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=== Sulphuric Acid '' Acidum Sulphuricum ''=== | === Sulphuric Acid '' Acidum Sulphuricum ''=== | ||
| − | “An acid produced by the combustion of sulphur and the oxidation of the resulting sulphurous acid by means of nitrous vapours.” 18 | + | “An acid produced by the combustion of sulphur and the oxidation of the resulting sulphurous acid by means of nitrous vapours.” <ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 18 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> |
'''Characteristics''' | '''Characteristics''' | ||
| − | “A colourless liquid of oily appearance, intensely acid and corrosive.” 18 Used in preparations of 19: | + | “A colourless liquid of oily appearance, intensely acid and corrosive.”<ref>GMCGB, 18</ref>Used in preparations of<ref>GMCGB, 19</ref>: |
* ''Preparations containing free Sulphuric Acid'' | * ''Preparations containing free Sulphuric Acid'' | ||
* Acidum Sulphuricum aromaticum | * Acidum Sulphuricum aromaticum | ||
* Acidum Sulphuricum dilutum | * Acidum Sulphuricum dilutum | ||
* Infusum Rosae acidum | * Infusum Rosae acidum | ||
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===Preparations of Sulphuric Acid === | ===Preparations of Sulphuric Acid === | ||
| − | ''' Citric Acid ''' / Acidum Citricum 8 | + | ''' Citric Acid ''' / Acidum Citricum <ref>GMCGB, 8</ref> |
* Lemon-juice (4 pints), Prepared chalk (4 ½ oz), Sulphuric acid (2 ½ fl oz), distilled water (as needed) | * Lemon-juice (4 pints), Prepared chalk (4 ½ oz), Sulphuric acid (2 ½ fl oz), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* dose: 10-30 grains | * dose: 10-30 grains | ||
* used in the preparations of: Succus Limonis, Syrupus Limonis | * used in the preparations of: Succus Limonis, Syrupus Limonis | ||
| − | ''' Hydrochloric Acid''' / Acidum Hydrochloricum 11 | + | ''' Hydrochloric Acid''' / Acidum Hydrochloricum<ref>GMCGB, 11</ref> 11 |
* syn: Acidum Muriaticum Purum | * syn: Acidum Muriaticum Purum | ||
* chloride of sodium, dried (48 oz), sulphuric acid (44 fl oz), water (36 fl oz), distilled water (50 fl oz) | * chloride of sodium, dried (48 oz), sulphuric acid (44 fl oz), water (36 fl oz), distilled water (50 fl oz) | ||
* included in the preparations of: Acidum Hydrochloricum dilutum, Acidum Nitro-hydrochloricum dilutum, Liquor Antimonii Chloridi, Liquor Arsenici Hydrochloricus, Liquor Morphiae Hydrochloatis | * included in the preparations of: Acidum Hydrochloricum dilutum, Acidum Nitro-hydrochloricum dilutum, Liquor Antimonii Chloridi, Liquor Arsenici Hydrochloricus, Liquor Morphiae Hydrochloatis | ||
| − | ''' Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid ''' / Acidum Hydrocyanicum dilutum 13-14 | + | ''' Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid ''' / Acidum Hydrocyanicum dilutum<ref>GMCGB, 13-14</ref> |
* yellow prussiate of potash (2 ¼ oz), sulphuric acid (1 fl oz), distilled water (30 fl oz, or as needed) | * yellow prussiate of potash (2 ¼ oz), sulphuric acid (1 fl oz), distilled water (30 fl oz, or as needed) | ||
* dose: 2-8 minims | * dose: 2-8 minims | ||
*used in the preparation of: Vapor Acidi Hydrocyanici | *used in the preparation of: Vapor Acidi Hydrocyanici | ||
| − | ''' Aromatic Sulphuric Acid ''' / Acidum Sulphuricum aromacticum 19-20 | + | ''' Aromatic Sulphuric Acid ''' / Acidum Sulphuricum aromacticum<ref>GMCGB, 19-20</ref> |
* sulphuric acid (3 fl oz, or 2419 grains), rectified spirit (2 pints), cinnamon bark, in coarse powder (2 oz), ginger, in coarse powder (1 ¼ oz) | * sulphuric acid (3 fl oz, or 2419 grains), rectified spirit (2 pints), cinnamon bark, in coarse powder (2 oz), ginger, in coarse powder (1 ¼ oz) | ||
* dose: 5-30 minims | * dose: 5-30 minims | ||
| − | ''' Diluted Sulphuric Acid ''' / Acidum Sulphuricum Dilutum 20 | + | ''' Diluted Sulphuric Acid ''' / Acidum Sulphuricum Dilutum<ref>GMCGB, 20</ref> |
* sulphuric acid (7 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) | * sulphuric acid (7 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) | ||
* or: sulphuric acid (1350 grains), distilled water (as needed) | * or: sulphuric acid (1350 grains), distilled water (as needed) | ||
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* used in preparation of: Infusum Rosae acidum | * used in preparation of: Infusum Rosae acidum | ||
