Ex Libris C. K. OGDEN BRITISH HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH HOMCEOPATHIC SOCIETY, GREAT ORMOX.D STREET, LONDON, W.C. SECOND EDITION. MDCCCLXXVI. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE BRITISH HOMCEOPATHIC SOCIETY BY W. J. JOHNSON, 121, FLEET STKEET, B.C. 1876. CONTENTS. PAGES PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ... v PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . . . xiii INTRODUCTION xxi TABLE OF OFFICINAL MEDICINES .... xxv xliii PART FIRST. GENERAL RULES .... 1 40 PART SECOND. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDICINES AND THEIR PREPARATIONS "... . 41 264 PART THIRD. EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS . . 205 273 APPENDIX 275 365 LIST OF AUTHORITIES 367 369 GENERAL INDEX , . 371 396 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. THE Pharmacopoeia of the British Homoeopathic So- ciety issued in 1870 having met with a rapid sale, it became necessary either to reprint the work or to pre- pare a new edition. A reprint without some corrections would have been a mistake, and as an issue with alterations would virtually have been a new edition, it was not desirable that such should appear until the whole had been thoroughly re- vised. It is believed that the course that has been adopted, notwithstanding the delay, will be generally approved. A new edition being determined on, the British Homoeopathic Society again appointed a Committee to take the necessary steps for its preparation. Dr. Madden, the convenor of the first Committee, had so admirably discharged the duty of Editor, by bring- ing out a book that was so valuable for the information it contained, and which met with such a favourable re- VI PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. ception, that, had his health permitted him to return to his post, the new work could not have been entrusted to abler hands ; unhappily, owing to his continued and universally regretted illness, these services that would have been so much appreciated, have been lost to the Society and the profession, and the duty of preparing the present edition has devolved on another. Excellent as the Pharmacopoeia was, it was apparent that there were some errors to be corrected and defi- ciencies supplied. To ascertain what these were, corre- spondence was invited, and as suggestions came in re- sponse to this appeal, they were carefully considered and, where desirable, adopted. To those gentlemen who gave help grateful thanks are due ; also to others who in various ways supplied infor- mation in reply to questions asked. The Society are, however, specially indebted to two of the homoeopathic chemists, Mr. Wyborii and Mr. Franklin Epps. The assistance of these gentlemen cannot be too much appreciated. In correcting the tables, as well as in all matters requiring practical knowledge, their help was, from first to last, of the ut- most value ; indeed, it is not too much to say that with- out such assistance the time spent in preparing the work would have been far greater than it has been. Were a Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia now to be issued for the first time, it is very likely that the book would PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. Vll differ materially from the existing one, as there is no doubt that changes of one kind or another might be introduced with advantage ; but Homoeopathy has grown up, and much that is must be accepted, as it is impossible to make the violent changes that some would suggest without causing much confusion. Changes are, however, gradually working their way, and if those that are in a right direction can be made good, and those of a contrary tendency rectified, all will be well. These remarks are the only answer that can be given in anticipation to the questions that may be asked, as to why this is retained or that omitted. The work is, however, very far from being a stereo- type of the former edition. Changes there are, but rather of a conservative tendency, the object being to effect all needful alterations with as little disturbance as possible, and to avoid controversial points. The work will be found to be considerably increased in size. Almost every page will be found to contain fresh matter ; but, owing to the removal of a good deal to the Appendix that more legitimately had its place there, the body of the work shows the increase less than might be expected, though some medicines that have been more fully proved now find their place there. Instead of the Appendix being divided into two parts as formerly, there is now but one. The description of many of the medicines there given is extended, and many Vlll PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. new ones are added. It would have greatly increased the size of the book had all the medicines that have been in- quired for at the homoeopathic chemist's been included. This would have merely added a barren list of names, as many of them are now never asked for, and but little known. In the selection made it is hoped that the most useful are included. Very few that were in the former edition have been altogether expunged. In dealing with the medicines in the Appendix, it will be found that here and there hints are thrown out as to the action of medicines that may be thought out of place in a Pharmacopeia. It must, however, be remembered that this is done with medicines about which but little is known, and the line of extra information, where given, may explain why the medicine is introduced. Another object is gained thereby : medical men may be tempted to prove medicines if they see something to encourage them to do so. The following important changes require attention : In the early portion of the work the tables showing the amount of rectified spirit to be used in the prepara- tion of fresh plant tinctures have been re-calculated, and the contraction which results in mixing the spirit and juice allowed for, the quantity required for each ounce of magma being given. Many new characters, and some tests, have been added in the case of chemical substances, and new formulae in- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. IX troduced ; and where indigenous or naturalized plants are noticed, it has been thought best to give the bo- tanical characters necessary for their identification, and so avoid the substitution of allied species. As there appeared to be much uncertainty about the solubility of Sulphur and Phosphorus, a number of care- ful experiments have been made with each, in order to ascertain the strength of the saturated solutions, and the mean results have necessitated a considerable alteration in the paragraphs under these headings. In the case of Sulphur, it was found that the solution varies in strength to such an extent at different temperatures that no satis- factory attenuations can be made from it ; nearly all the Sulphur crystallizing at a temperature approaching the freezing-point, the minute quantity named being only retained a ta temperature of about 60 F. In con- sequence of this, in the Pharmacopoeia it is directed that the triturations be made from the crude Sulphur, which is designated as Sulphur to be taken in drops, must always interpret it to mean the old matrix tincture. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. XI The rules for the employment of the sign are fully laid down at pages 32 and 33. By these it will be seen that with some medicines, such as Iodine, about which there has been some confusion, the crude drug will be marked by the sign p, but that the ordinary tincture, which has at times been improperly called a mother tincture, is in reality a l x attenuation. In the case of medicines of comparatively recent intro- duction a modern nomenclature has been adopted, but where the remedy has been long known under an old name, this has either been retained or given as a synonym. Some further changes in this direction are desirable ; but in consequence of the difficulties raised, less has been done than some might think needful, but on the whole, perhaps, as much as is at present ad- visable. The average per-centage of moisture present in many plants is given, which it is expected will be a very wel- come addition to those who have to prepare the tinctures. For, and in the name of, the British Homoeopathic Society, FREDERIC F. QUIN, M.D., President of the Society, WILLIAM V. DRURY, M.D., Convenor of the Pharmacoj)oeia Committee. London, 1876. A 2 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. IN issuing a new Pharmacopoeia the British Homoeo- pathic Society have endeavoured to supply a want which has long been felt in consequence of the number of new remedies that have been proved within the last twenty years. In 1834, Dr. Quin, the President of this Society, edited The Pharmacopoeia Homoeopathica, in Latin, in the preface to which the following authorities are referred to : viz., Hahnemann's Reine Arzneimittelehre and Kronischen Krankheiten, published at various times between 1811 and 1832 ; StapPs Archiv fur die Homceopathische Heilkunst ; Hartlaub and Tricks' Annalen der Homosopathischen Klinik ; and the Homoeopathisches Dispensatorium fur Aerzte und Apotheker published by Gaspari in 1825, of which Hartmann published a Latin edition in 1827, a German ditto in 1829, and a fourth, entitled Homceo- pathische Pharmacopoe fur Aerzte und Apotheker in 1832 ; Belluomini's translation of Caspari's work into Italian in XIV PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. 1829, and La Raja's Elimenti di Farmacopea Omiopatica, estratti dalla Materia Medica di Hahnemann, published in the same year at Naples. Since Dr. Quin's Latin edition of the Pharmacopoeia the following works have chiefly regulated the operations of homoeopathic chemists viz., Jahr's Pharmacopoeia and Posology, which appeared in Germany, and was translated into English by Kitchen and published in Philadelphia in 1842 ; Buchner's Pharma- copoeia to which Jahr refers; Gruner's Homoopathische Pharmacopoe, compiled and published in 1845; Dr. G. Schmid's work on Pharmacy and Posology, which appeared in 1846 ; an English Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia and Posology, " compiled from the works of Buchner, Gruner, and Jahr, with original contributions by Chas. J. Hempel, M.D.," by Messrs. Leath and Ross in 1850 ; Buchner' s second and enlarged edition of his Homoopathische Arznei- Bereitungslehre, in 1852; and an "authorized English edition " of Carl Ernst Gruner's Homoeopathic Pharma- copoeia, published in Leipsic, London, and New York, in 1855 ; since which no work has appeared that has become a standard among the homoeopathic chemists. In collecting the materials for the following work, the Committee appointed by the British Homoeopathic Society, at their annual meeting in June, 1867, set before them- selves the following objects : 1. The identification of all the substances used as homoeopathic medicines, concerning which any doubt existed. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. XV 2. The revision of the various pharmaceutical pro- 3. The supplying of good practical tests, whereby the identity and the purity of each medicine could be ascer- tained. In carrying these various objects into effect they have made use of all the sources of information within their reach, and as regards not a few of them they have in- stituted direct experiments. In identifying the plants used as medicines various methods have been followed. For example, in those instances where the medicine is officinal in the " BRITISH PHARMACOPEIA or 1867" (published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858) the Committee have accepted the conclusions arrived at by the compilers of that work, knowing that every en- deavour has been made by them to render their work perfect. As regards substances peculiar to Homoeopathy, they have been guided by such information as could be obtained from the existing works on Homoeopathic Phar- macy, and from botanical works, as well as from notices in the periodical literature of our school. It has often happened that botanical authority has decided on the iden- tity of two or more plants known under different names, and in these cases the source of the officinal preparation has been decided upon other grounds. For example, Pulsatilla nigricans, Pulsatilla Nuttalliana, and Anemone XVI PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. pratensis, appear to be three forms of one and the same plant, of which the first is common in Germany, the second in America, and the third in England. Again, as regards Bryonia alba and Bryonia dioica, since it is known that for twenty-five years many English homoeopaths have used chiefly the B. dioica (at any rate, all who have employed low attenuations), and found it answer to the medical charac- ters given to the B. alba, it has been thought expedient to record both as officinal. It is strongly recommended, however, that in every instance where it is possible the exact variety (in fact, best of all, the identical preparation) used in the provings should be employed for making the higher attenuations. This suggestion is made because it is quite possible that the same natural causes which have modified the physical characters of the plant, and pro- duced the variety, may have equally modified its patho- genetic effects, at least as regards its most refined symptoms. In revising the pharmaceutical processes the Committee have been greatly assisted by some of the leading homoeo- pathic chemists, who have undertaken numerous experi- ments on their behalf. In supplying tests for identifying, and ascertaining the purity of, various substances, the Committee have largely availed themselves of the BRITISH PHARMACOPCEIA OP 1867. It seemed to be a work of supererogation to go over again the ground which had already been worked so well, and at so much cost of time and labour. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. XV11 Many of the chemical substances used in Homoeopathy are employed also by the old school, and since the majo- rity of these are best prepared on a large scale, it has been recommended that they should be obtained from the manufacturing chemists, while, at the same time, it is urged that in every instance their purity shall be deter- mined by direct experiment before any of them are used for making our preparations. Throughout this work the weights and measures are those that have been adopted by the BRITISH PHARMA- COPEIA, and the system of volumetric analysis, which is often referred to, is that for which full details are published at the close of the same work, pages 392 400. The object of this work is to instruct homoeopathic chemists in all the processes peculiar to Homoeopathic Pharmacy, but no attempt is made to teach them the entire art of pharmacy. No one should pretend to make homoeopathic medicines who is not thoroughly versed in the art of pharmacy, and has not had large practical experience in the selecting of drugs, and in making all the ordinary preparations employed by chemists. Again, no attempt has been made to teach Botany and Natural History; it has been deemed sufficient, in reference to each article belonging to the vegetable and animal king- doms, to give the name, the natural order, and then the description of the exact species in sufficient detail for its XV111 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. identification ; consequently a good practical knowledge of botany and natural history is essential. Since there are various systems of classification in use, it is necessary to mention that all vegetable sub- stances are referred to the Natural Orders adopted by Dr. J. H. Balfour, Professor of Botany in the Edinburgh University, and described by him in his "Outlines." The animal substances have been referred to the classes and orders as given in the " Compendium of Generic Distinc- tions," published in The Illustrated Natural History by Rev. G. Wood, and which he states to be that used by Owen, Gray, &c. Finally, no attempt has been made to teach Chem- istry, it being taken for granted that all who call them- selves homoeopathic chemists already possess a good prac- tical knowledge of that science. For the purpose of avoiding confusion, the old and best-known names have been retained in the case of all chemical compounds, but, in addition, the present name of each, and its notation according to the new system, has been given on the authority of Miller's Elements of Chemistry, fourth edi- tion. It has been urged that the names used by Hahne- mann should be laid aside, and others adopted in accord- ance with the designations common in this country. The denomination of all compounds, however, is at present undergoing such repeated changes that no alteration made could be final, and hence the compromise has been adopted of retaining the old and referring to the present name in each case. