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==British Pharmacopoeia 1867==
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==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865==
=== Boracic Acid ===
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Mentioned in the form of tartarised antimony (tartar emetic). Tartar emetic and Butter of Antimony classified as Mineral Poisons (199)
Is soluble in alcohol and burns with a green flame (380)
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===Preparations of Boracic Acid  ===
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antimonial powder: a powder consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium that has been used as a diaphoretic, emetic, and cathartic —called also James's powder (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimonial%20powder)
''' Solution of Boracic Acid ''' (386)
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* Boracic acid (50 grains) dissolved into rectified spirit (1 fl oz) and filtered
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''' Borax ''' / Borax (59)
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Given for a few of childhood diseases
* an artificial version of Borax can be made by combining boracic acid and carbonate of soda
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|comes from=Italy Tuscany,
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|comes from=Canada
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Revision as of 09:32, 25 August 2016


Antimony

A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865

Mentioned in the form of tartarised antimony (tartar emetic). Tartar emetic and Butter of Antimony classified as Mineral Poisons (199)

antimonial powder: a powder consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium that has been used as a diaphoretic, emetic, and cathartic —called also James's powder (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimonial%20powder)

Given for a few of childhood diseases


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