| − | ''' Sulphurous Acid ''' / Acidum Sulphurosum 21 | + | ''' Sulphurous Acid ''' / Acidum Sulphurosum<ref>GMCGB, 21</ref> |
* sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), wood charcoal, broken into small pieces (1 oz), water (2 fl oz), distilled water (20 fl pz) | * sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), wood charcoal, broken into small pieces (1 oz), water (2 fl oz), distilled water (20 fl pz) | ||
* dose: ½-1 fl drachm | * dose: ½-1 fl drachm | ||
| − | ''' Tartaric Acid ''' / Acidum Tartaricum 23-24 | + | ''' Tartaric Acid ''' / Acidum Tartaricum<ref>GMCGB, 23-24</ref> |
* acid tartarate of potash (45 oz), distilled water ( as needed), prepared chalk (12 ½ oz), chloride of calcium (13 ½ oz), sulphuric acid (13 fl oz) | * acid tartarate of potash (45 oz), distilled water ( as needed), prepared chalk (12 ½ oz), chloride of calcium (13 ½ oz), sulphuric acid (13 fl oz) | ||
* dose: 10-30 grains | * dose: 10-30 grains | ||
| − | ''' Aconitia ''' / Aconitia 25- | + | ''' Aconitia ''' / Aconitia <ref>GMCGB, 25-26</ref> |
* “An alkaloid obtained from aconite.” | * “An alkaloid obtained from aconite.” | ||
* aconite root, in coarse powder (14 lb) 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 lb) rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), pure ether (as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed) | ||
* used to prepare: Unguentum Aconitiae | * used to prepare: Unguentum Aconitiae | ||
| − | ''' Ether''' / Aether 28-29 | + | ''' Ether''' / Aether <ref>GMCGB, 28-29</ref> |
* syn: Aether Sulphuricus | * syn: Aether Sulphuricus | ||
* rectified spirit (50 fl oz), sulphuric acid (10 fl oz), chloride of calcium (10 fl oz), slaked lime (1/2 oz), distilled water (13 fl oz) | * rectified spirit (50 fl oz), sulphuric acid (10 fl oz), chloride of calcium (10 fl oz), slaked lime (1/2 oz), distilled water (13 fl oz) | ||
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* used in preparations of: Aether Purus, Collodium, Collodium Flexile, Liquor Epispasticus, Spiritus Aetheris | * used in preparations of: Aether Purus, Collodium, Collodium Flexile, Liquor Epispasticus, Spiritus Aetheris | ||
| − | ''' Sulphurated Antimony ''' / Antimonium Sulphuratum 40 | + | ''' Sulphurated Antimony ''' / Antimonium Sulphuratum<ref>GMCGB, 40</ref> |
* syn: antimonii oxysulphuretum, antimonii sulphuretum aureum, antimonii sulphuretum praecipitatum | * syn: antimonii oxysulphuretum, antimonii sulphuretum aureum, antimonii sulphuretum praecipitatum | ||
* back antimony (10 oz), solution of soda (4 ½ pints), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | * back antimony (10 oz), solution of soda (4 ½ pints), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), distilled water (as needed) | ||
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* used in preparations of: Pilula Hydrargyri Subchloridi composita | * used in preparations of: Pilula Hydrargyri Subchloridi composita | ||
| − | ''' Atropia ''' / Atropia 49-50 | + | ''' Atropia ''' / Atropia<ref>GMCGB, 49-50</ref> |
* “An alkaloid obtained from Belladonna” | * “An alkaloid obtained from Belladonna” | ||
* belladonna root, recently dried, and in coarse powder (2 lb), rectified spirit (10 pint), slaked lime (1 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), carbonate of potash (as needed), purified animal charcoal (as needed), distilled water (10 fl oz) | * belladonna root, recently dried, and in coarse powder (2 lb), rectified spirit (10 pint), slaked lime (1 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), carbonate of potash (as needed), purified animal charcoal (as needed), distilled water (10 fl oz) | ||
* used in the preparations of: Atropiae Liquor, Atropiae Sulphas, Atropiae Sulphatis Liquor, Atropiae Unguentum | * used in the preparations of: Atropiae Liquor, Atropiae Sulphas, Atropiae Sulphatis Liquor, Atropiae Unguentum | ||
| − | ''' Sulphate of Atropia ''' / Atropiae Sulphas 50-51 | + | ''' Sulphate of Atropia ''' / Atropiae Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 50-51</ref> |
* atropia (120 grains), distilled water (4 fl drachm), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed) | * atropia (120 grains), distilled water (4 fl drachm), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed) | ||
* used in the preparations of: Liquor Atropiae Sulphatis | * used in the preparations of: Liquor Atropiae Sulphatis | ||