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. XIX With these prefatory remarks, the British Homoeo- pathic Society commend their new Pharmacopoeia in the sincere hope that by its universal adoption the difficulties arising from vague and varying preparations may be overcome. For, and in the name of, the British Homoeopathic Society, FREDERIC F. QUIN, M.D., President of the Society. HENRY R. MADDEN, M.D., Convenor of the Pharmacopoeia Committee. London, 1870. INTRODUCTION. IN addition to a good practical knowledge of botany, natural history, chemistry, and pharmacy, the homoeopa- thic chemist must bring to his work thorough honesty of purpose and painstaking accuracy of detail. Without these, he can never succeed in preparing the medicines in a manner to satisfy the homoeopathic practitioner, but with these qualifications he will find in the following pages all that he requires. It is a fundamental rule in homeopathic practice to employ no medicine which has not been first proved, by ascertaining its effects when given to healthy persons. This is a necessity of the law of similars, which requires that all diseases shall be treated by medicines that have been shown to be capable of producing on the healthy body symptoms in all essentials similar to those present in the sick person. In all Hahnemann's researches, as well as in the provings which have been subsequently made, simple substances only, with very few exceptions, have been used ; XX11 INTRODUCTION. it follows, therefore, that homoeopathic pharmacy employs few compounds. Hahnemann's experiments having shown that many insoluble and inert substances become active medicinal agents after they are reduced to an impalpable powder and diffused equally through a large quantity of some non-medicinal substance, a class of preparations, unre- cognized in ordinary pharmacy, has been introduced under the name of triturations.* It is not the object of this work to discuss any theoretical questions, and hence no opinion will be expressed on the much-disputed point of dynamization, or the development of power by means of rubbing or succussion. It is essential, however, to refer to the facts of the case, which may be briefly stated as above, and it is important to notice both the results of the process of trituration viz., the reducing of the material to an extremely fine powder, and also the separation of these very fine particles from one another by a careful admixture with some inert substances. Mere grinding, so as to secure the utmost attainable reduction of size of the particles on the one hand, or the most careful mixture of the substance with some inert material, so as to isolate each particle, on the other, will not serve our purpose. In all Hahnemann's experiments both these conditions were secured, and consequently in re- peating his experiments both must engage our atten- tion. * A formula for a decimal triturntion of Elaterium with Sugar of Milk lias been recently added to the British Pharmacopeia. INTRODUCTION. XX111 The medicinal efficacy of these triturations led the way to the use of very much diluted tinctures^, and was followed in course of time by the systematic dilution of all medicines according to a fixed scale. These diluted preparations have been called indiscriminately Dilutions, Attenuations, and Potencies, but since the latter term involves a theory it will not be employed in the following pages. Attenuation, being on the whole the preferable name, will be invariably used to denote every prepara- tion .which contains less of the crude material than the strongest officinal preparation. TABLE or OFFICINAL MEDICINES, SHOWING THB USUAL DOSES, DURATION OF ACTION, AND ANTIDOTES. This Table has been prepared from those published in Dr. Quin's Pharmacopoeia and in Dr. Hempel's Translation of Jahrs " Symptomen-Codex" It is reprinted in this Edition ; the New Medicines introduced into the body of the work being added. Those in the Appendix are not included, as they are not yet recognized as being entitled to a place in the Pharma- copoeia. EXPLANATION. The first column gives the officinal name. The tecond gives two forms of contraction used in writing: (1) The ordinary form ; (2) that employed in the Cypher Repertory of the Hahnemann Publishing Society. The third gives the common English name. The fourth gives two ranges of dose : (1) That given in Quin's Pharmacopeia, and which in all the Hahnemannic medicines is the one which Hahnemann originally recommended ; (2) that given in Jahr's Symptomen-Codex, which is usually on the authority of Noack and Trinks. In the case of new medicines, where neither of the above authorities can be quoted, the dose which has been mentioned by various writers on the medicine has been recorded in a central position. The fifth, giving the duration of action, and the tixth, referring to the antidotes, are on the same two authorities. XXVI OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 1 2 A'cidum Benzo'icmn Carbo'licum Benz. ac. Bz.-x. Garb. ac. Cb.-x. Benzoic acid Carbolic acid 8 ,, Fluo'ricum Fluor, ac. Fl.-x. Fluoric acid 4 Hydrocya'nicum Hydrocy. ac. Hy.-x. Prussic acid 5 Muria'ticum Mur. ac. Mu.-x. Muriatic acid 6 Ni'tricum Nitr. ac. Ni.-x. Nitric acid 7 Oxa'Iicum Oxal. ac. Ox.-x. Oxalic acid 8 Phospho'ricum Phos. ac. Ph.-x. Phosphoric acid 9 Sulphu'ricum Sulph. ac. Su.-x. Sulphuric acid 10 Aconi'tum Nape'llus Aeon. Aco. Monkshood 11 Actae'a racemo'sa Act. E. Ac.-r. Black Snake-root 12 ^j'sculus Hippoca'sta- .Esc. H. jEs.-h. Horse Chestnut num 13 .E'thusa Cyna'pium .Ethus. jEth. Garden Hemlock 14 Aga'ricus Musca'rius Agar. Aga. Fly Agaric 15 A'gnus Ca'stus Agn. Cast. . Agn. The Chaste Tree 16 A'llium Ce'pa Cepa A.-cp. Common Onion 17 A'llium sati'vum Allium s. A.-sa. Garlic 18 Aloe Aloe Alo. Aloes 19 Alu'men Alumen Aln. Alum 20 Alu'mina Alum. Aim. Pure Clay 21 A'mbra Gri'sea Ambra. Amb. Ambergris 22 Ammoni'acum Ammiac. Am.-g. Gum Ammoniac 23 Ammo'niumcarbo'nicum Ammon. carb. Am.-c. Carbonate of Ammonia 24 cau'sticum Ammon. caust. A.-cs. Strong solution of Am- monia 25 ,, muria'ticum Ammon. mur. Am.-m Sal-ammoniac 26 Anaca'rdimn Orientale Anac. Ana. Marking Nut Tree 27 Angustu'ra ve'ra Angust. Ang. True Angustura 28 Anthrakoka'li Anthrak. Ank. Anthrakokali 29 Antimo'niura cru'dum Ant. crud. Ant Crude Antimony 3C tarta'ricum Ant. tart. Tar. Tartar Emetic 31 A'pis melli'fica Apis Aps. Bee poison 32 Apo'cynum Canna'binum Apoc. Can. Apo. Dogsbane 33i Arge'ntum meta'llicum Arg. met. Arg. Silver OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXVll DOSE. Quin. Jakr. globuUl-S. ~ *A-V r DDRATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 1 3 X , 3, 30 ? ? 2 ? 3' 6 ? ? ? 3 6, 30 ? ? 4 3 ... 2, 3, 4 Severalhoursordays Ammonium. 5 3 ... 1, 2, 3 5 weeks & upwards Bry., Camph. 6 18, 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 Upwards of 40 days Camphor. 7 3% 12 ? ? 8 9 ... 1, 2, 3 Upwards of 40 days Camphor, Coffea. 9 3 ... 1, 2, 3 4 weeks Pulsatilla. 10 24, 30 ... 2, 3 48 hours Veget. acids, Wine. 11 1, 3* 30 ? ? 12 2, 3-30 ? ? 13 9? ... 1,2 3 or 4 weeks Vegetable acids ? 14 30 ... 2,3 Upwards of 40 days Camph., Wine, Coff., Puls. 15 1, 3, 9 ... p, 1, 2 -8 to 15 days. Camphor. 16 630 ? ? 17 gtt. i, 1? ... 6 ? ? 18 1,2 8 to 12 daya Vegetable acids. 19 ? ? ? 20 18,24,30 ... 2,3 Above 40 days Camph., Cham., Ipec. 21 3, 6 ... 1, 2 3 weeks Camph., Nux, Puls. 22 1, 2, 3 About 3 weeks Senega ? 23 18 1,2 Above 36 days Camph., Hep. s. 24 1, 2, 3, 4 10 to 28 days Vinegar. 25 30 ... 2, 3 3 to 4 weeks Ars., Camph., Coff., Hep. s. 26 24,30 ... ft 1,2, 8 Above 30 days Camph., Coff. 27 6, 9 ... ft 1, 2, 3 3 to 4 weeks Coffee. 28 1, 2, 3 Several weeks Bry.? Verat.? 29 24.30 ... 1,2,3,4,6, 60 days Merc.? Hep. s. 12 30 31 32 15, 6 ... 1, 2, 3 3' 30 9 2 days to 4 weeks ? ? Puls., Ipec., Asaf. ? ? 33 2, 6 ... 1, 2, 3 3 weeks Merc., Puls. XXV111 OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 34 Arge'ntum ni'tricum Arg. nit. Ag.-n. Lunar Caustic 35 A'rnica Monta'na Arn. Am. Leopard's Bane 36 Arse'nicum a'lbum Ars. Ars. Arsenic 37 meta'llicum Ars. met. Ar.-m. Metallic Arsenic 38 A'rum macula' turn Arum. Aru. Cuckoo Pint 39 Asafoe'tida Asaf. Asa. Asafcetida 40 A'sarum Europae'um Asar. Asr. Asarabacca 41 Au'ram meta'llicum Aur. met. Aur. Gold 42 muria'ticum Aur.-mur. Au.-m. Terchloride of Gold 43 Bapti'sia tincto'ria Baptis. Bap. Wild Indigo 44 Bary'ta ace'tica Bar.-a. Ba.-a. Acetate of Baryta 45 carbo'nica Bar.-c. Ba.-c. Carbonate of Baryta 46 muria'tica Bar.-m. Ba.-m. Muriate of Baryta 47 Bellado'nna Bell. Bel. Deadly Nightshade 48 Atro'pine Atrop. Atropia 49 Atro'piae su'lphas Atrop.-s. Sulphate of Atropia 50 Be'rberis vulga'ris Berb. Ber. Barberry 51 Bi'smuthum Bism. Bis. Subnitrate of Bismuth 52 Bo'rax Bor. Bor. Borax 53 Bovi'sta (Lycope'rdon) Bovis. Bov. Puff Ball 54 Bro'mium Brom. Bro. Bromine 55 Bruce'a antidysenter'ica Bruc. False Angustura 56 Bryo'nia a'lba et dio'ica Bry. Bry. White Bryony 57 Ca'ctus grandiflo'rus Cact.-gr. Night-blowing Cereus 58 Cala'dium Segui'num Calad. Cld. Poisonous American Arum 59 Calca'rea ace'tica Calc.-a, Ca.-a. Acetate of Lime 60 carbo'nica Calc. Ca.-c. Chalk 61 cau'stica Calc.-cau. C.-cs. Caustic (Quick) Lime 62 phospho'rica Calc.-p. C.-ph. Phosphate of Lime 68 Cale'ndula officina'lis Calend. Cln. Marigold 64 Ca'mphora Camph. Cam. Camphor OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXIX DOSE. Qui*. Jahr. globule, 1-3. - fetl" DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 34 1, 2, 3 3 to 14 days Merc, c., Natr. m., Nitr. ac. 35 6 ... , 1, 2 6 days Camph. 36 30 ... 1,2,3,4,6 8 14 36 days Ipec., Nux v., Samb., 12 Hep. s. 37 ... 3* and upwards ... ? ? 38 ft 1, 2 2 to 6 days Vinegar. 39 6, 9 ... ft 1, 2 Above 14 days Chin., Puls. 40 12, 15 ... 9, 1, 2 8 to 14 days Camph, Vinegar. 41 1, 2, 12 ... 1, 2, 3 6 weeks Bell., China, Caps., Merc. 42 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 43 P 3* ? ? 44 3 About 48 days Camph. 45 18 ... 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 46 1,2,3 Ditto Ditto. 47 21,24,30 ... 1,2,3,6,12 Above 3 weeks Op.,Hyos.,Puls.,Hep s., Coff., Wine. 48 3 s , 3 ? ? 49 3% 3 ? ? 50 ft 1, 2, 3 Several weeks Camph. 51 30 ... 1, 2, 3 5 to 7 weeks Gale.. Caps., Nux v. 52 30 ... 1, 2, 3 For many weeks Cham., Coff. 53 1, 2, 3 Jpwards of 50 days Camph. 54 1, 2, 3 Several weeks Ditto. 55 ? Several days Cham., Coff., Op. Tereb. 56 15, 18, 24, ... ft 1, 2, 3 15 days Rhus, Camph., Ign., 30 Nux v. 57 p_30 ? Camp., Aeon. ? 58 30 2, 3 4 6 to 8 weeks Caps., Cold water. 59 gtt. i, 1' ... ? ? 60 18, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 About 50 days Camph., Sp. ^Ether. Nitros. 61 1, 2, 3 8 days and upwards Bry., Nux v. 62 1, 2, 3 ? ? 63 ft 1, 2, 3 1 or 2 days ? 64 gtt. i, tinct. p ... ft 1 yj to y hour Opium. XXX OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 65 Can'nabis sati'va Cann. Can. Hemp 66 Indica Cann. Can. Indian Hemp 67 Ca'ntharis resicator'ia Canth. Cth. Spanish Fly 68 Ca'psicum a'nnuum Caps. Cap. Cayenne Pepper 69 Ca'rbo anima'lis Carb.-a. Cb.-a. Animal Charcoal 70 vegeta'bilis Carb.-v. Cb.-v. Vegetable Charcoal 71 Casto'reum Cast. Cas. Castor 72 Caulophy'llum Thalyc- Caul. Cph. Blue Cohosh troi'des 73 Cau'sticum Caust. Cau. ... 74 Ce'dron Cedr. Ced. ... 75 Chamomilla (Matri- Cham. Cha. Wild Chamomile ca'ria) 76 Chelido'nium ma jus Chel. Chd. Great Celandine 77 Chi'na officina'lis Chin. Chi. Cinchona 78 Cicn'ta viro'sa Cicut. Cic. Water Hemlock 79 Ci'na se'men Cina Cin. Mugwort of Judaea 80 Cinchoni'ae sulphas Cinch.-s. Cn.-s. Sulphate of Cinchonine 81 Cinnamo'mum Cinnam. Cnm. Cinnamon 82 Cis'tus Canade'nsis Cistus Cis. Canadian Rock-rose 83 Cle'matis ere'cta Clem. Cle. Upright Virgin's-bower 84 Co'cculus I'ndicus Cocc. Coc. Cocculus Indicus 85 Co'ccus Ca'cti Cocc.-c. Ccs. Cochineal 86 Coffae'a cru'da Coff. Cof. Raw Coffee 87 Co'lchicum autumna'le Colch. Cch. Meadow Saffron 88 Collinso'nia Canade'nsis Collin. Horse Balm 89 Colocy'nthis Coloc. Col. Bitter Cucumber 90 Coni'um macula'tum Con. Con. Hemlock 91 Copa'iva Copaiv. Cop. Copaiva 92 Cora'llium ru'brum Cor.-r. Cor. Red Coral 93 Cro'cns sati'vus Croc. Cro. Saffron 94 Cro'talus ho'rridus Crotal. Crt. Rattlesnake poison 95 Cro'ton Ti'glium Crot. Ctn. Croton 96 Cu'prum ace'ticum Cupr.-a. Cu.-a. Acetate of Copper OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXXI DOSE. Qui. Jahr. globule. 1^. - *,Y-V r DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 65 30 ... ft 1,2, 3 Several weeks Camph. 66 67 30 ... 2, 3, 4 Above 14 days Camph. 68 9 ... 1, 2 3 weeks Ditto. 69 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 6 2036 days Ditto. 70 30 ... 1, 2, 6 2036 days Ars., Camph., Coff. 71 30 ... 1, 2, 3 6 or 8 days Camph., O. 72 1' 3 ? ? 73 30 ... 1-6 50 days Sp. ,Eth. Nitr., Coff. 74 6 ? 7 75 12 ... p, 1, 2, 3 Several days Coff.,Ign., Puls.,Acon 76 gtt. i,

, 1, 2 8 days and upwards Opium. 94 3-30 Several weeks Phos. 95 15? ... 2,3 Several days ? 96 18,24,30 ... 1,2,3 1521 days Cocc., Nux T., Hep. s., Ipec., Bell.. Dulc., I ' Chin. XXX11 OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 97 Cuprum arsenio'sum Cupr.-ars. C.-ar. Arsenite of Copper (Scheele's Green) 98 meta'llicum Cupr. Cup. Copper 99 sulphu'ricum Cupr.-s. C.-su. Blue Vitriol 100 Cy'clamen Europse'um Cycl. Cyc. Sow-bread 101 Da'phne I'ndica Daph. Dph. Indian Daphne 102 Digitalis purpu'rea Dig. Dig. Foxglove 103 Dioscore'a villo'sa Diosc. Dio. Hairy Yam 104 Dro'sera rotundifo'lia Dros. Dro. Sun-dew 105 Dulcama'ra (Sola'num) Dulc. Dul. Bittersweet (Woody Nightshade) 106 Elaps Coralli'nus Elaps Elp. Coral Snake 107 Elate'rium Elat. Elt. Squirting Cucumber 108 Eupato'rium perfolia'- Eup.-perf. Ept. Bone-set tum 109 Eupato'rium purpu'reum Eup.-pur. Ep.-p. Gravel Root 110 Eupho'rbium Euphorb. Eub. Spurge 111 Euphra'sia officinalis Euph. Eup. Eyebright 112 Fe'rrum ace'ticum Ferr.-a. Fer. Acetate of Iron 113 carbo'nicum Ferr.-c. Fr.-c. Carbonate of Iron 114 iodi'dum Ferr.-I. F.-io. Iodide of Iron 115 magne'ticum Ferr.-mag. F.-mg. Magnetic Oxide of Iron 116 meta'llicum Ferr.-m. Fr.-m. Iron 117 muria'ticum Ferr.-mur. Perchloride of Iron 118 reda'ctum Ferr.-red. Fr.-r. Reduced Iron 119 Fi'lix mas Filix Fil. Male Fern 120 Gelsemi'uum semper- Gelsem. Gel. Yellow Jasmine vi'rens 21 Glo'noine Glon. Glo. Nitro-glyceriue 22 Gra'natum (Pu'nica) Gran. Grn. Pomegranate 123 Graphi'tes Graph. Grp. Plumbago 124 Gua'iacum Guaiac. Gui. Guaiac 125 Gu'iumi Gu'tti Gum. G. Gum. Gamboge 126 Hamame'lis Virgi'nica Hama. Ham. Witch Hazel OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXX111 DOSE. globules 1-3. ~ gt 8 1 lA. r DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 97 1,2,3 1521 days Coc., Nux v., Hep. s., Ipec., BelL, Dulc., Chin. 98 18, 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 99 1,2,3 Ditto Ditto. 100 1 ... 1, 2, 3 2 to 3 weeks Puls. 101 1, 2, 3 Several weeks Bry.,Dig.,Rhus.,Sil., Sep., Zinc. 102 15,30 ... 1,2 Several days, or 6 Opium. weeks 103 1* 3* 1 7 104 1, 2, 3 2 or 3 weeks Camph. 105 24 ... p, 1,2,3 1240 days Camph., Ipec., Merc. 106 330 Several weeks Phos.? 107 2 ? 1 7 108 l*-3* ? ? 109 1" 3 X 1 ? 110 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 48 days Lemon-juice, Camph. 111 30 ... p, 1, 2, 3 3 4 weeks Camph., Puls. 112 30 ... 1, 2, 3 Many days Hep. s., puls. 113 111 ? 7 114 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 115 30 ... 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 116 11 1 7 7 117 111 7 7 118 11 1 7 7 119 9 ... ? 7 Camph. 120 p 30 ? 7 121 230 ? ? 122 7 ? 7 123 18, 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 48 days Ars., Nux v., Wine. 124 gtt. i, ... p,l,2, 3 35 days ? 125 2, 3, 4 717 days Kalic.,Op.,Coff.Veg. acids. 126 I 1 30 f ? XXX IV OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 127 128 Helle'borus ni'ger Helo'nias dio'ica Helleb. Hel. Helon. Hin. Christmas Rose Blazing Star 129 He'par Su'lphuris Hep. 8. Hep. Liver of Sulphur 130 Hydra'stis Canade'nsis Hydrast. Hdr. Golden Seal 131 Hyosci'amus ni'ger Hyos. Hyo. Henbane 132 Hype'ricum perfora'tum Hyper. Hyp. St. John's Wort 133 Igna'tia aina'ra Ignat. Ign. St. Ignatius' Bean 134 I'ndigo Indig. Ihd. Indigo 135 lo'dium lod. lod. Iodine 136 Ipecacuan'ha Ipec. Ipc. Ipecacu'an 137 I'ris versi'color Iris Irs. Common Blue Flag 138 Ka'li bichro'micum Kali-bich. K.-bi. Bichromate of Potash 139 bro'midum Kali-brom. K.-br. Bromide of Potassium 140 ,, carbo'nicum Kali-c. K.-ca. Salt of Tartar 141 chlora'tum Kali-chl. K.-cl. Chlorate of Potash 142 hydrio'dicum Kali-I. K.-hy. Iodide of Potassium 143 ni'tricum Kali-n. or Nitr. Nit. Nitre, Saltpetre 144 Ka'lmia latifo'lia Kalm. Kim. Mountain Laurel 145 Kreaso'tum Kreas. Kre. Creasote 146 La'chesis (Trigonoce'- Lach. Lab. Lance-headed Viper phalus) poison 147 Lactu'ca viro'sa Lact.-r. La.-v. Poisonous Lettuce 148 La'mium a'lbum Lam. Lam. White Dead-nettle 149 Laurocera'sus (Pru'nus) Lanro. Lau. Cherry Laurel 150 Le'dum palu'stre Led. Led. Marsh Tea 151 Lepta'ndra Virgi'nica Lept. Lpt. Black-root 152 Li'lium Tigri'num Lil.-t. Tiger Lily 153 Li'thium carbo'nicum Lith. Lth. Lithia 154 Lobe'lia infla'ta Lobel. Lo.-i. Indian Tobacco OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXXV DOSE. Quin. Jahr. globule, 1-3. ~ gt , 1 r-k r DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 127 9,12 ... ft 1,2,8 Several weeks Camph., China. 128 ... p-8 ? ? 129 30 2* 3 1, 2, 3 Above 50 days Bell., Vegetable acids. 130 p 30 ? ? 131 12 ... 1, 2, 3, 6 Fromhours to weeks Camph. 132 12,18 Nearly 3 weeks Mesmerism (N. & T.) 133 9, 12 ... 1, 2, 3, 6 9 days Coff., Puls., Cham., Cocc., Camph. 134 30 ... 1,2,3,4 10 or 12 days Camph.? Op.? 135 30 ... p, 16 About 40 days Ant, Ars., Camph., Chin. 136 3 ... p, 1, 2 Some hours or days Am., Ars., Chin., Nuxv. 137 ... 1' 3* ? ? 138 3* 30 ? ? 139 p 30 ? Am. c. 140 30 ... 