoniata[32]
- opium, in coarse powder (100 grains), saffron, cut small (180 grains), benzoic acid (180 grains), oil of anise (1 fl drachm), rectified spirit (16 fl oz)
- dose: ½-1 fl drachm
Ammoniated Tincture of Valerian / Tinctura Valerianae Ammoniata[33]
- Valerian root, in coarse power (2 ½ oz), aromatic spirit of ammonia (1 pint)
- dose: ½ - 1 fl drachm
Veratria / Veratria [34]
- cevadilla (2 lb), distilled water (as needed), rectified spirit (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), hydrochloric acid (as needed), purified animal charcoal (60 grains)
- “pale grey, amorphous, without smell, but, even in the most minute quantity, powerfully irritating the nostrils; strongly and persistently bitter, and highly acrid.”
Wine of Citrate of Iron / Citrate of Iron[35]
- Citrate of Iron and Ammonia (160 grains), orange wine (1 pint)
- dose: 1-4 fl drachm
Oxalate of Ammonia / Articles Employed[36]
- purified oxalic Acid (1 oz), boiling distilled water (8 fl oz), carbonate of ammonia (as needed)
Solution of Ammonio-nitrate of silver / Test Solutions[37]
- Nitrate of silver, in crystals (1/4 oz), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz, or as needed), distilled water (as needed)
Solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Copper / Test Solution[38]
- sulphate of copper, in crystals (1/2 oz), solution of ammonia (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
Solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Magnesia / Test Solution[39]
- sulphate of magnesia (1 oz), chloride o ammonium (1/2 oz), solution of ammonia (1/2 fl oz), distilled water (as needed)
Solution of Carbonate of Ammonia / Test Solution [40]
- carbonate of ammonia in small pieces (1/2 oz), distilled water (10 fl oz)
Solution of Oxalate of Ammonia / Test Solution[41]
- Oxalate of ammonia (1/2 oz), warm distilled water (1 pint)
Solution of Sulphide of Ammonia / Test Solution[42]
- Solution of Ammonia (5 fl oz)
- “Put three fl oz of the ammonia into a bottle, and conduct into this a stream of sulphuretted hydrogen so long as the gas continues to be absorbed; then add the remainder of the ammonia, and transfer the solution to a green-glass bottle furnished with a well-ground stopper.”
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
Classified as an Antispasmodic (remedies when remove spasms or colic)[43], and a Stimulant (remedies which speedily increase the frequency of the pulse and the heat of the body)[44]
Is a volatile aromatic spirit, often used to treat “lowness of spirits, hysterical affections, spasms, or fainting fits… sick-headache, and acidity of the stomach that often offends the stomach in dyspeptic persons.” Sal volatile can be used to revive a person from faints, however, Savory indicates that this is should only be an option if other stronger preparations of ammonia are unavailable.[45]
Sal volatile can be used during attempts to revive a drowned person[46]
Remedies Containing or to be used with Sal Volatile
- Acid, Acetic: can be used to treat acute rheumatism when combined with sal volatile, but the combination is not always necessary[47]
- Aromatic Confection: sal volatile included in a “Cordial Draught for Relaxed Bowels,” and “Aromatic Powder of Chalk”[48]
- Bismuth, White: included in “Gastrodynia with Flatulence”[49]
- Buchu Leaves: included in a mixture used to treat gravel and “general nervousness of the system”[50]
- Camphor Julep: often used as a vehicle for sal volatile, used to improve the spirits, treat hysterics, and stomach spasms[51]
- Chalk Mixture, or Julep: combined with sal volatile, aromatic confection, rhubarb, and compound spirit of lavender to form a draught that helps treat “ordinary cases of relaxed bowels”[52]
- Ether, Rectified: sal volatile included in a mixture used to treat violent spasms[53]
- Glycerine: combined with sal volatile and other components to make a remedy for baldness caused by fevers or other disease[54]
- Gregory’s Powder: can be combined with sal volatile to increase stimulant properties[55]
- Magnesia, Calcined: sal volatile included in a mixture used to treat children suffering from acidity in the stomach, resulting from costiveness, thrush, red gum, &c.[56]
- Manna: sal volatile included in a treatment for infantile catarrh (cold)[57]