| − | ''' Sulphate of Beberia ''' / Beberiae Sulphas 52-54 | + | ''' Sulphate of Beberia ''' / Beberiae Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 52-54</ref> |
* Bebeerus 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) | * Bebeerus 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) | ||
* dose: 1-10 grains | * dose: 1-10 grains | ||
| − | ''' Sulphate of Copper ''' / Cupri Sulphas 94-95 | + | ''' Sulphate of Copper ''' / Cupri Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 94-95</ref> |
* “May be obtained by heating sulphuric acid and copper together, dissolving the coluble product in hot water, and evaporating the solution until crystallisation takes place on cooling.” | * “May be obtained by heating sulphuric acid and copper together, dissolving the coluble product in hot water, and evaporating the solution until crystallisation takes place on cooling.” | ||
* dose: ¼-2 grains 9astringent), 5-10 grains (emetic) | * dose: ¼-2 grains 9astringent), 5-10 grains (emetic) | ||
| − | ''' Citrate of Iron and Quinia ''' / Ferri et Quiniae Citras 132- | + | ''' Citrate of Iron and Quinia ''' / Ferri et Quiniae Citras<ref>GMCGB, 132-33</ref> |
* solution of persulphate of 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 of 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 | ||
| − | ''' Sulphate of Iron ''' / Ferri Sulphas 138 | + | ''' Sulphate of Iron ''' / Ferri Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 138</ref> |
* iron wire (4 oz), sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), distilled water (1 ½ pint) | * iron wire (4 oz), sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), distilled water (1 ½ pint) | ||
* dose: 1-5 grains | * dose: 1-5 grains | ||
* used in the preparations of: Ferri Sulphas exsiccate, Pilula Aloes et Ferri | * used in the preparations of: Ferri Sulphas exsiccate, Pilula Aloes et Ferri | ||
| − | ''' Granulated Sulphate of Iron ''' / Ferri Sulphas Granulata 139 | + | ''' Granulated Sulphate of Iron ''' / Ferri Sulphas Granulata<ref>GMCGB, 139</ref> |
* iron wire (4 oz), sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), distilled water (1 ½ pint), rectified spirit (8 fl oz) | * iron wire (4 oz), sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), distilled water (1 ½ pint), rectified spirit (8 fl oz) | ||
* dose: 1-5 grains | * dose: 1-5 grains | ||
| − | ''' Reduced Iron ''' / Ferrum Redactum 140-41 | + | ''' Reduced Iron ''' / Ferrum Redactum<ref>GMCGB, 140-41</ref> |
* Hydrate of peroxide of iron (1 oz), zinc, granulated (as needed), sulphuric acid (as needed), chloride of calcium (as needed) | * Hydrate of peroxide of iron (1 oz), zinc, granulated (as needed), sulphuric acid (as needed), chloride of calcium (as needed) | ||
* dose: 1-5 grains | * dose: 1-5 grains | ||
| − | ''' Acid Infusion of Roses ''' / Infusum Rosae Acidum 136 | + | ''' Acid Infusion of Roses ''' / Infusum Rosae Acidum<ref>GMCGB, 136</ref> |
* dried red-rose petals, broken up (1/4 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (1 fl drachm), boiling distilled water (10 fl oz) | * dried red-rose petals, broken up (1/4 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (1 fl drachm), boiling distilled water (10 fl oz) | ||
* dose: 1-2 fl oz | * dose: 1-2 fl oz | ||
| − | ''' Solution of Persulphate of Iron ''' / Liquor Ferri Persulphatis 188-89 | + | ''' Solution of Persulphate of Iron ''' / Liquor Ferri Persulphatis<ref>GMCGB, 188-89</ref> |
* Sulphate of iron (8 oz), sulphuric Acid (6 fl drachms), Nitric acid (6 fl drachm), distilled water (12 fl oz, or as needed) | * Sulphate of iron (8 oz), sulphuric Acid (6 fl drachms), Nitric acid (6 fl drachm), distilled water (12 fl oz, or as needed) | ||
* used in preparations of: Ferri et Ammoniae Citras, Ferri et Quiniae Citras, Ferri Oxidum magneticum, Ferri Peroxidum humidum, Ferrum Tartaratum, Tinctura Ferri Acetatis. | * used in preparations of: Ferri et Ammoniae Citras, Ferri et Quiniae Citras, Ferri Oxidum magneticum, Ferri Peroxidum humidum, Ferrum Tartaratum, Tinctura Ferri Acetatis. | ||
| − | ''' Permanganate of Potash ''' / Potassae Permanganas 254-55 | + | ''' Permanganate of Potash ''' / Potassae Permanganas<ref>GMCGB, 254-55</ref> |