1, 2, 3 30 to 40 days Coff., Camph., Sp. Mth. Nitr. 141 1,2,3 Several weeks Puls., Bell. 142 30 ... 3 Over 8 days Am. m., Ars., Chin., Merc. 143 30 ... 1, 2, 3 12 hours to several Sp. JEth. Nitr. weeks 144 130 ? ? 145 1, 2, 3 46 days Aeon., Nux v. 146 30 6 6, 30 4 or 5 weeks Ars., Bell, Phos. acid. 147 12 ... p, 1, 2, 3 4 hours to several Vegetable acids, Coffee days 148 P, 1, 2, 3 6 hours to 8 days ? 149 112 ? Camph., Coff., Ipec., Op. 150 15 ... 1, 2, 3 4 weeks Camph. 151 p-3* ? ? 152 ? 130 ? ? ? 153 3* 30 ? ? 154 ft 1, 2, 3 2 hours to several Camph., Ipec., Stram. days XXXVI OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 155 156 Lycopo'dium clava'tum Magne'sia carbo'nica Lycop. Lye. Mag.-c. Mag. Common Club-moss Carbonate of Magnesia 157 muria'tica Mag.-m. Mg.-m Muriate of Magnesia 158 sulphu'rica Mag.-s. Mg.-s. Epsom Salts 159 Ma'nganum ace'ticum Mang. Man. Manganese 160 carbo'nicum Mang.-c. Mg.-c. Carbonate of Manganes 161 Menya'nthes trifolia'ta Menyan. Men. Buckbean 162 Mercuria'lis pere'nnis Mercurial. Mrl. Dog Mercury 163 Mercu'rius aceta'tus Merc.-acet. Mr.-a. Acetate of Mercury 164 binioda'tus Merc.-biniod. Mr.-b. Biniodide of Mercury 165 corrosi'vus Merc.-corr. Mr.-c. Corrosive Sublimate 166 du'lcis Merc.-dulc. Mr.-d. Calomel 167 protoioda'tu Merc.-iod. Mr.-i. Green Iodide of Mercury 168 (solu'bilis) Merc. Mer. Impure Oxide of Mercury 169 sulphura'tus Ctnnab. Cnb. Vermilion ru'ber 170 vi'vus Merc.-v. Mr.-v. Quicksilver 171 Meze'reum (Da'phne) Mez. Mez. Mezereon 172 Millefo'lium (Achille'a Millef. Mil. Yarrow 173 Mo'schus Mosch. Msc. Musk, 174 Na'ja tripu'dians Naja Naj. Cobra di Capella poison 175 Na'trum carbo'nicum Natr.-c. Nat. Common Soda 176 muria'ticum Natr.-m. Na.-m. Common Salt 177 ni'tricum Natr.-nit. Na.-n. Cubic Saltpetre 178 sulphu'ricum Natr.-s. Na.-s. Glauber Salts 179 Ni'ccolum carbo'nicum Nice. Nic. Nickel 180 Nu'x Ju'glans Nux Jugl. NX.- J. Walnut 181 Nu'x Moscha'ta Nux-m. Nx.-m. Nutmeg 182 Nu'x vo'mica Nux-v. Nx.-v. Nux vomica 183 Strychni'num Strych. Sty. Strychnia 184 Olea'nder (Ne'rium) Oleand. Oln. . Rose-Laurel 185 Oleum anima'le Ol.-an. Ol.-a. Animal Oil of Dippel 186 O'pium Opium Op'. Opium 187 Pae'onia officina'lis Paeon. Po. Pteony OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXXV11 DOSE, globules 1-4. - ''^HV DURATION OP- ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 155 18, 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 40 to 50 days Camph., Puls. 156 12,15,18,24,30 ... 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 157 6, 12, 18 ... 1, 2, 3 Ditto Camph. Ars., Cham. 158 1, 2, 3 Ditto Camph. 159 30 ... 1, 2, 3 40 days Coffea. 160 ? ? ? 7 7 161 ft 2, 3 T Camph. 162 ? ... 7 7 163 3' 130 15 to 21 days Hep. B., Nitr. ac., Camph., Opium. 164 3" 130 Ditto Ditto. 165 15 3* 230 Ditto Ditto. 166 130 Ditto Ditto, 167 3 X 130 Ditto Ditto. 168 12 ... 130 Ditto Ditto. 169 3* 1, 2, 6 Ditto Ditto. 170 6 ... 130 Ditto Ditto. 171 15 ... 1, 2, 3 6 or 7 weeks Camph., Merc. 172 ft 1, 2, 3 3 hours to 3 days ? 173 30 ... 1, 2, 3 1 to 24 hours Camph., Coff. 174 3-6 7 ? 175 12 ... 2, 3 30 to 36 days Camph. 176 30 ... 2, 3 Above 40 days Camph., Sp.^Elh.Nitr. 177 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 178 30 ... 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 179 30 ... 2, 3 4 to 14 days ? 180 p ? ? 181 3 ... ft 1, 2, 6 8 days to 3 weeks Camph. 182 15, 18, 24, 30 ... 3,6,12,15, 8, 12, 15 days Wine, Camph., Coff., 18,24,30 Aeon., Cham. 183 3' 3 Ditto Ditto. 184 6 ... 1, 2, 3 Several days to 3 Camph., Cocc., Nux v. weeks 185 18, 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3 ... Camph., Nux v., Op, 186 30 ... 1, 2, 3, 6 A few hours Ipec., Camph., Coff. 187 3 ? 7 xxxvm OFFICINAL MEDICINES, NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 188 Pa'ris quadrifo'lia Paris Par. Truelove 189 Petro'leum Petr. Pet. Mineral Oil 190 Petroseli'num sati'rum Petros. Pts. Parsley 191 Phella'ndrium aqua'ti- Phell. Phi. Water Fennel cum 192 Pho'sphorus Phos. Pho. Phosphorus 193 Phytola'cca deca'ndra Phytol. Phy. Poke ^ 194 Pla'ntago major Plant Pig. Greater Plantain 195 Pla'tina Plat. Pla. Platinum 196 Plu'mbum Plumb. Plb. Lead 197 ace'ticum Plumb.-a. Pb.-a. Sugar of Lead 198 Podophy'llum pelta'tum Podoph. Pod. Duck's-foot 199 Podophy'llin Podoph. Pdn. Resin of Podophyllum 200 Pru'nus spino'sa Prun. Pra. Sloe 201 Pte'lea tri'foliata Ptel.-t Pt.-t. Wafer Ash 202 Pulsati'lla ni'gricans Puls. Pul. Windflower 203 nuttalliana Puls.-nut. Ps.-n. American Pulsatilla -*- 204 Quiniae sulphas Quin.-s. Ch.-s. Sulphate of Quinine 205 Ranu'nculus bulbo'sus Ran.-b. Rn.-b. Bulbous Crowfoot 206 scelera'tus Ran.-s. Rn.-s. Celery-leaved Crowfoot 207 Ra'phanus sati'vus Raph. Rap. Radish 208 Rata'nhia Rat. Rat. Rhatany 209 Rheum palmatum Rheum. Rhe. Rhubarb 210 Rhodode'ndron chrysa'n- Rhod. Rho. Yellow Rhododendron thum 211 Rhu's toxicode'ndron Rhus. Rhs. Poison Oak N 212 radi'cans Rhus-rad. Rs.-r. Poison Vine 213 venena'ta Rhus-ven. Rs.-v. Varnish Tree 214 Ru'mex cri'spus Rumex. Rum. Curled Bock 215 Ru'ta gra'veolens Ruta. Rut. Rue 216 Sabadi'lla Sabad. Sbd. Indian Caustic Barley 217 Sabi'na (Juni'perus) Sabin. Sab. Savine OFFICINAL MEDICINES. XXXIX DOSE. QuM. Jahr. globule. 1-3. ~ ^IlV* DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 188 9 3 1 30 ? Camph., Coff. 189 18 ... 1, 2, 3 Above 40 days Nuxv. 190 f ... p, 1, 2, 3 p ? 191 6 ... * 1, 2, 3 ? ? 192 30 ... 2,3,6,12 Above 40 days Camph., Wine, Coff, Nuxv. 193 ... p-3* ? Coff., Op., Ign. 194 ? 1", 2% 3 ? 7 ? 195 6 ... 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 Nearly 40 days Puls. 196 30 ... 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 Above 15 days Op. 197 !' * ? ? 198 ... I 1 30 ? Nux v. 199 7 1 ? f. f 200 f, 1, 2, 3, 12 1 to several weeks Camph. 201 ? ? 7 ? J 202 12 ... p, 1,2,8,6,12 10 to 12 days Cham., Coff, Ign., Nux v. 203 ? 7 7 7 7 204 1, 2, 6 Days or weeks Ferr.? 205 6, 9, 12 ... 1, 15, 18 8 hours to 6 weeks Bry., Camph., Puls., Rhus. 206 9, 30 ... 1, 15, 18 Several weeks Puls., Wine, Coff. 207 1, 2, 3 6 hours to 10 days Copious drinks of water. 208 3, 30 ? ? 209 3,9 ... 1,2,3 4 hours to some days Champ., Cham., Coff. 210 12,18,24,30... p,l,2,3 5 or 6 weeks Cham., Rhus, Clem. 211 9,12,30 ... 1,2,8,6 6 weeks Bry., Sulph., Camph., Coff. 212 130 Ditto Ditto. 213 ... 130 Ditto Ditto. 214 ... 130 ? ? 215 1, 2, 3 ... p, 1, 2, 3 114 days Camph. 216 18, 24, 30 ... 1, 2, 3, 6 14 days Puls., Camph. 217 6,9,15,24 ... 1,2,3,6 Some weeks Camph. OFFICINAL MEDICINES. KAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 218 Sambu'cus ni'gra Samb. Sam. Elder 219 Sanguina'ria Canade'nsis Sang. San. Blood-root 220 Santo'ninum Sant. Santonin 221 Sarzapari'lla Sarz. Bar. Sassaparilla 222 Sci'lla Scttl. Squ. Squill 223 Seca'le cornu'tum Secal. Sec. Ergot of Rye 224 Sele'nium Selen. Sel. Selenium 225 Sene'cio au'reus Senec. Snc. Squaw-weed 226 Senega (Poly'gala^ Seneg. Sng. Snake-root 227 Se'pia Sep. Sep. Sepia (Cuttlefish) 228 Sili'cea Sil. S3. Pure Flint 229 Sola'num ni'grum Sol.-n. So.-n. Black Nightshade 230 Spige'lia anthe'lmia Spig. Spi. Indian Pink 231 Spo'ngia to'sta Spong. Spo. Burnt Sponge 232 Sta'nnum Stan. Stn. Tin 233 Staphysa'gria (Delphi'- Staph. Stp. Stavesacre nium 234 Sti'cta pulmona'ria Stict Lungwort Lichen 235 Sti'llingia sylva'tica ... Queen's-root 236 Stramo'nium (Datu'ra) Stram. Str. Thorn Apple 237 Strontia'nas carbo'nas Stront. Sto. Strontian 238 Sulphur Sulph. Sul. Sulphur 239 iodi'dum Sulph-iod. Su.-i. Iodide of Sulphur 240 Su'mbul Sum. Musk-root 241 Ta'bacum (Nicotia'na) Tabac. Tab. Tobacco 242 Ta'mus commu'nis Tarnus. Black Bryony 243 Ta'nacetum Tanac. Tan. Tansy 244 Tara'xacum (Leo'ntodon) Tarax. Trx. Dandelion 245 Tellu'rium Tellur. Tellurium 246 Terebi'nthina Tereb. Ter. Turpentine OFFICINAL MEDICINES. Xli DOSE. Qitin. Jahr. globules 1-3. - ^i^i" DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 21* gtt. i, ... p, 1, 2, 3 3 hours to several Ars., Camph. days 219 130 ? ? 220 ? 23 ? ? ? 221 30 ... p, 1, 2, 3 Above 35 days Camph. ? 222 18 14 days Camph. 223 30 ... 236 9 ... 1, 2, 3 Some days Tabac., Vegetable acids. 237 30 ... 2, 3, 6, 12 40 days Camph. 238 6, 30 ... 1, 2, 3, 6 3640 days Cham., Camph., Puls.. Sep., Nux v. 239 3*_12 Ditto Ditto. 240 ? lit ? ? * ? 241 G ... 1, 2, 3 4 to 24 hours Ipec., Nux v., Camp. 242 ? ? ? 243 ? ? ? ? ? 244 gtt. i, p ? Camph. 245 330 ? ? 246 1,2,3 ? Camph., Canth. xlii OFFICINAL MEDICINES. NAME. CONTRACTIONS. ENGLISH NAME. 247 Te'ucrium ma'ruin ve'- rum Teucr. Teu Wall Germander 248 The'ridion Therid. Thr. Black Spider of Curacao 249 Thuja occidenta'lis Thuja. Thu. Tree of Life 250 U'ranii ni'tras Uran.-n. Ur.-n. Nitrate of Uranium 251 Urti'ca u'rens Urt.-u. Urt. Stinging Nettle 252 U'va U'rsi Uva-Urs. Uva. Bearberry 253 Valeria'na officina'lis Valer. Val. Valerian 254 Vera'trum a'lbum Verat. Ver. White Hellebore 2.").") vi'ride Ver.-v. Green Hellebore 256 Verba'scum Tha'psus Verbas. Vrb. Yellow Mullein 257 Vi'ola odora'ta Viol.-od. Vi.-o. Sweet Violet 258 tri'color Viol.-tr. Vi.-t. Pansy, Heart's-ease 259 Vi'scnm a'lbum Vise. Mistletoe 260 Woora'li Wooral. Woo. Woorale poison 261 Xantho'xylum Fraxi'- Xanthox. Prickly Ash neum 262 Zi'ncum meta'llicu'n Zinc. Zin. Zinc J63 oxida'tum Ziuc.-ox. Zn.-o. Oxide of Zinc 264 sulpbu'ricuin Zinc.-s. Zn.-s. Sulphate of Zinc 26,-) Zi'nziber officina'le Zinz. Zng. Ginger OFFICINAL MEDICINES. xliii DOSE. Quin. JaAr. globules 13. ei *g^~l2 01 DURATION OF ACTION. ANTIDOTES. 247 3, 6, 9, 12 ... p, 1, 2, 3 Several weeks Camph., Ign. 248 6, 30 p ? 249 30 ... 1, 2, 3 3 weeks Camph. 250 ? 2 X 3 ? ? ? 251 P 3 7 ? 252 p 3* ? ? 253 6, 12 ... 1, 2, 3 4 or 5 days Coff., Camph. 254 12 ... 2, 3 Above 5 days Caff., Aeon., Camph.. China. 255 l x 3 X 7 ? 256 gtt, i, p ... p, 1, 2, 3 12 hours to 6 days Camph. ? 257 6, 12 ... p, 1, 2, 3 2 4 days Camph. 258 12 ... p, 1, 2, 3 214 days Ditto. 259 1 s 3 p 7 260 3 X 12 V ? 261 P 3 ? 262 18, 24, 30 ... 2, 3, 6, 12 30 to 40 days Ign., Camph., Hep. s. 263 2, 3, 6, 12 Ditto Ditto. 264 3* 1, 2, 3 Ditto Ditto. 265 7 ? 9 " BRITISH HOMEOPATHIC PHARIACOP(EIA. PART I. GENERAL EULES. There are three forms of preparation recognized in homoeopathic pharmacy : 1. Solution in water, in alcohol, or in mixtures of these liquids, or very rarely in ether or glycerine. 2. Trituration with sugar of milk. 3. Liquid attenuations. These constitute all the preparations recognized by homoeopathists, with the exception of pilules and glo- bules, which, however, are merely dispensing forms of the liquid attenuations. It will be necessary to preface the descriptions of these operations by an account of the menstrua employed in carrying them out. WATER. Nothing but the purest distilled ^vater must ever be 2 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. used in the preparation of any of the medicines. The ordinary distilled water sold by wholesale druggists is quite inadmissible, from the fact of its being frequently distilled in stills that are used for distilling aromatic waters, and hence it cannot be sufficiently pure for our purpose. All the water used by homoeopathic chemists for the purpose of attenuations or for reducing the strength of rectified spirit must be distilled in an apparatus made entirely of glass or porcelain.* The apparatus should never be much more than half filled with water, and the distillation should be carried on at a gentle heat, so as to guard against any of the water boiling over. Whatever quantity is distilled, the first 20th part should be rejected, and only 16| parts should be carried over. For example, in distilling 10 pints, the first 10 fluid ounces would be thrown away, and the next 8 pints would be preserved, after which the process would be stopped. Tests. It possesses neither colour, taste, nor smell. Evapo- rated in a clean glass capsule, it leaves no visible residue. It is not affected by Sulphuretted Hydrogen, Oxalate of Ammonia, Nitrate of Silver, Chloride of Barium, or Solution of Lime. ALCOHOL. This is the most important of all the menstrua em- ployed by the homoeopathic chemist, and too great care cannot be exercised to insure its purity. It should be purchased in the form of Rectified Spirit of first quality, 60 O.P., from a respectable distiller, and should then be * Any glass or porcelain retort used for the purpose must first be puri- fied by boiling distilled water in it rapidly until the product ceases to give a precipitate with Nitrate of Silver. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 3 mixed with purified animal charcoal, using a bulk of charcoal equal to about one-tenth of the bulk of spirit, and re-distilled in a glass apparatus (a tubulated glass- stoppered retort with a long beak placed in a capacious sand-bath and heated by gas answers well),* with all the precautions mentioned under " Water," and no alcohol which has not undergone this fresh distillation should be employed in making any attenuations intended to be carried beyond 3 s . Characters and Tests. Colourless, transparent, very mobile and inflammable, of a peculiar pleasant odour, and a strong spirituous burning taste. Burns with a blue flame, without smoke. Specific gravity 0-8298. Kemains clear when diluted with distilled water. Odour and taste purely alcoholic. 4 fluid ounces with 30 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Nitrate of Silver exposed for twenty-four hours to bright light, and then decanted from the black powder which has formed, undergo no further change when again exposed to light with more of the test. The following strengths should always be kept on hand, and should be made by the chemist himself, using dis- tilled water for the dilution, prepared as already described. 1. Dilute Alcohol. This is made by mixing equal mea- sures of rectified spirit and distilled water. The mixture should have a density of O940, and contains about 39 per cent, by weight of absolute alcohol. 2. Proof Spirit (of the British Pharmacopoeia). This is made by mixing 5 measures of rectified spirit with 3'2 measures of distilled water. The mixture should then be agitated and allowed to cool to 60 F., and a sufficient quantity of distilled water added to increase the bulk to * In distilling alcohol great care should be taken to prevent explosion. The s to ppcr of the retort must be kept loose, in order that it may act as 11 safely valve. !', 2 4 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 8 measures. It should have a density of 0'920, and con- tains 49 per cent, by weight of absolute alcohol. 3. Spirit of 20 O.P. (over proof ) .This is made by mixing 6 measures of rectified spirit with 2 measures of distilled water, the contraction resulting from the mixture of the two liquids being made good in the manner directed under " Proof Spirit." It should have a density of 0*8939, and contains 61 per cent, by weight of absolute alcohol. 4. Spirit of 40 O.P. (over proof). This is made by mixing 7 measures of rectified spirit with 1 measure of distilled water, the contraction being made good as directed under " Proof Spirit." It should have a density of 0'8646, and contains 73 per cent, by weight of absolute alcohol. 5. Rectified Spirit (=60 over proof) has, as before stated, a density of 0*8298, and contains 87 per cent, by weight of absolute alcohol. 6. Absolute Alcohol, having a density of about 0*795, is required for a few of the preparations, and may be obtained from rectified spirit in the following manner: Take of Eectified Spirit .... 1 pint. Carbonate of Potash -. . H ounce. Slaked Lime . . . .10 ounces. Put the carbonate of potash and spirit into a stoppered bottle, and allow them to remain in contact for two days, frequently shaking the bottle. Expose the slaked lime to a red heat in a covered crucible for half an hour, then remove it from the fire, and, when it has cooled, imme- diately put the lime into a flask or retort and add to it the spirit from which the denser aqueous solution of car- bonate of potash, which will have formed a distinct HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 5 stratum at the bottom of the bottle, has been carefully and completely separated. Attach a condenser to the apparatus, and allow it to remain without any external application of heat for twenty-four hours; then, applying a gentle heat, let the spirit distil until that which has passed over shall measure 1 fluid ounce ; reject this, and continue the distillation into a fresh receiver until nothing more passes at a temperature of 200. To obtain greater purity, this may be re-distilled with charcoal in the manner described on pp. 2 and 3. Characters and Tests. Colourless and free from empyreu- matic odour. Specific gravity 0-795. It is entirely volatile by heat, is not rendered turbid when mixed with water, and does not cause anhydrous Sulphate of Copper to assume a blue colour when left in contact with it. It is very necessary to preserve absolute alcohol in well-stoppered and capped ether bottles, since it attracts water from the air as greedily as Sulphuric Acid, and would therefore be rapidly spoilt by exposure. ETHER. This is required for very few of our preparations. It may be purchased from the manufacturing chemists, and examined as follows : Characters and Tests. A colourless, very volatile and inflammable liquid, of a well-known and characteristic odour, boiling below 105 Fahr. Specific gravity between 0-735 and 0-720, the latter representing perfectly pure ether. Mixed with an equal volume of water, shaken well, and allowed to stand, nine-tenths will separate and float on the water un- dissolved. It evaporates without residue. It should be kept in capped and well-stoppered bottles. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. GLYCERINE. A sweet principle obtained from fats and fixed oils, and containing a small percentage of water. This is required for preserving some animal poisons. It should bear the following Characters and Tests. A clear, colourless fluid, oily to the touch, without odour, of a sweet taste ; freely soluble in water and in alcohol. When decomposed by heat it evolves intensely irritating vapours. Specific gravity 1-25. Diluted with six times its volume of distilled water, it gives no precipitate with Chloride of Barium, Nitrate of Silver, Solution of Lime, or with Sulphuretted Hydrogen when previously acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid. SUGAR OP MILK. This is a very important substance in homeopathic pharmacy, and great care must be taken to insure its purity. It has been selected for the purposes to which it is applied for two reasons 1st, because it is devoid of all medicinal action ; and 2nd, because its crystalline particles are very hard, and hence are of great use in grinding down the particles of drugs submitted to the process of trituration. It is never found pure in com- merce, and even that which is professedly prepared for homoeopathic use is very seldom free from adulteration. Starch is very commonly found mixed with it, and this will seriously interfere with its triturating power. The homoeopathic chemist should examine every sample when purchased, before attempting to use it for triturations. The powder should answer to the following Characters and Test. Scentl ess, gritty to the touch, faintly IIOM(EOPATH1C PHARMACOPOEIA. 7 sweet. Boiled with water and cooled, it gives no blue colour with an aqueous Solution of Iodine. The ordinary commercial article may be refined for our purpose by solution in distilled water and careful re- cry stallization, until it assumes the requisite purity and whiteness. It is then pulverized as finely as possible in a perfectly clean mortar, and sifted through a fine hair drum-sieve, which must not be used for other purposes. The sugar should be kept in a dry, cool place, in well- closed glass jars. Having thus given an account of the menstrua em- ployed in the preparation of homoeopathic drugs, it is necessary in the next place to lay down a few general rules for the selection of the remedies themselves. Homoeopathy makes use of all materials which are capable of modifying the health of living creatures, and hence collects its remedies from all the three kingdoms of nature. The following are considered the acknow- ledged methods of securing the best and most reliable preparations : 1. As far as possible, collect all vegetable and animal products fresh. 2. Where they are the produce of foreign countries and can be only had as imported, obtain them from trust- worthy druggists, but always in the state in which they were imported never in the form of powder. (This precaution is necessary, since druggists never hesitate to use the same mill for grinding different me- dicines a laxity which would be unpardonable in a homoeopathic chemist.) 3. As regards plants, the time for collecting these must be regulated by the part which is officinal. Vege- 8 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. table physiology must be here the guide, since it will enable us to predicate the exact time when the part will display most fully its characteristic properties. A few exceptions may exist to the following conclusions, but, as a general rule, it will be found that When the whole plant is used, it should be gathered when it is partly in flower and partly in seed. When the leaves are used, they should be collected just before or during the early part of the flowering time. This rule requires modification in the case of biennials, since the leaves which first appear in the spring of the second year are in this case the best, and should be collected as soon as the flowering stem begins to shoot. When the flowers are used, they should be collected partly in bud and partly expanded. When the seeds and fruits are the officinal part, they should be collected when fully ripe, unless otherwise ordered. When the young shoots are ordered, they should be collected in spring, when the whole plant is in full vigour. When the lark is employed, it must be collected either in the early spring or the autumn, most frequently at the latter season. The same rule holds good with respect to the root bark. When the wood is the officinal part, it should be col- lected late in the autumn in fact, after the fall of the leaf, if the tree is deciduous. When the root is the part employed, it may be col- lected either late in the autumn or early in spring, but never when the aerial parts of the plant are in full activity. 4. After the fresh materials are collected they should be prepared as soon as possible, for the purpose of avoid- HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 9 ing all deterioration. If gathered at some distance from home, the fresh plants should be packed carefully in tin cases (ordinary botanical boxes) and kept as cool as pos- sible. If, however, there be no opportunity for pre- paring them for some time after their collection, they must be carefully dried by tying them in loose bundles and hanging them in the shade, protected from rain, &c., and as soon as they are dry they should be carefully packed in hermetically-sealed tin cases. 5. The same rules, as far as they apply, must be fol- lowed in the collecting of animal substances. 6. All minerals and chemical compounds must be care- fully tested before they are used. 7. From the time that the medicinal substances are obtained until they are converted into the regular phar- maceutical preparations, they should be most carefully preserved from damp and dust, from contact with other medicinal materials, from strong odours of any kind, and from light. All should be preserved in glass or earthen- ware jars or bottles, and be well corked or stoppered. It will now be necessary to give in detail the directions for making the different preparations. I. SOLUTIONS. (A.) SOLUTIONS IN DISTILLED WATER. Several saline substances are directed to be dissolved in distilled water. In such cases 10 grains by weight of the salt must be dissolved in a sufficient quantity of the water, and the volume of the solution increased to 100 or 1,000 minims, as the case may be ; and no such prepara- tion can be considered satisfactory unless the solution is 10 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. perfectly free of all sediment, and continues clear and transparent. If, after a time, it deposits any crystals, or if any of the salt effloresces around the neck of the bottle, or if a fibrous-looking sediment (conferva) appears in the solution, or if the solution changes colour materially, in each and all these instances the preparation should be rejected and a fresh quantity made. Since many aqueous solutions do not keep for any length of time, it is well to dissolve only a sufficient quantity of the salt at a time to meet the current demand, and to make this first decimal or centesimal attenuation again and again, as required. The salt itself should be obtained in sufficient quantity to last for some time, except in the case of perishable com- pounds, so as to avoid the necessity for repeated analyses, to insure the purity of the articles. (B.) SOLUTIONS IN ALCOHOL. TJNCTUEES. The objects to be obtained in these preparations are the following : 1. A preparation containing all the soluble ingredients of the substance employed. 2. A uniform strength, so that it may be always known exactly how much of the dry crude material is represented in -a given measure of the tincture. 3. A fixed alcoholic strength, so that in making dilu- tions all decomposition may be avoided, by using a spirit of the same alcoholic strength as that existing in the tincture. These objects may be attained in the following manner : 1 . The complete solution of all soluble matter can be HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCE1A. 11 accomplished by varying the alcoholic strength to suit the nature of the ingredients in each plant; using a very dilute spirit where the ingredients are chiefly soluble in water, and a strong spirit where alcohol is the best sol- vent. Also, by using a sufficient quantity to insure the complete exhaustion of the plant. 2. The uniform strength of tincture is advisable for many reasons, and especially in connection with the making of attenuations. Hitherto the mother tinctures made from fresh plants have varied "greatly in strength, not only among themselves, but the tincture of the same plant differed from time to time according to whether the fresh plant chanced to be more or less juicy. In con- sequence of this, the lower attenuations have varied in strength, since in every instance the same number of drops of mother tincture were added to a given quantity of spirit. To obtain uniformity it is necessary to ascer- tain the quantity of moisture contained in the fresh plant, and to allow for this in making the tincture. In every instance the dry crude substance is taken as the starting-point from whence to calculate the strength, and, with very few exceptions, the mother tinctures con- tain all the soluble matter of 1 ounce of the dry plant in 10 fluid ounces of the tincture. 8. It will be noticed that a series of tables are given at the close of the Tincture Process, by means of which the pharmaceutist can calculate the exact quantity and strength of spirit which he has to use in the case of each medicine. The necessity for these tables is owing to the water present in the fresh plant mixing with and diluting the spirit employed in making the tincture, so that the quantity of the spirit used should vai*y according to the percentage of moisture in the plant. By careful atten- tion to these tables, uniform products may be obtained 12 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. from all plants, notwithstanding their variableness of moisture ; and also by diluting the matrix tinctures with a spirit of the same strength, dilutions may be always made of the same medicinal value. PREPARATION OF TINCTURES OF VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. I. BY PERCOLATION. This process should be used in all cases of dry plants, roots, seeds, &c., and in the case of such fresh plants, &c., as do not require to be made by the following processes : Preparing the Percolator. Take a York Glass Com- pany's percolator (see Fig. 1), tie over the small end a piece of fine, well-washed book-muslin. Place upon the muslin a layer of about a quarter of an inch of coarsely- powdered green glass,* then a layer of finely-powdered glass half an inch in depth, and lastly, a thin layer of coarsely -granulated glass. The percolator is now ready for receiving the drug. Preparing the Drug. 1. If dry, reduce any quantity for example, 4 ounces by weight to a moderately fine powder, by bruising in a mortar. 2. If fresh, cut the plant in pieces, pass it through one of Lyon'sf tinned-iron mincing machines, and finally * The green glass should be prepared by pounding in a mortar well- washed and dried common green bottles; the powder should then be washed with distilled water, to get rid of the impalpable powder, and, after being well dried, it should be sorted into three sizes of coarse and fine powder, and granulated glass, by passing through sieves of different degrees of fineness. + This machine is recommended because it contains no lead, and admits of the most thorough cleaning. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 13 Fig. 1. YOBK GLASS COMPANY'S PERCOLATOB.* * This percolator has been decided on because it is one of the best the Committee are acquainted with. It is entirely made of glass, and is readily cleaned. The chief advantage, however, consists in its ingenious valves, by which the process of percolation can be stopped at any time, and the 14 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. pound it in a Wedgwood mortar so as to reduce it to a fine and uniform pulp. Then weigh 100 grains of the pulp and dry it carefully on a water- bath until it ceases to lose weight ; re-weigh it, and ascertain how much it has lost in drying. If the loss does not exceed 70 per cent., proceed with the packing at once, but if it exceeds 70 per cent., put the moist magma into a press and extract as much juice as possible. Pour the juice into the receiver of the percolator, which must be kept in a cool, dark place until the rest of the process is completed. Pass the squeezed magma through the mincing machine a second time, or triturate it lightly in the mortar, in order to separate the particles, and proceed with packing. Packing the Material. Insert the powder or the moist magma, as the case may be, little by little, spreading it evenly, and pressing it down gently with a broad cork fixed to a long glass rod, taking care to get a uniform and compact mass, not too tight, but free from fissures or empty spaces ; this done, cover the surface with a thin layer of finely-powdered green glass. Making the Tincture. Having ascertained, by refer- ence to the Pharmacopeia, the strength of spirit required and the quantity, which in the case of dry substances will be 40 fluid ounces, but in the case of fresh plants, &c., must be ascertained by a reference to the tables which follow these directions : 1 . Take one-fourth or one-fifth of the entire quantity substance be left to macerate In the spirit as long as may be neces- sary. The valves are made by cutting a groove half way across the ground surfaces of the percolator and stopper respectively ; it hence follows that, when the two grooves are in a straight line, the air can enter and percola- tion will go on ; when, however, they are not opposite to each other, the two compartments will be completely stopped oft' and rendered air-tight. At a and b in the figure the grooves are shown in the closed position, while at c the valve is open. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 15 of spirit required, or, in the case of fresh plants, one-half to one-fourth, and resting the cork, with the glass rod attached, on the top of the pounded glass, pour the spirit in a gentle stream down the glass rod, so that it may fall on the cork and spread gradually over the surface, with- out disturbing the pounded glass. 2. Eemove the glass rod, put in the stopper, and, in the case of dry substances or of fresh plants from which the juice has been previously extracted as above, close the valves as soon as the liquid commences to drop into the receiver. When working with fresh plants, however, from which the juice has not been pressed, leave the valves open until the following quantities of fluid (or as much of those quantities as the density of the magma will allow the displacement of by one-half the entire quantity of spirit), which will be chiefly juice, have passed through into the receiver. For example, if the moist magma has lost between 30 and 40 per cent, in drying, let 1| fluid ounce drop through; if between 40 and 50 per cent., 2 fluid ounces; if between 50 and 70 per cent., 2 fluid ounces ; then close the valves. 3. In all cases, after the valves are closed, let them remain so for twenty-four hours, and then open them and allow the fluid to percolate into the receiver until no more drops through. 4. Then add another half, fourth, or fifth part of the spirit in the same cautious way that the first was added, and having displaced the saturated spirit held in suspen- sion by the packed material, close the valves, and let them remain closed for at least six hours, and then re- open the valves and proceed as before, repeating the process again and again, adding an equal part of the required quantity of spirit each time until the whole quantity has been poured into the percolator. 16 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 5. When the last quantity has ceased to drop through, remove the material from the percolator, and press strongly. 6. Mix the various portions together, and let stand for twenty -four hours, and then filter. N.B. The whole amount of tincture obtained after filtration will never be found to equal the quantity of spirit employed, as there is always some loss during the process. This loss occurs partly through the adhesion of the liquid to the utensils used and evaporation, and partly through the impossibility of removing the whole of the tincture from the magma by means of pressure. It is recommended to add spirit of the suitable strength to the extent of 5 per cent, by volume of the quantity of tincture which should result from the process to compensate the loss from the last-named cause, but no other addition of spirit to the tincture can be made with- out reducing its proper strength. This liquid should bo poured over the packed magma before pressure. II. BY MACERATION PEEVIOUS TO PERCOLATION. This process is a modification of the foregoing, and is necessary in the case of all fresh vegetable substances which have much mucilaginous or viscid juice, and hence will not allow the spirit to pass through readily. 