Antimony
From London's Ghost Acres
Contents
Description
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 wine?
Remedies Containing or to be used with Opium Listed in CDM1865
- Antimmonial Powder (40): "A medicine forming the basis of the celebrated Dr. James's powder"
- Spirit of Mindreerus (161): contains antimonial wine. Induces sweating (sudorific) when treating colds and fevers.
Diseases Treated with Antimony as listed in CDM1865
- Inflammatory Sore Throat (259): tartar emetic can be administered at the outset of soreness
- Typhus Fever (279): tartar emetic given along with ipecacuanha at the first signs of the disease.