* caustic potash (5 oz), black oxide of manganese, in fine powder (4 oz), chlorate of potash (3 ½ oz), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), distilled water (2 ½ pints) | * caustic potash (5 oz), black oxide of manganese, in fine powder (4 oz), chlorate of potash (3 ½ oz), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), distilled water (2 ½ pints) | ||
* used in preparations of: Liquor Potassae Permanganatis | * used in preparations of: Liquor Potassae Permanganatis | ||
| − | ''' Sulphate of Quinia ''' / Quiniae Sulphas 268-69 | + | ''' Sulphate of Quinia ''' / Quiniae Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 268-69</ref> |
* yellow cinchona bark, in coarse powder (1 lb), hydrochloric acid (3 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) solution of soda (4 pints), diluted sulphuric acid (268) | * yellow cinchona bark, in coarse powder (1 lb), hydrochloric acid (3 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) solution of soda (4 pints), diluted sulphuric acid (268) | ||
* dose: 1-10 grains | * dose: 1-10 grains | ||
* used in the preparation of: ferri et quiniae Citras, Pilula Quiniae, Tinctura Quiniae, Vinum Quiniae | * used in the preparation of: ferri et quiniae Citras, Pilula Quiniae, Tinctura Quiniae, Vinum Quiniae | ||
| − | ''' Phosphate of Soda ''' / Dosae Phosphae 290-91 | + | ''' Phosphate of Soda ''' / Dosae Phosphae<ref>GMCGB, 290-91</ref> |
* bone-ash, in powder (10 lb), sulphuric acid (56 fl oz), distilled water (4 ½ gal, or as needed), carbonate of soda (16 lb, or as needed) | * bone-ash, in powder (10 lb), sulphuric acid (56 fl oz), distilled water (4 ½ gal, or as needed), carbonate of soda (16 lb, or as needed) | ||
* dose: ¼-1 oz | * dose: ¼-1 oz | ||
* used in preparations of: Ferri Phosphas, Syrupus Ferri Phosphatis | * used in preparations of: Ferri Phosphas, Syrupus Ferri Phosphatis | ||
| − | ''' Valerianate of Soda ''' / Sodae Valerianas 292 | + | ''' Valerianate of Soda ''' / Sodae Valerianas<ref>GMCGB, 292</ref> |
* amylic alcohol (fousel oil) (4 fl o), bichromate of potash (9 oz), sulphuric acid (6 ½ fl oz), solution of soda (as needed), distilled water (1/2 gal) | * amylic alcohol (fousel oil) (4 fl o), bichromate of potash (9 oz), sulphuric acid (6 ½ fl oz), solution of soda (as needed), distilled water (1/2 gal) | ||
* dose: 1-5 grains | * dose: 1-5 grains | ||
* used in preparations of: zinci valerianas | * used in preparations of: zinci valerianas | ||
| − | ''' Spirit of Nitrous Ether ''' / Spiritus Aetheris Nitrosi 293-94 | + | ''' Spirit of Nitrous Ether ''' / Spiritus Aetheris Nitrosi<ref>GMCGB, 293-94</ref> |
* Nitric Acid (3 fl oz), sulphuric acid (2 fl oz), copper, in fine wire (about no 25) (2 oz), rectified spirit (as needed) | * Nitric Acid (3 fl oz), sulphuric acid (2 fl oz), copper, in fine wire (about no 25) (2 oz), rectified spirit (as needed) | ||
* dose: ½ - 2 fl drachm | * dose: ½ - 2 fl drachm | ||
| − | ''' Sulphate of Zinc ''' / Zinci Sulphas 373- | + | ''' Sulphate of Zinc ''' / Zinci Sulphas<ref>GMCGB, 373-34</ref> |
* granulated zinc (16 oz), sulphuric acid (12 fl oz), distilled water (4 pints), solution of chlorine (as needed), carbonate of zinc (1/2 oz, or as needed) | * granulated zinc (16 oz), sulphuric acid (12 fl oz), distilled water (4 pints), solution of chlorine (as needed), carbonate of zinc (1/2 oz, or as needed) | ||
* dose: 1-3 grains (tonic), 10-30 grains (emetic) | * dose: 1-3 grains (tonic), 10-30 grains (emetic) | ||
* used in the preparations of: zinci carbonas, zinci valerianas | * used in the preparations of: zinci carbonas, zinci valerianas | ||
| − | ''' Sulphurated Hydrogen ''' / Test Solution 383 | + | ''' Sulphurated Hydrogen ''' / Test Solution<ref>GMCGB, 383</ref> |
* sulphide of iron (1/2 oz), water (4 fl oz), sulphuric acid (as needed) | * sulphide of iron (1/2 oz), water (4 fl oz), sulphuric acid (as needed) | ||
| − | ''' Solution of Sulphate of Indigo ''' / Test Solution 390 | + | ''' Solution of Sulphate of Indigo ''' / Test Solution<ref>GMCGB, 390</ref> |
* indigo, dry and in fine powder (5 grains), sulphuric acid (10 fl oz) | * indigo, dry and in fine powder (5 grains), sulphuric acid (10 fl oz) | ||
==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865== | ==A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865== | ||
| − | + | Sulphuric acid is classified by Savory as a Caustic and Counter-irritant (remedies which chemically destroy or burn the animal tissues when locally applied)<ref> Savory, John. ''A Compendium of Domestic Medicine'' (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 391. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. | |