1 . Reduce to a pulp, ascertain the percentage of water, and weigh out the moist magma as before. 2. Having ascertained by reference to the Pharmaco- poeia the strength of spirit directed for the plant operated upon, and the quantity by reference to the tables, throw the magma loosely into a wide-mouthed stoppered bottle, pour one-third the quantity of spirit over it, and having HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 17 shaken it thoroughly, allow it to macerate forty- eight hours, shaking occasionally. 3. Decant off any liquid which will pour out from the magma, and press out the remainder, pouring the liquid into the receiver of a percolator, and keeping it in a cool, dark place until the remainder of the process is com- pleted. 4. Kemove the mass from the press, and pass it again through the mincing machine, or triturate it lightly in a mortar, and then carefully mix it with twice its bulk of finely-powdered green glass. 5. Pack this mixture of magma and powdered glass in the percolator, percolate with the remainder of the spirit in two or more equal quantities, allowing at least six hours' maceration between each addition of spirit, and finish the process as before. EXAMPLES OP PLANTS REQUIRING TO BE TREATED BY THIS PROCESS. Agaricus muscarius, Allium cepa, Alliuin sativum, Col- chicum autumnale, Viola odorata, Viola tricolor, Viscum album. III. BY MACERATION. This process is preferable in case of some gums, resins, &c., which are almost entirely soluble. 1 . Reduce to a coarse powder, or cut into small pieces, and having ascertained the strength of spirit to be used, put the drug with the whole of the spirit into a wide- mouthed bottle and secure the stopper. 18 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 2. Allow the contents to macerate for fourteen days, shaking the bottle vigorously once a day. 3. Pour off as much of the liquid as possible, press the residue, mix the liquids, and, having allowed the mixed products to stand twenty-four hours, filter. EXAMPLES OP DRUGS REQUIRING TO BE TREATED BY THIS PROCESS. Assafoetida, Guaiacum ojficinale. TABLE No. 1. Showing the amount of Eectified Spirit required to make Spirit of 40 O.P. with the water contained in each ounce of moist magma, and the amount of Spirit of 40 O.P. to be added in order to make a tincture in which 10 fluid ounces will represent as nearly as possible 1 ounce of the dry plant. Moisture lost by the fresh plant in drying. Rectified Spirit required. Spirit of 40 O.P. to be added. Fl. oz. 2-80 PL oz. 2-30 50 3-11 1-44 55 )t 3-42 . 0'59 58-5 3-64 No fresh plant containing more than 58'5 per cent, of water can yield a 1 in 10 tincture with spirit of 40 O.P. ; either a more dilute spirit must be used, or a weaker tincture made. It is better, however, to use a more dilute spirit, than to make a weaker mother tincture. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 19 TABLE No. 2. Amount of Rectified Spirit required to make Spirit of 20 O.P. with the water contained in each ounce of moist magma. Moisture lost in Rectified Spirit Spirit of 20 O.P. drying. required. to be added. FL oz. Fl. oz. 45 per cent 1-23 3'86 50 1-37 3-17 55 1-51 2-49 60 1-64 1-81 65 1-78 1-13 70 1-92 0-44 73-5 2-01 No fresh plant containing more than 73'5 per cent, of water can yield a 1 in 10 tincture with spirit of 20 O.P.; either a more dilute spirit must be used, or a weaker tincture made. It is better, however, to use a more dilute spirit, than to make a weaker mother tincture. TABLE No. 3. Amount of Rectified Spirit required to make Proof Spirit with the water contained in each ounce of moist magma. Moisture lost Rectified Spirit Proof Spirit to in dryiug. required. be added. PI. oz. FL oz. 45 per cent 0'69 4-39 50 0-77 3-76 55 0-85 3-14 60 0-92 2-52 65 1-00 1-89 70 1-08 1-27 72-5 1-12 0-96 75 1-16 0-64 77-5 1-20 0-33 80 1-24 0-02 c 2 20 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. No fresh plant containing upwards of 80 '5 per cent, of water can yield a 1 in 10 tincture with proof spirit; either a more dilute spirit must be used, or a weaker tincture made. It is better, however, to use a more dilute spirit, than to make a weaker mother tincture. TABLE No. 4. Amount of Rectified Spirit required to make Dilute Alcohol with the water contained in each ounce of moist magma. Dilute Alcohol to be added. Fl. oz. 4-62 4-03 3-43 2-83 2-23 1-64 1-34 1-04 0-74 0-44 0-14 No fresh plant containing more than 84 per cent, of water can yield a ] in 10 tincture with dilute alcohol. As, however, the loss of moisture in some instances has been found to reach 93 or 94 per cent., it is considered more desirable that in such cases a weaker mother tinc- ture should be prepared than a still more diluted alcohol used ; but in every instance a sufficient quantity of such mother tincture must be used in making the first decimal attenuation to make it represent 1 part of dry plant in Moisture lost in drying. 45 per cent Rectified Spirit required. FLoz. 0'45 50 0-50 55 0-55 60 . - 60 65 0*65 70 , 0-70 72-5 , 0-72 75 0-75 77-5 0-77 80 0-80 82-5 0-82 84 0-84 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 21 100 parts of liquid, and thus uniform with all other first decimal attenuations of vegetable tinctures. TABLE No. 5. Amount of Rectified Spirit required to make Dilute Alcohol with the water contained in each ounce of moist magma, and strength of tinctures resulting from plants containing over 84 per cent, of moisture. Moisture lost in drying. 85 per cent Rectified Spirit required. FL oz. 0-85 Strength of Tincture. FLoz. 1 in 11-00 86 0-86 1 11-93 87 0-87 1 13-00 88 0-88 1 14-25 89 0-89 1 15-73 90 0-90 1 17'50 91 0-91 1 19-67 92 0-92 1 22-37 93 0-93 1 f 25-86 94 0-94 1 .. 30-50 As an example of the method of using the Tables, take the following case : Suppose a specimen of fresh Aconite has been reduced to pulp, and the 100 grains have lost 69 grains in drying; then by reference to the Pharmacopoeia it will be seen that proof spirit is directed for this tincture. Now, on referring to Table No. 3, it will be found that 1 ounce of moist magma, containing 70 per cent, (the nearest to 69)* of water, requires T08 fluid ounce of rectified spirit * Five per cent, is the smallest amount of moisture which need be noticed practically when dealing with 4 ounces or upwards, if the loss is below 70 per cent. ; hence, when the amount lost is between the per- centages stated, the figures should be taken which come nearest to the exact loss. 22 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. to form proof spirit with the water contained in it, and this quantity multiplied by 4, gives 4'32 fluid ounces, or the quantity required for the like conversion of the water contained in the 4 ounces of moist magma; hence that amount of rectified spirit must be first poured into a bottle ; and as, by reference to Table 3, it will be seen that 1*27 fluid ounce of proof spirit is required to be added for each ounce of moist magma to make a tincture repre- senting 10 per cent, of the dry material where the fresh plant contains 70 per cent, of water, four times this amount, or 5*08 fluid ounces, of proof spirit must be added. This mixed spirit will then be used as directed for making the tincture, and the result will be a tincture of the alcoholic strength of proof spirit, and will represent 1 grain of dry Aconite in every 10 minims of the tincture ; and, for reasons before stated, proof spirit should be used for making the first decimal attenuation. The alcoholic solutions (tinctures) of animal substances are, with few exceptions, merely solutions in ten times the quantity by measure of spirit of the strength directed. A few, such as Cantharis, are prepared by percolation, and in that case they are treated in precisely the way as vegetable substances. INFUSIONS AND DECOCTIONS, Which, though not generally recognized, are occasionally ordered. Many plants yield their virtues more fully to water than to alcohol or any other menstruum. There is, how- ever, a great practical difficulty as regards these prepara- tions, and that is, they will not keep ; and accordingly, IIOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCE1A. 23 it is still a desideratum that some method should be de- vised whereby they can be preserved from decomposition. It is probable that the addition of a certain proportion of alcohol will effect this, and the subject is suggested as a very suitable one for experiment. In the meantime, these preparations must be made fresh when required. They are prepared as follows : 1. Cold Infusions. Reduce the drug to a coarse powder, pack it in a percolator, precisely as directed for tincture-making, then let 10 fluid ounces of distilled water for every 1 ounce of dry material be passed through the percolator in the ordinary way. 2. Hot Infusions. Prepare the medicinal substance as above, and tie it loosely in a bag of clear, well-washed book-muslin, and then pour 10 fluid ounces of boiling distilled water for every 1 ounce of dry material into an infusion pot ; place the bag containing the substance on the diaphragm, cover over the vessel, and keep it in a warm place for an hour, when the fluid may be poured off, and that retained in the bag squeezed out, and the two mixed together and filtered. 3. Decoctions. Prepare the drug as before, put it into a porcelain dish, then pour 10 fluid ounces of distilled water for every 1 ounce of dry material over it ; place the dish over a water-bath, raise it to 200 F., and keep it at that temperature for half an hour, when the fluid may be decanted and filtered. . If attenuations of these are required, they must be made as soon as the preparations are ready; pure dis- tilled water being used for the 1st decimal and cen- tesimal attenuations, dilute alcohol for the 3rd decimal, and rectified spirit for the 2nd centesimal and upwards. 24 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. II. TR1TUKATIONS. This form of preparation was originally designed by Hahnemann, who also published minute directions as to how it should be performed. His method is still adhered to, and there is only one alteration which may with advantage be made, and that is in the proportion of sugar of milk to be used at each stage of the process. Hahnemann recommends 1 grain of the substance to be triturated with 99 grains of sugar of milk, and the process lasts one hour. It is, however, preferable to use the pro- portion of 1 grain of medicine to 9 of sugar of milk, and in this way each decimal trituration after the first will occupy forty minutes, or each centesimal being equal to two decimal triturations to the making of which Hahne- mann allotted one hour, will now occupy one hour and twenty minutes. The object of this change is chiefly to insure a more thorough preparation, it being found by the microscope that the addition of so large a proportion of sugar of milk at one time (33 grains to 1 grain of medicine) renders it more difficult to reduce the size of the particles of the medicine, especially if they are hard, and thus deteriorates the value of the trituration. Since Hahnemann avowedly invented his process for the purpose of reducing the drug to the finest possible powder, the modification proposed is merely carrying out his own ideas to a higher degree of perfection. For the first decimal trituration the steps of the pro- cess are as follows : Weigh any number of grains (not exceeding 100 grains) of the medicinal substance, which should be in fine powder, or, in the case of metals, in thin leaf, and then weigh separately an equal number of grains of perfectly pure sugar of milk in coarse powder. Transfer the medicinal substance into a perfectly clean HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 25 and dry Wedgwood mortar, then place the milk sugar upon it, and mix the two together with a horn or ivory spatula, or, in the case of metallic leaf, spread the milk sugar evenly over the surface. Using a pestle of the same material as the mortar, rub the mixture thoroughly and carefully during six minutes, taking care that it should be not only mixed thoroughly by the steady circular movement so well known to pharmaceutists in mixing powders, but also that the hard, grinding motion which is employed in incorporating pill-mass should be effectively used, so as to break up all large and hard particles. At the end of the six minutes, scrape the pestle and mortar carefully with the spatula, so that nothing shall be left adhering to them, and stir the mixture again a process which will usually occupy about four minutes. Again rub and stir the mixture with the pestle for six minutes as before, and again scrape all the particles off the mortar and pestle, and thus complete the first stage of the process. As the reducing of the medicine to the finest possible powder is a most essential point in this method of prepa- ration, and as it is very difficult to effect this after a large proportion of sugar of milk has been added, a small portion of the trituration should be carefully examined under the microscope at this stage, and if the particles are found to be very unequal in size, the trituration and scraping should be continued until the reduction of the particles to a uniform degree of fineness is complete. Now add three times as many grains of coarsely-pow- dered sugar of ini]k* as were used in the first instance, * In the case of metallic leaf it may be necessary to add a little of this coarse milk sugar before all the particles can be brought under the pestle ; in this case the smallest quantity should be added at a time, so as to avoid increasing the bulk materially, before perfect reduction of the metal is secured. 26 HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. stir it well in with the triturated material, and proceed as before viz., rubbing for six minutes, scraping and mix- ing for four minutes, again rubbing for six minutes, and scraping as above. Then add five times the number of grains used at first, of finely-powdered sugar of milk, rub for six minutes, scrape and mix for four minutes, and again rub for six minutes, after which the trituration may be viewed as complete, and having once more scraped the whole together, it should be transferred to a perfectly clean, dry, glass bottle, carefully corked, and labelled 1*. For subsequent triturations the steps are as follows : Take one part by weight (not exceeding 100 grains) of the previous trituration, and then weigh separately nine times as many grains of perfectly pure sugar of milk in fine powder. Transfer half the quantity of the sugar of milk into a mortar as above, then place the triturated substance on the sugar of milk, and mix the two together with a horn or ivory spatula. Rub the mixture as directed for six minutes, scrape the mortar and pestle carefully with the spatula, so that nothing is left adhering to them . Again rub the mixture with the pestle for six minutes as before, and again scrape and mix thoroughly when the first stage of the process is complete. Now add the re- mainder of the sugar of milk, stir it well in with the triturated material, and proceed as before viz., rubbing for six minutes, scraping and mixing for four minutes, and again rubbing for six minutes, after which the pestle and mortar may be scraped, and the triturated product bottled, corked, and labelled. In consequence of the extreme difficulty with which pestles and mortars can be cleaned to the degree neces- sary for our refined processes, all careful homoeopathic chemists procure perfectly new ones for each substance, and then label them with the name of the medicine, and HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 27 never use them for any other purpose ; and even, not- withstanding this, it is necessary to be very careful in the thorough washing and cleansing of the apparatus, since a very small quantity of l x trituration, for example, would injure the perfection of the 3rd centesimal. All insoluble substances are submitted to this process ; and as it is carried on as far as the 3rd centesimal attenuation (6 X ), it follows that this thorough rubbing and mixing is continued until the medicine constitutes only the one-millionth part of the mixture. At this point experience has shown that even the most insoluble sub- stances have become soluble both in water and alcohol ; or, if not actually soluble, they are reduced to such minute particles that they are capable of permanent sus- pension through the fluid, so that it retains their medi- cinal virtues, and answers all the purposes of a perfect solution. Several attempts have been made to invent machines for triturating the drugs, some of which are very in- genious, and to a certain extent effective. The best we are acquainted with in this country is that of Mr. Hewitt ; but even this cannot compete with the human hand : a careful microscopic comparison between machine and hand-made preparations showed conclusively that when the medicinal substance was hard, and in considerable pieces, such as Carlo vegetabilis and Aurum foliatum, Mr. Hewitt's machine failed to reduce the particles to the same uniformly minute size which was attained in the hand- made triturations ; when, however, the medicine was already in the pulverulent form, as Mercurii biniodi- dum, there appeared but little difference between the two modes of