- Rhubarb, Turkey: sal volatile a part of a mixture used to remove “many disorders to which children are subject,” (acidity in the stomach and intestines for example)[58]
- Sal Volatile, Camphorated: used to treat “depression of the spirits, heartburn, spasms, palpitations &c.” Also used to treat “ladies who suffer from faintness, hysterics, sickness, or nervous headaches.” Also used as a stimulant to revive someone from fainting. (smelling salts)[59]
- Spirit of Lavender, Compound: combined with sal volatile to treat nervous headaches[60]
- Spirit of Sal Volatile: “Spasms of the Stomach” mixture used as an example under spirit of sal volatile entry[61]
Diseases Treated with Sal Volatile
General Diseases
- Ague, or Intermittent Fever: if, during the first (cold) stage the disease should symptoms suddenly worsen, a mixture containing sal volatile, hoffman’s ether, laudanum, and camphor julep is to be given.[62]
- Diarrhoea, or Looseness: sal volatile included in a draught that is to be taken in the morning, following a course of treatment the night before.[63]
- Fainting, or Syncope: volatile salts should be used to rouse the patient, either by holding them under the nose or by rubbing them into the temples. Once awake, the patient is to be given a draught containing wine, cold water, and camphorated sal volatile (or ether).[64]
- Putrid Sore Throat: compound spirit of ammonia/sal volatile, can be used to stimulate the patient (strengthening?)[65]
- Sea-Sickness: sal volatile is part of a mixture that has “frequently afforded more relief than all the various remedies extolled for this unpleasant sensation.”[66]
- Sickness: sal volatile included in a mixture used to treat sickness that is derived from a “chronic debility of the stomach”[67]
- Convulsions: sal volatile or a tincture of assafoetida is to be administered if a child is exhausted and convulsions continue and the bowels have been “properly cleansed”[68]
Infantile Diseases
- Red Gum: medical treatment is only required is the stomach or bowels are upset, in which case magnesia or sal volatile can be administered.[69]
- Hiccup, or Hiccough: common hiccups can be removed from children by drinking a warm carminative that contains sal volatile [70]
- Hooping, or Chincough: children 2-3 years old can have their hands, soles, spines, and pit of the stomach rubbed with any stimulating and antiseptic liniment, including sal volatile[71]
Medical Articles Containing Sal Volatile
- Toothache and Anti-Rheumatic Embrocation: sal volatile [72]
Prescriptions Containing Sal Volatile
Antacids
- Magnesia Mixture, for Infantile Diarrhoea: sal volatile [73]
Antispasmodics
- Antispasmodic Draughts for Spasms of the Stomach arising from Flatulence (Another): sal volatile[74]
Astringents
- Astringent Mixture for Diarrhoea of Infants: sal volatile[75]
- Stimulating Astringent Mixture: sal volatile[76]
Diaphoretics
- Cordial and Diaphoretic Mixture: sal volatile[77]
Stimulants
- Stimulant Mixture: sal volatile[78]
Tonics
References
- ↑ General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 176 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
- ↑ GMCGB, 25-26
- ↑ GMCGB, 33
- ↑ GMCGB, 34
- ↑ GMCGB, 34-35
- ↑ GMCGB, 35-36
- ↑ GMCGB, 52-54
- ↑ GMCGB, 56-57
- ↑ GMCGB, 63-64
- ↑ GMCGB, 77-78
- ↑ GMCGB, 101-02
- ↑ GMCGB, 130
- ↑ GMCGB, 131-32
- ↑ GMCGB, 132-33
- ↑ GMCGB, 141-42
- ↑ GMCGB, 155
- ↑ GMCGB, 171
- ↑ GMCGB, 173
- ↑ GMCGB, 173-74
- ↑ GMCGB, 176
- ↑ GMCGB, 177
- ↑ GMCGB, 177
- ↑ GMCGB, 178
- ↑ GMCGB, 182
- ↑ GMCGB, 213
- ↑ GMCGB, 213-15
- ↑ GMCGB, 274-75
- ↑ GMCGB, 294
- ↑ GMCGB, 295
- ↑ GMCGB, 301-02
- ↑ GMCGB, 333
- ↑ GMCGB, 338
- ↑ GMCGB, 344
- ↑ GMCGB, 365
- ↑ GMCGB, 368
- ↑ GMCGB, 382
- ↑ GMCGB, 385
- ↑ GMCGB, 386
- ↑ GMCGB, 386
- ↑ GMCGB, 387
- ↑ GMCGB, 389
- ↑ GMCGB, 391
- ↑ Savory, John. A Compendium of Domestic Medicine (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 389. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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- ↑ Savory, 142
- ↑ Savory, 180
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- ↑ Savory, 44
- ↑ Savory, 59
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- ↑ Savory, 125
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- ↑ Savory, 255
- ↑ Savory, 268
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