| − | Sulphuric acid is classified by Savory as a Caustic and Counter-irritant (remedies which chemically destroy or burn the animal tissues when locally applied) ( | + | |
| − | “This acid is prescribed chiefly in the form of elixir of vitriol, which is the acid, in a state of dilution, with an aromatic added. Mixed with nitre, it is used for fumigating chambers, externally, it has been used with advantage for the itch, in the proportion of half a drachm to an ounce of lard. This ointment is also useful in case of ringworm.” | + | “This acid is prescribed chiefly in the form of elixir of vitriol, which is the acid, in a state of dilution, with an aromatic added. Mixed with nitre, it is used for fumigating chambers, externally, it has been used with advantage for the itch, in the proportion of half a drachm to an ounce of lard. This ointment is also useful in case of ringworm.”<ref>Savory, 9</ref> |
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| + | Sulphuric acid can be used to fumigate a room (Nitrous Fumigations) by pouring one ounce on top of two ounces of nitrate of potash, “in a large tea-cup placed in a basin containing hot water… This quantity will be sufficient for a small apartment, and may be used in a sick-room, provided it be placed at some distance from the patient.”<ref>Savory, 182</ref> | ||
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===Remedies Containing or to be used with Sulphuric Acid=== | ===Remedies Containing or to be used with Sulphuric Acid=== | ||
| − | * Acid, Sulphuric, Diluted | + | * Acid, Sulphuric, Diluted: given in a dose of 10-30 minims as a tonic. Also used as an astringent to treat epidemic diarrhoea and cholera. Diluted sulphuric acid is included in a gargle used to treat putrid sore throat and quinsy. It is also included in a tonic draught, and a tonic mixture.<ref>Savory, 9-10</ref> |
| − | * Beberine, Sulphate of | + | * Beberine, Sulphate of: dilute sulphuric acid is used when making pills to “render it completely soluble.”<ref>Savory, 31</ref> |
| − | * Epsom Salt | + | * Epsom Salt: “The best way of giving the Epsom salts is in the infusion or confection of roses, acidulated with diluted sulphuric acid, in which form it allays the vomiting which often occurs in fevers, when other means fail.”<ref>Savory, 55</ref> |
| − | * Gentian Root | + | * Gentian Root: Diluted sulphuric acid included in a draught to be given in cases of dyspepsia, where nausea and aversion to food are present.<ref>Savory, 69</ref> |
| − | * Rose Leaves | + | * Rose Leaves: a tonic can be made in combination with diluted sulphuric acid (to acidulate the mixture) to treat chronic coughs.<ref>Savory, 117</ref> |
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===Diseases Treated with === | ===Diseases Treated with === | ||
'''General Diseases''' | '''General Diseases''' | ||
| − | * Erysipelas | + | * Erysipelas: in serious cases that exhibit skin irritations with low or typhoid fevers (especially if there is “a tendency to gangrene,”) sulphuric acid is to be given in a tonic that includes bark. This is used to support the patient’s strength.<ref>Savory, 231</ref> |
| − | * Putrid Sore Throat | + | * Putrid Sore Throat: Diluted sulphuric acid is included in a gargle.<ref>Savory, 250</ref> |
| − | * Vomiting of Blood | + | * Vomiting of Blood: a decoction of bark that is acidulated with diluted sulphuric acid is to be given once a haemorrhage has ceased.<ref>Savory, 259</ref> |
| − | * Whites, or Fluor Albus | + | * Whites, or Fluor Albus: diluted sulphuric acid is included in a preparation of steel that is to be administered during the onset of the disease.<ref>Savory, 284</ref> |
===Medical Articles Containing === | ===Medical Articles Containing === | ||
| − | * Compound Infusion of Roses | + | * Compound Infusion of Roses: diluted sulphuric acid. “Used as a vehicle for Epsom salts and Quinine, the nauseous taste of which it partly conceals.”<ref>Savory, 290</ref> |
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===Prescriptions Containing === | ===Prescriptions Containing === | ||
'''Astringents''' | '''Astringents''' | ||
| − | * Astringent Mixture (Another | + | * Astringent Mixture (Another): diluted sulphuric acid<ref>Savory, 319</ref> |
