Note-book of materia medica, pharmacology, and therapeutics / by R.E. Scoresby-Jackson.

Date:
1880
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Credit: Note-book of materia medica, pharmacology, and therapeutics / by R.E. Scoresby-Jackson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CONTENTS. PAET I—INTRODUCTOEY. Materia Medica : Definition, Scope of the subject—Sources and Natural Condition of Medicines—Selection and collection of Medicines—Collec- tion of Vegetable Medicines—Natural condition of Plants, and the circumstances by which they are affected—The active Principles of Medicines derived from the vegetable kingdom—Pharmaceutical opera- tions—Weights and Measures—Symbols—OflScinal Formulee : AquEe, Cataplasmata, Confectiones, Decocta, Emplastra, Enemata, Essentias, Extracta, Glycerina, Infusa, Linimenta, Liquores, Lotiones, Mellita, Misturae, Mucilagines, Pilulse, Pulveres, Spiritus, Succi, Suppositoria, Syrupi, Tincturae, Trochisci, Unguenta, Yapores, Vina, — Magistral Formulse or Prescriptions—Properties, forces, actions, and effects of Medicines—Modus operandi and classification of Medicines—Locality of the action of Medicines—Channels by which Medicines are introduced into the system—Circumstances which modify the actions of Medicines— The Prescription, ...... xvii-cxix PART II.—INORGANIC MATERIA MEDICA. CLASS I.—METALLOIDS OK NON-METALLIC BODIES. Ch-oup 1.—Gaseous: Oxygen (ozone)—Hydrogen (water, mineral waters, sea-bathing)—Nitrogen—Chlorine, .... 1-14 Oi-oup 2.—Liquid: Bromine, ..... 14-18 Group 3.—Solid : Iodine—Sulphur—Carbon—Phosphorus, . 18-42 CLASS n.—CERTAIN ACIDS WHICH MAY BE CONVENIENTLY CONSrOEEED TOGETHER. Group 1.—Sulphuric — Hydrochloric — Nitric — Nitro-Hydrochloric — Carbonic—Hydrosulphuric, ..... 42-48 Group 2,—Acetic—Tartaric—Citric—Oxalic—Boracic, . . 48-54 CLASS m.-METALS. •owp 1.—Metals of the Alkalies : Potassium—Sodium—Lithium with which it is convenient to place Ammonia, . . . 54-80 Group 2.—Metals of the Alkaline Earths: Barium — Calcium—Mag- nesium, ....... 80-90 Groni-p 3.—Metals of the Earth Proper : Aluminium—Cerium, . 90-93 Group 4.—Metals Proper : Manganese—Iron—Copper—Zinc—Cadmium- Bismuth—Lead—Tin—Antimony—Arsenic—Mercury—Silver—Gold 93-158