triturating. In consequence of this no machine yet known can be recommended to be used in making the early triturations, at least of all substances which are 28 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. not already in the form of impalpable powder, or known to be very friable ; and when used for these the heaviest weight should be applied. III. LIQUID ATTENUATIONS. Systematic dilution of medicines according to a fixed scale constitutes another of the peculiarities of homoao- pathic pharmacy. When Hahnemann had convinced himself of the curative power of infinitesimal doses he devised and carried out the plan of making a series of preparations of each medicine, every one of which should contain exactly 100 times less of the drug than the one before it, and this constitutes the centesimal scale. His followers, however, being desirous of having preparations of a strength midway between those recommended by Hahnemann, adopted the plan of diluting in the pro- portion of 1 in 10 in place of 1 in 100, thus constituting the decimal scale. In consequence of this very great con- fusion has arisen ; and it is most essential that one or other should be adopted exclusively. After a careful review of all the arguments in favour of both scales, it has been determined to adopt the centesimal scale for prescribing, while the decimal possesses so many ad- vantages in the preparation of the drugs that it should be always followed in tne making of the triturations and other attenuations. When referring to the subject of designating the attenuations, an easy method will be described by which to avoid the possibility of any con- fusion arising from the use of one scale for preparing and the other for prescribing. The method of making the attenuations is as follows : Take a perfectly clean new bottle (say a half-ounce HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 29 phial), fit a good new cork into it, and then, having re- moved the cork, pour in 20 minims of the mother tincture, then add 180 minims of spirit of the same alcoholic strength as that with which the mother tincture was prepared, cork the bottle, and, grasping it in the right hand, with the thumb held firmly over the cork, shake it well, letting each shake terminate in a jerk by striking the closed right hand against the open palm of the left hand ; having given several such shakes, the at- tenuation is finished, and should be marked l x or A : 20 minims of l x , mixed and well shaken with 180 minims of spirit, will then form 2 X or 1 ; and 20 minims of 1 with 180 minims of spirit, well shaken, will form 3 X or B; and so on up to the highest attenuation required.* The strength of the spirit used for the attenuations must be carefully attended to according to the following rules : I. The first attenuation made from a trituration (which will be 4) must be made as follows : Dissolve 1 grain of the 3rd centesimal trituration in 50 minims of distilled water, and then add gradually 50 minims of rectified spirit, thus forming dilute alcohol. N.B. As sugar of milk is not soluble in less than six times its weight of cold water, and is insoluble in alcohol, a decimal solution of a trituration could only be made with pure water, and would not keep ; the centesimal scale, therefore, must be followed in preparing the first solution of a trituration. a. The next attenuation, viz., 9 X , must be made with proof spirit. b. The next, viz., 5, and all higher attenuations, must be made with rectified spirit, i.e., 60 O.P. * It is recommended to keep all the attenuations in glass-stoppered bottles. 30 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. II. The first attenuation of any mother tincture (which will always be P or A) must be made with spirit of the same strength as that used in making the mother tincture : hence a. When the mother tincture is made with proof spirit, attenuation P or A must be made also with proof spirit, attenuation I with spirit 20 O.P., attenuation 3* or B, and all above that, with rectified spirit. 6. When the mother tincture is made with dilute alcohol, attenuation I 1 or A must be made with dilute alcohol, 1 with proof spirit, 3 X or B with spirit 20 O.P., and all above that with rectified spirit. c. When the mother tincture is made with spirit 20 or 40 O.P., attenuation, I 1 or A must be made with a corre- sponding strength of spirit, 1 and all above that with rectified spirit. d. When the mother tincture is made with rectified spirit, the same will be used for all the attenuations. III. The attenuations made from watery solutions re- quire to be modified by so many causes, such as the solubility of the medicine in alcohol, the tendency or otherwise to any chemical action between the alcohol and the substance to be attenuated, that the rule is in these cases laid down separately for each particular substance. THE DESIGNATION OF THE ATTENUATIONS. Hitherto great irregularity has existed in the methods of designating the attenuations, and as a consequence much confusion has resulted. By some homoeopathic chemists the numbers 1, 2, 3, &c., have been used to denote the decimal scale, while others adhered to Hahnemann's plan and confined their^ HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 31 use to centesimal preparations, using I 1 , 2 X , 3 X , &c., to denote the decimal attenuations. A few, again, have used A to indicate l x , and B to denote 3 X , these two attenuations being almost the only- ones in use which could not be expressed by the cen- tesimal numbers. The best way of avoiding all this confusion is for the homoeopathic practitioners to adopt the centesimal scale only. The reasons for this are nume- rous, among which the following may be noted as of themselves sufficient to decide the matter : 1. All or nearly all employ the centesimal scale exclu- sively in denoting the high attenuations. 2. There are only two attenuations, viz., the 1st and 3rd decimal, which have been much used, and which could not be equally well notated centesimally. It is necessary now to advert to a fact which is often lost sight of, and yet which is very important for all those who prescribe the low attenuations, and that is the following : The process of attenuation always commences from a point termed zero, and marked

, since much confusion is caused by different persons employing it in different senses. The following are the rules for its application : 1. It is used principally to denote the strongest officinal tincture, as Aeon. , together with the animal poisons, as Apis or l x , which should only be dispensed when specially ordered. Two things are especially to be recommended viz., that all prescriptions should be written in such a manner that any homoeopathic chemist may read them with cer- tainty and facility ; and that the directions for taking the medicines should be so written that both the patient and chemist can understand them. PART II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDICINES AND THEIE PREPARATIONS. ACIDUM BENZOICUM. Contractions. Benz. Ac. Bz.-x. Benzoic Acid. HC 7 H 5 O 2 . Obtained from benzoin, a balsamic resin, which exudes from the incised bark of the Sty rax Benzoin. Nat. ord., STYRACACEJE. It is prepared by sublimation, and can be purchased in a state of purity in crystals. Characters and Tests. Light feathery crystalline plates and needles, flexible, nearly colourless, and having an agreeable aromatic odour resembling benzoin. Soluble in 200 parts of cold water, in 25 parts of boiling water, in 4 parts of rectified spirit. Soluble also in solutions of the caustic alkalies and of lime, and precipitated from them by Hydrochloric Acid. When slowly heated it sublimes without residue. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Transactions of Amer. Institute of Horn., vol. i. Proper forms for dispensing. l x to 3, Trituration. 1* and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. 42 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. ACIDUM CARBOLICUM. Contractions. Garb. Ac. Cb.-x. Present name. Carbolic Acid. HC 6 H 5 0. Synonym. Phenic Acid. An acid obtained from Coal-tar Oil by fractional distil- lation and purification. Characters and Tests. In colourless acicular crystals, which at a temperature of 95 become an oily liquid, having a strong odour and taste, resembling those of creasote, which it also resembles in many of its characters and properties. Its specific gravity is 1-065 ; boiling point, 370. The crystals readily ab- sorb moisture on exposure to the air, and they are thus lique- fied ; the acid, however, is but slightly soluble in water, but it is freely soluble in alcohol, ether, and glycerine. It does not redden blue litmus paper. A slip of deal dipped into it, and afterwards into Hydrochloric Acid, and then allowed to dry in the air, acquires a greenish-blue colour. It coagulates Albu- men. It does not affect the plane of polarization of a ray of polarized light. Reference to Horn. Proving. Hale's New Remedies. Vide Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xxiii., p. 314, and United States Med. and Surg. Journ., vol. iii., p. 129. It is most frequently used externally as a lotion, made by solution in water in proportions varying from 1 in 30 to 1 in 400. Preparation. Solution in rectified spirit. ACIDUM FLUORICUM. Contractions. Fluor. Ac. Fl.-x. Present name. Hydrofluoric Acid. HF. For. name : German, Fluorwassersto/saure. Prepared by distilling pure Fluorspar (Calcium Flu- oride) in a state of fine powder with Sulphuric Acid. As HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 43 tlie acid dissolves glass, the distillation must be performed in platinum vessels, and the acid can only be preserved in bottles of the same, or in bottles made of gutta-percha . It should be purchased from the operative chemists, guaran- teed as having been prepared as above, and re-distilled. Tests. Place a drop of the aqueous solution on a slip of glass, let it remain a few minutes, then wash it off, and hold the glass so that the eye may glance over the polished surface, when the spot where the liquid was will be found to have entirely lost its polish, some of the glass having been dissolved. Preparation. An aqueous solution of 1 in 10. Water must be used for making the first three dilutions, and all these must be kept in gutta-percha bottle s. Reference to Horn. Proving. Transactions of Amer. Inst., vol. i. Proper forms for dispensing. Below 4, watery Solution only. 4, dilute Tincture. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ACIDUM HYDROCYANICUM. Contractions. Hydrocy. Ac. Hy.-x. Present name. Hydrocyanic Acid. HCN. Prussic Acid. For. name : German, Blausaure. Obtained by distilling yellow Prussiate of Potash with Sulphuric Acid and water. The process given by the British Pharmacopeia of 1867 is as follows : Take of Yellow Prussiate of Potash. 2 ounces; Sulphuric Acid . . .1 fluid ounce; Distilled Water . . .30 fluid ounces, or a sufficiency. Dissolve the Prussiate of Potash in 10 ounces of the 44 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. water, then add the Sulphuric Acid, previously diluted with 4 ounces of the water and cooled. Put the solution into a flask or other suitable apparatus of glass or earthen- ware, to which are attached a condenser and a receiver arranged for distillation ; and having put 8 ounces of distilled water into the receiver, and provided sufficient means for keeping the condenser and receiver cool, apply heat to the flask, until by slow distillation the liquid in the receiver is increased to 17 fluid ounces. Add to this 3 ounces of distilled water, or as much as may be suffi- cient to bring the acid to the required strength, so that 100 grains (or 110 minims) of it, precipitated with a solution of Nitrate of Silver, shall yield 10 grains of dry Cyanide of Silver. Characters and Tests. A colourless liquid, with a strong peculiar odour. Sp. gr. -997. It gives no precipitate with Chloride of Barium, but with Nitrate of Silver it gives a white precipitate entirely soluble in boiling concentrated Nitric Acid. Treated with, a minute quantity of Sulphate and Per- sulphate of Iron, afterwards with Potash, and finally acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, it forms Prussian Blue. 270 grains of it rendered alkaline by the addition of solution of Soda, require 1,000 gram measures of the volumetric solution of Nitrate of Silver to be added before a permanent precipitate begins to form, which corresponds to 2 per cent, of the real acid. Preparation. The officinal acid of the British Pharma- copoeia is the strongest that should be dispensed. Equal measures of the officinal acid and rectified spirit will make the first centesimal dilution. N.B. Hydrocyanic Acid and its dilutions should be freshly made, as it is apt to deteriorate when kept. Reference to Horn. Proving. Hartlaub and Trinks. Proper forms for dispensing. Below 2, Tincture only. 2 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. IIOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 45 ACIDUM MURIATICUM. Contractions. Mur. Ac. Mu.-x. Present name. Hydrochloric Acid. HC1. For. name : German, Salzsaure. The process for preparing this should be that recom- mended in the British Pharmacopoeia of 1867. Take of Chloride of Sodium, dried . 48 ounces ; Sulphuric Acid . . .44 fluid ounces ; Water 36 fluid ounces ; Distilled Water . . .50 fluid ounces. Pour the Sulphuric Acid slowly into 32 ounces of the water, and when the mixture has cooled add it to the Chloride of Sodium previously introduced into a flask having the capacity of at least one gallon. Connect the flask by corks and a bent glass tube with a three-necked wash-bottle, furnished with a safety tube, and containing the remaining 4 ounces of the water ; then, applying heat to the flask, conduct the disengaged gas through the wash- bottle into a second bottle containing the distilled water, by means of a bent tube dipping about half an inch below the surface, and let the process be continued until the product measures 66 ounces, or the liquid has acquired a specific gravity of 1'16. The bottle containing the dis- tilled water must be kept cool during the whole operation. Characters and Tests. Colourless, strongly acid, emitting white vapours having a very pungent odour. Evaporated to dryness, it leaves no residue ; it gives a curdy white precipitate with Nitrate of Silver, soluble in excess of Ammonia, insoluble in Nitric Acid. 114*8 grains by weight, mixed with half an ounce of distilled water, require for neutralization 1,000 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Soda. When diluted with four times its volume of distilled water it gives no precipi- 46 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. tate with Chloride of Barium or Sulphuretted Hydrogen ; no red colour with Sulphocyanide of Potassium, and does not tarnish bright copper foil when boiled in it If half a fluid drachm of the acid mixed with 2 fluid drachms of distilled water be put into a test-tube with a few pieces of granulated zinc, and while the effervescence continues, a slip of bibulous paper moistened with a solution of Acetate of Lead be sus- pended in the upper part of the tube for a few minutes, the paper will not become discoloured. Preparation. As this solution contains 31 '8 per cent, of the pure acid, 1| fluid drachm mixed with 4 fluid drachms of distilled water will make the l x dilution. In diluting, distilled water only should be used up to 1, distilled water to which 5 per cent, of rectified spirit has been added up to 3, then dilute alcohol for 4, and after that rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., vol. iv. Proper forms for dispensing. Below 4, watery Solu- tion only. 4, dilute Tincture. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globuks. ACIDUM NITKICUM. Contractions. Nitr. Ac. Ni.-x. Present name. Hydric Nitrate. HN0 3 . Nitric Acid. For. name : German, Salpetersdure. Prepared from Nitrate of Potash or Nitrate of Soda by distillation with Sulphuric Acid and water. It may be obtained from the manufacturing chemists of the strength ordered by the British Pharmacopoeia, which contains 70 per cent, of the pure acid, but must answer the following Characters and Tests. A colourless liquid, sp. gr. 1-42, HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 47 emitting powerfully acrid fumes. Evaporated to dryness, it leaves no residue ; poured over copper filings, dense red vapours are immediately formed ; but if the acid be mixed with an equal volume of water and then added to the copper, it gives off a colourless gas, which becomes orange-red when mixed with air. Diluted with six times its volume of distilled water, it gives no precipitate with Chloride of Barium or Nitrate of Silver ; 90 grains by weight mixed with half an ounce of distilled water require 1,000 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Soda for neutralization. Preparation. 1 fluid drachm diluted with' distilled water until it measures 10 fluid drachms will make the l x dilution. Distilled water must be used for 1, distilled water to which 5 per cent, of rectified spirit has been added up to 3, and dilute alcohol for 4, after which rectified spirit may be employed. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., vol. iv. Proper forms for dispensing. Below 4, watery Solution only. 4, dilute Tincture. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ACIDUM OXALICUM. Contractions. Oxal. Ac. Ox.-x. Present name. Dihydric Oxalate. H 2 C 2 4> 2H a O. Oxalic Acid. For. name : German, Oxalsaure. Prepared on a large scale by the action of caustic alkalies on sawdust. It can be readily obtained impure from the manufacturing chemists, and should be purified by solution in distilled water and re-crystallization, ac- cording to the process given in the British Pharmacopoeia, viz. : Take of Oxalic Acid of commerce . . 1 pound ; Boiling Distilled Water . . 30 fluid ounces. 48 HbMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Dissolve, filter the solution, and set it aside to crystallize. Pour off the liquor, and dry the crystals by exposure to the air on filtering-paper placed on porous bricks. Characters and Tests. Colourless prismatic crystals, strongly acid, dissolving freely in water. Heated in a test-tube with strong Sulphuric Acid, it dissolves with effervescence, evolving Carbonic Oxide and Carbonic Anhydride, the former of which bums with a blue flame on approaching the mouth of the tube to a flame. Heated in a dry tube, it is entirely converted into vapour, a part of which condenses on the sides of the tube in fine transparent needles. Its solution in water gives a white precipitate with Nitrate of Silver, soluble in dilute Nitric Acid. A strong solution gives with Nitrate of Barium, on stirring with a glass rod, a granular precipitate, soluble in dilute Nitric Acid. Preparation. Solution in rectified spirit 1 in 10. Reference to Horn. Proving. Transactions of Amer. Institute, vol. i. Proper forms for dispensing. 1* and upwards, Tinc- ture, Pilules, or Globules. ACIDUM PHOSPHORICUM. Contractions . Phos. Ac. Ph.-x. Present name. Hydric Phosphate. H 3 P0 4 . Phosphoric Acid. For. name : German, Phosphorsaure. Hahnemann directs this to be prepared by the action of Sulphuric Acid on calcined bones. It can be better pre- pared by burning Phosphorus in oxygen and diluting the product to sp. gr. 1'055. Characters and Tests. A colourless liquid, having a sour taste and strongly acid reaction. Specific gravity 1*055. It gives a canary-yellow precipitate with Ammonio-Nitrate of HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 49 Silver, which is soluble in Ammonia and in diluted Nitric Acid. Evaporated, it leaves a residue which melts at a low red heat, and upon cooling exhibits a glassy appearance. It is not pre- cipitated by Sulphuretted Hydrogen, Chloride of Barium, Nitrate of Silver with excess of Nitric Acid, or solution of Al- bumen. When mixed with an equal volume of pure Sulphuric Acid and introduced into a solution of Sulphate of Iron, it does not communicate a dark colour. Mixed with an equal volume of solution of Perchloride of Mercury and heated, no pre- cipitate is formed. Preparation. The solution recommended above forms our I 1 preparation. The 1 dilution should be made with distilled water, the 3 X and 2 with distilled water to which 5 per cent, of rectified spirit has been added, the 5 X with dilute alcohol, the 3 and following with rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., vol. v. Proper forms for dispensing. l x to 2, watery Solution only. 5% dilute Tincture. 3 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ACIDUM SULPHURICUM. Contractions. Sulph. Ac. Su.-x. Present name. Sulphuric Acid. H 2 S0 4 . Sulphuric Acid. For. name : German, Schwefelsaure. Hahnemann recommends the Nordhaiisen or fuming Sulphuric Acid to be used, directing it to be re-distilled in glass vessels. A very pure acid, however, can be obtained from some of the manufacturing chemists. Characters and Tests. Strong Sulphuric Acid is a colourless oily liquid, sp. gr. l - 843, evolving much heat on the addition of water, and when diluted gives a copious white precipitate with Chloride of Barium, insoluble in Nitric Acid. Evaporated 50 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. in a platinum crucible, it leaves no residue. Diluted with six times its volume of distilled water, no white precipitate appears. Neither does it give any precipitate with Sulphuretted Hy- drogen. When a solution of Sulphate of Iron is poured gently on its surface, no purple colour is developed where the two liquids unite. Preparation. The officinal acid of the British. Phar- macopoeia contains 96'8 per cent, of the pure acid. Hence, 30 minims mixed gradually with sufficient distilled water to measure when cold 9 fluid drachms, will constitute our l x preparation. The 1 dilution should be made with distilled water, 3 X to 3 with distilled water to which 5 per cent, of rectified spirit has been added, 4 with dilute alcohol, and 5 and following dilu- tions with rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., vol. v. Proper forms for dispensing. Below 4, watery Solution only. 4, dilute Tincture. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ACONITUM. Contractions. Aeon. Aco. Aconitum Napellus. Nat. ord., RANUNCULACE*:. Fig. Flora Horn., pi. 1. Common Aconite, Monkshood, or Wolfsbane. For. names : German, Eisenkappe, Sturmhut ; French, Aconit. Napel; Italian, Napello; Spanish, Napello. Habitat. Moist pastures, thickets and waste places, &c., in mountainous districts, in Central and Southern Europe, and Russian and Central Asia, extending north- ward into Scandinavia. In Britain probably introduced, HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 5L but apparently wild in some shady places in Western England and South Wales. Flowering time. June to August. Parts employed. The leaves and flowering tops, and the root. Characters. Leaves smooth, palmate, divided into five or seven deeply cut wedge-shaped segments, exciting slowly when chewed a sensation of tingling. Flowers numerous, irregular, deep blue, in dense racemes. The upper helmet-shaped sepal at first conceals the lateral ones, but is ultimately thrown back. Carpels 3, often slightly united at the base. The fresh root is usually from 1 to 3 inches long, tapering, dark brown, internally whitish. A minute portion cautiously chewed causes prolonged tingling and numbness. The juice must not be swallowed, and the mouth should be washed after applying this test. Time for collecting. The leaves and flowering tops, when about one-third of the flowers have expanded. The root in spring, before the leaves have appeared. N.B. The cultivated plant has been repeatedly used in place of the wild one, and it yields a very good tincture. It is needful, however, to select plants which have not been grown in rich, luxuriant soil, and also such as retain all the characters of the wild plant unaltered by cultivation. Preparations. Tincture from freshly collected leaves and flowering tops, and from the fresh or dry root, the alcoholic strength being proof spirit in either case. A stronger tincture may be made from the dry root, using rectified spirit, but if ordered, it must be distinctly specified. Reference to Rom. Proving. R. A. M. L., i. (Est. Zeitsch. f. Horn., vol. i. Proper forms for dispensing.

and l x , Tincture only. 1 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ALUMEN. Contractions. Alumen. Aln. Present name. Potassio-Aluminic Sulphate. KA12S0 4 , 12H 2 0. Common Alum. For. names: German, Alaun; French, Alun; Italian, Allume ; Spanish, Alumbre. Of late years the Ammonia Alum has largely taken the place of Potash Alum in commerce ; but as the prov- ings were made with the Potash salt, we must continue to use it. Jt can be obtained from the manufacturing chemists. Characters and Tests. Colourless, transparent, crystalline masses, exhibiting the faces of the regular octohedron, and having an acid, sweetish, astringent taste. Its watery solution gives with Caustic Potash a white gelatinous precipitate, which is soluble in an excess of the re-agent, an immediate precipitate with Chloride of Barium, and after some hours a crystalline precipitate with Tartaric Acid. Boiled with Caustic Potash, no ammoniacal odour is given off. . HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 59 Preparation. Solution in distilled water for the first 3 dilutions, then dilute alcohol for 4, and afterwards rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Marcy and Peters' New Mat. Med. Proper forms for dispensing. l x to 3, watery Solution only. 4, dilute Tincture only. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ALUMINA. Contractions. Alum. Aim. Present name. Alumina. A1 2 3 , 3H. 2 0. Pure Clay. For. names: German, Thon-erde, Alaun- erdc; French, Alumine. This should be prepared by precipitating Ammonia Alum with Solution of Ammonia as follows : Take of Ammonia Alum in crystals . . 1 ounce ; Stronger Solution of Ammonia B.P. fluid ounce ; Distilled Water . -.^ V ''. A sufficiency. Powder the Alum and dissolve it in 10 fluid ounces of warm distilled water ; add the Ammonia, collect the pre- cipitate on a calico filter, and wash it with hot distilled water until the washings give no precipitate with Chloride of Barium, or any odour of Ammonia when mixed with Caustic Potash and boiled. The Alumina is then carefully dried on a water bath and pulverized. Characters. A very fine white powder, soft to the touch, tasteless, infusible, forming a paste with water, but not dis- solving in it. Preparation. Trituration . 60 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., ii. Proper forms for dispensing. l x to 3, Trituration only. 4, dilute Tincture only. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. The salts formed by Alumina with Acetic, Malic, and Tartaric Acids are all readily soluble in water, and one or other of these, especially the Acetate, might be used instead of the trituration of the pure Alumina by those who prefer solutions to triturations. AMBRA GUISE A. Contractions. Ambra. Amb. Synonyms. Ambra Ambrosiaca, Ambra Vera, Ambra Maritima. Ambergris. For. names: German, Oraue Ambra; French, Anibre gris. This is now generally believed to be a morbid secretion from the liver of the spermaceti whale (Physeter macro- cephalus). It has been extracted from the rectum of the whale in the South Sea Fishery, but is usually found floating on the sea along the coasts of Coromandel, Japan, the Moluccas, and Madagascar. The most esteemed is that from Madagascar and Sumatra. Characters. Large opaque balls, rough to the touch, formed of concentric layers, friable, lighter than water, spongy, of a greyish-brown colour externally, traversed within by black and yellowish-red streaks, and full of whitish specks. These often occur in the interior, the beak, and other hard parts of different species of cuttlefish, especially Sepia octop., and S. moschata. It has a strong odour, somewhat aromatic ; when heated it softens like wax ; it burns readily with a bright HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 61 flame, leaving very little residuum. It is soluble in ether and partially so in rectified spirit. Preparation. Trituration. Reference to Horn. Proving. R. A. M. L., vi. Proper forms for dispensing. 1* to 3, Trituration only. 4>, dilute Tincture. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. AMMONIACUM. Contractions. Ammiac. Am.-g. Dorema Ammoniacum. Nat. ord., UMBELLIFEEJ;. Gum Ammoniac. For. names : German, Ammoniak ; French, Gomme Ammoniaque; Italian, Armoniaco ; Spanish, Goma Ammoniaco. Habitat. Persia and the Punjaub. Part employed. The gum resin which exudes from the stem. Characters. In tears or masses ; the tears from 2 to 8 lines in diameter, pale cinnamon brown, breaking with a smooth, shining, opaque, white surface ; the masses composed of agglu- tinated tears, hard and brittle when cold, but readily softened by heat. Has a faint odour, and a bitter, acrid, nauseous taste. Rubbed with water, it forms a nearly white emulsion. It is partially soluble in ether and alcohol. Preparation. Trituration. Reference to Horn. Proving. Marcy and Peters' New Mat. Med. Proper forms for dispensing. 1* to 3, Trituration only. 4, dilute Tincture only. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. 62 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. AMMONIUM CAKBONICUM. Contractions. Ammon. Garb. Am.-c. Synonym. Sesquicarbonate of Ammonia. Presentname. Ammonic Carbonate. 2 [(H 4 N) 2 C0 3 ] C0 2 . Sal- volatile. For. names: Germ.,FluchtiyesLaugensalz, Cohlensaures Ammoniak; French, Ammoniaque Carbonate. A volatile and pungent Ammoniacal Salt, produced by submitting a mixture of Sulphate of Ammonia or Chloride of Ammonium and Carbonate of Lime to sub- limation. Characters and Tests. In translucent crystalline masses, with a strong ammoniacal odour and alkaline reaction; soluble in cold water, more sparingly in spirit. It volatilizes entirely when heated, and is readily dissolved by acids with efferves- cence. If diluted Nitric Acid be added to it in slight excess, and the solution be boiled, it will give no precipitate with Chloride of Barium or Nitrate of Silver. 59 grains dis- solved in 1 ounce of distilled water will be neutralized by 1,000 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Oxalic Acid. 20 grains of Carbonate ) , r / 23 grains Citric Acid, of Ammonia. J n ze \ 2o| grains Tartaric Acid. Preparation. A trituration has been recommended, but the great volatility of the substance renders such a preparation unsuitable. It should be dissolved in dis- tilled water (1 in 10, as usual) and the 1 made with dilute alcohol, and afterwards rectified spirit should be used. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., ii. Proper forms for dispensing. l x and 1, Solution only. 3 X and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 63 AMMONIUM CAUSTICUM. Contractions. Ammon. Canst. A.-cs. Synonym. Liquor Ammonise Fortior. Present name. Ammonic Hydrate. NH 4 HO. The strong solution of Ammoniacal Gas (NH 3 ) in water is directed by the British Pharmacopoeia to be pre- pared as follows : Take of Chloride of Ammonium, in coarse ) _ powder } 3 pounds; Slaked Lime . . . .4 pounds ; Distilled Water . . . . 32 fl. ounces. Mix the Lime with the Chloride of Ammonium, and introduce the mixture into an iron bottle placed in a metal pot surrounded by sand. Connect the iron tube, which screws air-tight into the bottle in the usual manner, by corks, glass tubes, and caoutchouc collars, with a WoulPs bottle capable of holding a pint ; connect this with a second Woulf's bottle of the same size, the second bottle with a matrass of the capacity of 3 pints, in which 22 ounces of the distilled water are placed, and the matrass, by means of a tube bent twice at right angles, with an ordinary bottle containing the remaining 10 ounces of distilled water. Bottles 1 and 2 are empty, and the latter and the matrass which contains the 22 ounces of distilled water are furnished each with a siphon safety tube charged with a very short column of Mercury. The heat of a fire, which should be very gradually raised, is now to be applied to the metal pot, and continued until bubbles of condensible gas cease to escape from the ex- tremity of the glass tube which dips into the water of the 64 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. matrass. The process being terminated, the matrass will contain about 43 fluid ounces of strong Solution of Ammonia. Bottles 1 and 2 will now include, the first about 16, the second about 10 fluid ounces of a coloured ammo- niacal liquid. Place this in a flask closed by a cork, which should be perforated by a siphon safety tube containing a little Mercury, and also by a second tube bent twice at right angles, and made to pass to the bottom of the terminal bottle used in the preceding process. Apply heat to the flask until the coloured liquid it contains is reduced to three-fourths of its original bulk. The pro- duct now contained in the terminal bottle will be nearly of the strength of Solution of Ammonia, and may be made exactly so by the addition of the proper quantity of distilled water or of strong solution of Ammonia. Characters and Tests. A colourless liquid, with a charac- teristic and very pungent odour, and strong alkaline reaction. Sp. gr. 0*891. 52 - 3 grains by weight require for neutraliza- tion 1,000 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Oxalic Acid. 1 fluid drachm contains 15'83 grains of Ammonia, NH 8 . When diluted with four times its volume of distilled water, it does not give precipitates with solution of Lime, Oxalate of Ammonia, Sulphide of Ammonium, or Ammonio- Sulphate of Copper ; and, when treated with an excess of Nitric Acid, is not rendered turbid by Nitrate of Silver or by Chloride of Barium. Preparation. 3 fluid ounces mixed with 5 fluid ounces of distilled water, will form the 1* dilution. Water should be used for making 1, then dilute alcohol up to 2, and afterwards rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Marcy and Peters' New Mat. Med. Proper forms for dispensing. P to 2, Solution only. 5* and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 65 N.B. This preparation is liable to lose strength by keeping; hence the P attenuation should be prepared immediately after it has been found to correspond to tho specific gravity required. AMMONIUM MURIATICUM. Contractions. Ammon. Mur. Am.