| + | == References == | ||
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Contents
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Sulphuric Acid Acidum Sulphuricum
“An acid produced by the combustion of sulphur and the oxidation of the resulting sulphurous acid by means of nitrous vapours.” [1]
Characteristics
“A colourless liquid of oily appearance, intensely acid and corrosive.”[2]Used in preparations of[3]:
- Preparations containing free Sulphuric Acid
- Acidum Sulphuricum aromaticum
- Acidum Sulphuricum dilutum
- Infusum Rosae acidum
Preparations of Sulphuric Acid
Citric Acid / Acidum Citricum [4]
- Lemon-juice (4 pints), Prepared chalk (4 ½ oz), Sulphuric acid (2 ½ fl oz), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 10-30 grains
- used in the preparations of: Succus Limonis, Syrupus Limonis
Hydrochloric Acid / Acidum Hydrochloricum[5] 11
- syn: Acidum Muriaticum Purum
- chloride of sodium, dried (48 oz), sulphuric acid (44 fl oz), water (36 fl oz), distilled water (50 fl oz)
- included in the preparations of: Acidum Hydrochloricum dilutum, Acidum Nitro-hydrochloricum dilutum, Liquor Antimonii Chloridi, Liquor Arsenici Hydrochloricus, Liquor Morphiae Hydrochloatis
Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid / Acidum Hydrocyanicum dilutum[6]
- yellow prussiate of potash (2 ¼ oz), sulphuric acid (1 fl oz), distilled water (30 fl oz, or as needed)
- dose: 2-8 minims
- used in the preparation of: Vapor Acidi Hydrocyanici
Aromatic Sulphuric Acid / Acidum Sulphuricum aromacticum[7]
- sulphuric acid (3 fl oz, or 2419 grains), rectified spirit (2 pints), cinnamon bark, in coarse powder (2 oz), ginger, in coarse powder (1 ¼ oz)
- dose: 5-30 minims
Diluted Sulphuric Acid / Acidum Sulphuricum Dilutum[8]
- sulphuric acid (7 fl oz), distilled water (as needed)
- or: sulphuric acid (1350 grains), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 5-30 minims
- used in preparation of: Infusum Rosae acidum
Sulphurous Acid / Acidum Sulphurosum[9]
- sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), wood charcoal, broken into small pieces (1 oz), water (2 fl oz), distilled water (20 fl pz)
- dose: ½-1 fl drachm
Tartaric Acid / Acidum Tartaricum[10]
- acid tartarate of potash (45 oz), distilled water ( as needed), prepared chalk (12 ½ oz), chloride of calcium (13 ½ oz), sulphuric acid (13 fl oz)
- dose: 10-30 grains
Aconitia / Aconitia [11]
- “An alkaloid obtained from aconite.”
- aconite root, in coarse powder (14 lb) rectified spirit (as needed), distilled water (as needed), solution of ammonia (as needed), pure ether (as needed), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed)
- used to prepare: Unguentum Aconitiae
Ether / Aether [12]
- syn: Aether Sulphuricus
- rectified spirit (50 fl oz), sulphuric acid (10 fl oz), chloride of calcium (10 fl oz), slaked lime (1/2 oz), distilled water (13 fl oz)
- dose: 20-60 minims
- used in preparations of: Aether Purus, Collodium, Collodium Flexile, Liquor Epispasticus, Spiritus Aetheris
Sulphurated Antimony / Antimonium Sulphuratum[13]
- syn: antimonii oxysulphuretum, antimonii sulphuretum aureum, antimonii sulphuretum praecipitatum
- back antimony (10 oz), solution of soda (4 ½ pints), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), distilled water (as needed)
- dose: 1-5 grains
- used in preparations of: Pilula Hydrargyri Subchloridi composita
Atropia / Atropia[14]
- “An alkaloid obtained from Belladonna”
- belladonna root, recently dried, and in coarse powder (2 lb), rectified spirit (10 pint), slaked lime (1 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), carbonate of potash (as needed), purified animal charcoal (as needed), distilled water (10 fl oz)
- used in the preparations of: Atropiae Liquor, Atropiae Sulphas, Atropiae Sulphatis Liquor, Atropiae Unguentum
Sulphate of Atropia / Atropiae Sulphas[15]
- atropia (120 grains), distilled water (4 fl drachm), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed)
- used in the preparations of: Liquor Atropiae Sulphatis
Sulphate of Beberia / Beberiae Sulphas[16]
- Bebeerus 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)
- dose: 1-10 grains
Sulphate of Copper / Cupri Sulphas[17]
- “May be obtained by heating sulphuric acid and copper together, dissolving the coluble product in hot water, and evaporating the solution until crystallisation takes place on cooling.”
- dose: ¼-2 grains 9astringent), 5-10 grains (emetic)
Citrate of Iron and Quinia / Ferri et Quiniae Citras[18]
- solution of persulphate of 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
Sulphate of Iron / Ferri Sulphas[19]
- iron wire (4 oz), sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), distilled water (1 ½ pint)
- dose: 1-5 grains
- used in the preparations of: Ferri Sulphas exsiccate, Pilula Aloes et Ferri
Granulated Sulphate of Iron / Ferri Sulphas Granulata[20]
- iron wire (4 oz), sulphuric acid (4 fl oz), distilled water (1 ½ pint), rectified spirit (8 fl oz)
- dose: 1-5 grains
Reduced Iron / Ferrum Redactum[21]
- Hydrate of peroxide of iron (1 oz), zinc, granulated (as needed), sulphuric acid (as needed), chloride of calcium (as needed)
- dose: 1-5 grains
Acid Infusion of Roses / Infusum Rosae Acidum[22]
- dried red-rose petals, broken up (1/4 oz), diluted sulphuric acid (1 fl drachm), boiling distilled water (10 fl oz)
- dose: 1-2 fl oz
Solution of Persulphate of Iron / Liquor Ferri Persulphatis[23]
- Sulphate of iron (8 oz), sulphuric Acid (6 fl drachms), Nitric acid (6 fl drachm), distilled water (12 fl oz, or as needed)
- used in preparations of: Ferri et Ammoniae Citras, Ferri et Quiniae Citras, Ferri Oxidum magneticum, Ferri Peroxidum humidum, Ferrum Tartaratum, Tinctura Ferri Acetatis.
Permanganate of Potash / Potassae Permanganas[24]
- caustic potash (5 oz), black oxide of manganese, in fine powder (4 oz), chlorate of potash (3 ½ oz), diluted sulphuric acid (as needed), distilled water (2 ½ pints)
- used in preparations of: Liquor Potassae Permanganatis
Sulphate of Quinia / Quiniae Sulphas[25]
- yellow cinchona bark, in coarse powder (1 lb), hydrochloric acid (3 fl oz), distilled water (as needed) solution of soda (4 pints), diluted sulphuric acid (268)
- dose: 1-10 grains
- used in the preparation of: ferri et quiniae Citras, Pilula Quiniae, Tinctura Quiniae, Vinum Quiniae
Phosphate of Soda / Dosae Phosphae[26]
- bone-ash, in powder (10 lb), sulphuric acid (56 fl oz), distilled water (4 ½ gal, or as needed), carbonate of soda (16 lb, or as needed)
- dose: ¼-1 oz
- used in preparations of: Ferri Phosphas, Syrupus Ferri Phosphatis
Valerianate of Soda / Sodae Valerianas[27]
- amylic alcohol (fousel oil) (4 fl o), bichromate of potash (9 oz), sulphuric acid (6 ½ fl oz), solution of soda (as needed), distilled water (1/2 gal)
- dose: 1-5 grains
- used in preparations of: zinci valerianas
Spirit of Nitrous Ether / Spiritus Aetheris Nitrosi[28]
- Nitric Acid (3 fl oz), sulphuric acid (2 fl oz), copper, in fine wire (about no 25) (2 oz), rectified spirit (as needed)
- dose: ½ - 2 fl drachm
Sulphate of Zinc / Zinci Sulphas[29]
- granulated zinc (16 oz), sulphuric acid (12 fl oz), distilled water (4 pints), solution of chlorine (as needed), carbonate of zinc (1/2 oz, or as needed)
- dose: 1-3 grains (tonic), 10-30 grains (emetic)
- used in the preparations of: zinci carbonas, zinci valerianas
Sulphurated Hydrogen / Test Solution[30]
- sulphide of iron (1/2 oz), water (4 fl oz), sulphuric acid (as needed)
Solution of Sulphate of Indigo / Test Solution[31]
- indigo, dry and in fine powder (5 grains), sulphuric acid (10 fl oz)
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
Sulphuric acid is classified by Savory as a Caustic and Counter-irritant (remedies which chemically destroy or burn the animal tissues when locally applied)[32].
“This acid is prescribed chiefly in the form of elixir of vitriol, which is the acid, in a state of dilution, with an aromatic added. Mixed with nitre, it is used for fumigating chambers, externally, it has been used with advantage for the itch, in the proportion of half a drachm to an ounce of lard. This ointment is also useful in case of ringworm.”[33]
Sulphuric acid can be used to fumigate a room (Nitrous Fumigations) by pouring one ounce on top of two ounces of nitrate of potash, “in a large tea-cup placed in a basin containing hot water… This quantity will be sufficient for a small apartment, and may be used in a sick-room, provided it be placed at some distance from the patient.”[34]
Remedies Containing or to be used with Sulphuric Acid
- Acid, Sulphuric, Diluted: given in a dose of 10-30 minims as a tonic. Also used as an astringent to treat epidemic diarrhoea and cholera. Diluted sulphuric acid is included in a gargle used to treat putrid sore throat and quinsy. It is also included in a tonic draught, and a tonic mixture.[35]
- Beberine, Sulphate of: dilute sulphuric acid is used when making pills to “render it completely soluble.”[36]
- Epsom Salt: “The best way of giving the Epsom salts is in the infusion or confection of roses, acidulated with diluted sulphuric acid, in which form it allays the vomiting which often occurs in fevers, when other means fail.”[37]
- Gentian Root: Diluted sulphuric acid included in a draught to be given in cases of dyspepsia, where nausea and aversion to food are present.[38]
- Rose Leaves: a tonic can be made in combination with diluted sulphuric acid (to acidulate the mixture) to treat chronic coughs.[39]
Diseases Treated with
General Diseases
- Erysipelas: in serious cases that exhibit skin irritations with low or typhoid fevers (especially if there is “a tendency to gangrene,”) sulphuric acid is to be given in a tonic that includes bark. This is used to support the patient’s strength.[40]
- Putrid Sore Throat: Diluted sulphuric acid is included in a gargle.[41]
- Vomiting of Blood: a decoction of bark that is acidulated with diluted sulphuric acid is to be given once a haemorrhage has ceased.[42]
- Whites, or Fluor Albus: diluted sulphuric acid is included in a preparation of steel that is to be administered during the onset of the disease.[43]
Medical Articles Containing
- Compound Infusion of Roses: diluted sulphuric acid. “Used as a vehicle for Epsom salts and Quinine, the nauseous taste of which it partly conceals.”[44]
Prescriptions Containing
Astringents
- Astringent Mixture (Another): diluted sulphuric acid[45]
References
- ↑ General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 18 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
- ↑ GMCGB, 18
- ↑ GMCGB, 19
- ↑ GMCGB, 8
- ↑ GMCGB, 11
- ↑ GMCGB, 13-14
- ↑ GMCGB, 19-20
- ↑ GMCGB, 20
- ↑ GMCGB, 21
- ↑ GMCGB, 23-24
- ↑ GMCGB, 25-26
- ↑ GMCGB, 28-29
- ↑ GMCGB, 40
- ↑ GMCGB, 49-50
- ↑ GMCGB, 50-51
- ↑ GMCGB, 52-54
- ↑ GMCGB, 94-95
- ↑ GMCGB, 132-33
- ↑ GMCGB, 138
- ↑ GMCGB, 139
- ↑ GMCGB, 140-41
- ↑ GMCGB, 136
- ↑ GMCGB, 188-89
- ↑ GMCGB, 254-55
- ↑ GMCGB, 268-69
- ↑ GMCGB, 290-91
- ↑ GMCGB, 292
- ↑ GMCGB, 293-94
- ↑ GMCGB, 373-34
- ↑ GMCGB, 383
- ↑ GMCGB, 390
- ↑ Savory, John. A Compendium of Domestic Medicine (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 391. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ Savory, 9
- ↑ Savory, 182
- ↑ Savory, 9-10
- ↑ Savory, 31
- ↑ Savory, 55
- ↑ Savory, 69
- ↑ Savory, 117
- ↑ Savory, 231
- ↑ Savory, 250
- ↑ Savory, 259
- ↑ Savory, 284
- ↑ Savory, 290
- ↑ Savory, 319