-m. Present name. Ammonic Chloride. NH 4 C1. Sal Ammoniac. For.names: German, Salmiak; French, Hydrocli lor ate d' Ammoniague. To obtain this pure, it is necessary to dissolve the ordinary commercial Salt in distilled water, and re- crystallize. It is usually prepared by sublimation. Characters and Tests. In colourless, inodorous crystals ; soluble in water and in rectified spirit. Its aqueous solution, when heated with Caustic Potash, evolves Ammonia, and when treated with Nitrate of Silver forms a copious curdy precipi- tate. When heated it volatilizes without decomposition, and leaves no residue. Preparation. Trituration or solution in distilled water for l x , and rectified spirit for 1 and upwards. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., ii. Proper forms for dispensing. l x to 3, Trituration; or l x , Solution. 1 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ANACARDIUM. Contractions. Anac. Ana. Semecarpus Anacardium. Nat. ord., ANACARDIACEJS. Synonyms. Anacardium ofncinarum, Anacardium ori- entale. GG HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOP(E1A. Fig. Flora Horn., pi. 4. Marking-nut Tree. For. names: German, Elephanten Lceusebaum, Anacardien Baum ; French, Anacardien ; Italian, Anacardos ; Spanish, Anacard. Habitat. Dry mountainous forests in Asia. Part employed. The juice contained in the cells under the external rind of the nut. Characters. A blackish-brown, heart-shaped nut, with a somewhat reddish tinge, containing a corrosive resinous juice, in cells between the hard outside shell and the sweet kernel ; the juice is at first pale and of the thickness of honey, but afterwards turns blackish-brown, and dries up. N.B. It is very necessary to distinguish between the Marking-nut Tree, which is evidently the one Hahnemann described, and the Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidental?} , which is often mistaken for it. It is quite possible that they may possess similar actions, but it is essential that hornceopathists should use the precise species which has been employed in the proving. Mode of preparing. Triturations are made in the usual manner from the resinous juice. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., ii. Proper forms for dispensing. Below 3, Trituration only. 4, dilute Tincture. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. ANGUSTURA SPURIA. Vide BEUCEA ANTIDYSENTERICA. ANGUSTURA. Contractions. Angust. Ang. Galipea Cusparia. Nat. ord., RUTACEJE. Synonyms. Cusparia febrifuga, Bonplandia trifoliata. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 67 Fig. Flora Horn., pi. 5. Angustura Bark, Cusparia. For. names: German, An- gustura rinde ; French, Ecorce d'Angusture; Italian, Angustura; Spanish, Quina de Oarony ; Native name, Orayuri. Habitat. A tree of tropical South America. Part employed. The bark. Characters. Flat pieces or incomplete quills, from 2 to 8 inches long, and between ^ inch and ! inch broad, ^ line to 3 lines in thickness, consisting of epidermis and proper bark. Outer surface dirty greyish-yellow, often speckled in the smaller pieces with lighter grey spots and elevations. Inner surface dark brown. Substance of the bark yellowish-brown. The transverse fracture is smooth, and somewhat resinous in ap- pearance. The powder is like that of Rhubarb. It has a peculiar odour, and a bitter, hot, aromatic taste. Distinguished from false Angustura by its outer surface not being turned dark green, nor its fracture red, by Nitric Acid. Preparations. Tincture, using dilute alcohol ; but trituration is preferable. Reference to Horn. Proving. R. A. M. L., vi. Proper forms for dispensing. l x to 3, Trituration ; or

ii HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 75 only. 4, dilute Tincture only. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. N.B. It is difficult to preserve the watery attenuations unless they are kept in yellow actinic bottles. AENICA. Contraction. Arn. Arnica Montana. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. Fig. Flora Horn., pi. 6. Mountain Arnica, Leopard's Bane. For. names : Ger- man, Berg Wohlverleih, Fallkraut; French, Arnigue des Montagnes; Italian, Arnica; Spanish, Arnica, Tdbaco de Montana. Habitat. Mountainous parts of middle and Southern Europe. Flowering time. July and August. Parts employed. 1. The entire fresh plant. 2. The flowers. Characters. Rhizome from 1 to 3 inches long and 2 or 3 lines thick, cylindrical, contorted, rough from the scars of coriaceous leaves, and furnished with numerous long slender fibres ; has a peppery taste and peculiar odour. Leaves ovate, entire, sessile on the crown of the root. Stem 6 to 7 inches high, round, and unbranched, rising from the centre of the crown of leaves. Flowers large, rayed, and of a beautiful yellow. Fruit a hairy pappus. Involucre consisting of two rows of scales. Preparations. 1. Tincture of the entire fresh plant made in its native country, corresponding in alcoholic strength with proof spirit, 2. Tincture of dried flowers ouly, using proof spirit. Reference to Hom.Proving. Hahnemann's R. A.M.L., i. 76 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Proper forms for dispensing.

tob- 'Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., ii. Proper forms for dispensing. P to 3, Trituration only. 4, {dilute Tincture only. 5 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS. Contractions. Hydrast. Hdr. Nat. ord., RANUNCULACEJE. Synonym. Warneria Canadensis. * This is not the Liver of Sulphur (Snlphuret of Potassium) of the Dublin Pharmacopeia. HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 153 J%. Miller, Icones, t. 285. Golden Seal, Yellow Root. Habitat. In shady woods, particularly sides of moun- tains, Canada to Carolina, Ohio, and Kentucky. Flowering time. April and May. Part employed. The root. Characters. Rhizome tortuous, knotty, wrinkled, giving out a number of fibrous rootlets, internally bright yellow, of a pe- culiar odour. Leaves pubescent when young, cordate, palmated, 3 to 8 lobed. Calyx pale, rose-coloured. Fruit red, seeds ob- ovate. Time for collecting. When the plant is dying down in autumn, or when sprouting in spring. Preparations. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with proof spirit. Infusion. Reference to Horn. Proving. Hale's New Remedies. Proper forms for dispensing.

1. HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 201 The name Petroleum is employed so loosely to desig- nate numerous liquid hydrocarbons, that it is important to insure the use of the same substance which Hahne- mann employed in his proving. This is made by agitat- ing the liquid portion of Commercial Petroleum with Sulphuric Acid, and then rectifying the portion which this acid does not act upon. Its chemical constitution is very complex. Characters and Tests. A light oily fluid, colourless, or of a pale straw colour, and strong characteristic naphthalic smell. When agitated with a mixture of equal volumes of Sulphuric Acid and water, no change takes place beyond its imparting to the acid any yellow tint it may possess and itself becoming colourless. Dropped on white paper, it evaporates completely, leaving no greasy stain. To secure its freedom from other volatile oils, agitate with twice its bulk of rectified spirit, and filter through bibulous paper previously moistened with rectified spirit, or it may be separated from the spirit by means of a burette. It must be preserved in well-stoppered bottles. Preparation. Solution in rectified spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Chr. Kr., iv. Proper forms for dispensing. P and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. PETROSEL1NUM. Contractions. Petros. Pts. Petroselinum sativum. Nat. ord., UMBELLIFERJE. Synonym:. Apium Petroselinum. Fig.Engl. Bot., Supplem., t. 2793. Common Parsley. For. names : German, Gemeino Petersilie; French, Persil. Habitat. A native of the Eastern Mediterranean 202 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. region, much cultivated, and in this manner naturalized in most places. Flowering time. Summer. Parts employed. The entire fresh plant. Characters. An erect glabrous biennial, 1 to 3 feet high, with thick root and stiff branches. Leaves triangular in outline, twice pinnate, the segments stalked, ovate, lobed, and toothed ; upper leaves less divided, with narrow, often linear, entire segments. Umbels all stalked, not very large, but with 15 to 20 rays. General involucre 3, 4, or 5 short linear bracts, the partial ones of several smaller bracts. Flowers rather small, greenish-yellow. The entire plant has the well- known smell of parsley. Time for collecting. Just as flowering commences. Preparation. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with dilute spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. Arch., xviii. Proper forms for dispensing.

and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. HOMCEOPATHIO PHARMACOPOEIA. 213 PULSATILLA. Contractions. Puls. Pul. Pulsatilla nigricans. Nat. ord., RANUNCULACE.S. Synonyms. Anemone pratensis, Herba Venti. Fig. Flora, Horn., pi. 48. Meadow Anemone, Pasque-flower, Wind-flower. For. names : German, Wiesen pulsatilla ; French, Pulsatille, Coquelourde. Habitat. Sandy pastures in Germany, France, Den- mark, Sweden, Russia, and Turkey, and in some parts of the south of England. Flowering time. In spring, and again in August and September. Parts employed. The entire plant. Characters. Soot thick, short, sending off several strong fibres. Flower-stem 5 to 8 inches high, smooth, beset with soft hairs, with lancinated involucrum. Leaves radical, bipin- nate ; segments narrow, short, linear, glaucous green. Flowers, sepals 6, oblong, hairy, blackish-purple, with reflexed points. Seeds retaining their styles, which are long and downy. As the Anemone Pulsatilla is more common in this country, and at times approaches in character the Fulsatilla nigricans, care must be taken to procure the right plant. Where a difficulty is found in obtaining it, it will be well to import the tincture of the fresh plant from Germany. Time for collecting. When in flower. Preparation. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with proof spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. R. A. M. L., ii. Proper forms for dispensing.

and l x , Tincture only. 1 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. RHUS. Contraction. Rhs. Rhus toxicodendron. Nat. ord., ANACAEDIACEJ:. Synonym. Vitis Canadensis. Fig. Flora Horn., pi. 51. Poison Oak, Poison Ivy. For. names: German, Gift- HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 221 sumach ; French, Sumac Vencnceux ; Italian, Rus Toxico- dendro. Habitat. North America. Flowering time. June and July. Parts employed. The fresh leaves, collected at sunset and never exposed to the sun. Characters. Leaves on long petioles consisting of 3 leaflets, of ovate or rhomboidal form, pointed, strongly veined, glabrous on upper surface, but more or less downy underneath, margin serrated. Time for collecting. May and June, before flowering. Preparation. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with 40 O.P.' spirit. N.B. As the plant is not indigenous to this country, the tincture imported from North America must be used. Reference to Horn. Proving. R. A. M. L., ii. Proper forms for dispensing. and upwards, Tinc- ture, Pilules, or Globules. RHUS RADICANS. Contractions. Rhus-rad. Rs-r. Nat. ord., ANACARDIACEJ:. It seems still a disputed question whether this differs from R. toxicodendron in anything but habit, Rhus tox. being a dwarf, erect shrub, while R. radicans is a climber. Meantime, since they have been separately proved, and each proving contains symptoms peculiar to itself, it is much the best plan to make tinctures of each and keep them separate. The distinguishing characters of R. radi- cans are the following : Stem, from 5 to 40 feet high, furnished with numerous 222 HOMCEOPATHIU PHARMACOPOEIA. radicles by which it adheres to trees and climbs up them like ivy. Leaves trifoliate and resembling R. toxicodendron in shape, but equally glabrous on both sides and with margins entire. Preparation. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with 40 O.P. spirit. N.B. As the plant is not indigenous to this country, the tincture imported from North America must be used. Reference to Horn. Proving. Jahr's Symptomen Codex, Hempel's Translation. Proper forms for dispensing.

and P, Tincture only. 1 and upwards, Tincture, Pilules, or Globules. VEKBASCUM. Contractions. Verbas. Vrb. Verbascum Thapsus. Nat. ord., SCROPHULARIACEJE. Synonym. Thapsus barbatus. Fig. Flora, Horn., pi. 66. Common Mullein, Long Taper. For. names : German, Konigskerze Wellkraut ; French, Molene, Bouillon blanc ; Italian, Verbasco; Spanish, Gordolobo. Habitat. Roadsides and waste places all over Europe and temperate Asia ; also in North America. Flowering time. Summer. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 259 Parts employed. The fresh herb. Characters. A stout erect biennial, simple or branched, 2 to 4 feet high, clothed with soft woolly hairs. Leaves oblong, pointed, slightly toothed, narrowed at the base into 2 wings running a long way down the stem ; lower ones often stalked. Flowers in a dense, woolly, terminal spike. Corolla yellow, | inch in diameter, slightly concave; 3 of the filaments are covered with yellowish woolly hairs, the other 2 longer and nearly smooth. Time for collecting. At the beginning of flowering. Preparation. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with proof spirit. Reference to Horn. Proving. R. A. M. L., vi. Proper forms for dispensing.

The residue is purified without the use of chemicals, and deodorized by animal charcoal. Cosmoline does not evaporate below 400 ; has no affinity for oxygen, and does not become rancid. It probably consists essentially of Paraffin and some of the heavy coal oils. In ad- dition to the above extracts, a short proving is given in Hale's New Remedies* It is much to be regretted that this remedy has not been given a scientific designation that would in some way point to its source. Preparations. Trituration. CeruU . HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 309 COTYLEDON UMBILICUS. Nat. ord., CRASSULACEJS. Wall Pennywort. Navelwort. Characters. Stock perennial, almost woody. Radical and lower leaves on long stalks, fleshy, orbicular, broadly crenate, and more or less peltate. Flowering stems erect, from 6 inches to 1 foot high, simple or slightly branched, leafy at the base only, and bearing a long raceme of pendulous, yellowish-green flowers. Calyx very small. Corolla cylindrical, about 3 lines long, becoming afterwards somewhat enlarged, with 5 short teeth, and enclosing the stamens and carpels. N A proving of this was published in the Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. ii. Part employed. The fresh leaves. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol), Average loss of moisture, 93 per cent, CUBEBA OFFJCINALIS. Nat. ord., PIPERACE.E. Cubebs. Characters. The berry, which is the part used of the Piper' Cubebee, a climbing perennial plant, is the size of black pepper, globular, wrinkled, blackish, supported on a stalk of rather more than its own length ; has a warm camphoraceous taste and characteristic odour. A fragmentary proving is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex, and a more extended one in the Hahnemannian Monthly, vol. ii. Part employed, The dried unripe fruit. Preparation. Tincture (rectified spirit). CUPRI CARBONAS, Synonym. Cuprum Carbonicum. Present name. Hydrated-dibasic Cupric Carbonate CuO, 2H 2 0,CuC0 3 . Obtained by precipitating a solution of Sulphate of Copper with a solution of Carbonate of Soda. It has the same com- position as Malachite. This preparation has been admitted into Jahr's and Gruner's Phurmacopreias, but no proving is referred to. Preparation. Trituration. 310 HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. CYTISUS LABURNUM. Nat. ord., LEGUMINOS,E. Laburnum. An account of the pathogenetic effects of the seeds of this tree is given in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vols, ii. and xi. Part employed. The seeds. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol). DOLICHOS PRURIEXS. Nat. ord., LEGUMINOS.E. Synonym. Mucuna p. Cowhage, or Cow-itch. Characters. Strong, brown, stinging hairs, that cover the legumes of this plant, and which cause an intolerable itching when placed on the skin. A fragmentary proving of this is given in North Amer. Journ. of Horn., vol. L Part employed. The setae which cover the pods. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit), DORYPHORA DE<5lMLIXEATA. Class, INSECTA ; Order, COLEOPTERA. The Colorado Beetle or Potato Bug. Dr. Hale gives an account of the exceedingly poisonous pro- perties of this insect in vol. iii. of the American Journ. of Horn., Mat. Med., and in his New Remedies. Part employed. The entire insect. Preparations. Tincture (dilute alcohol). Trituration. KRIOERON CANAPENSE. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. Flea-bane. Characters. A stiff, erect annual, 1 to 2 feet high, glabrous except a few long spreading hairs. Leaves narrow, and entire or slightly toothed. Flower-heads very small and numerous, forming a long, narrow, leafy panicle. Florets minute, the outer HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 311 ones filiform, scarcely longer than the involucre, white or slightly tinged with red ; central ones tubular, yellowish-white. An account and proving of this are given in Bale's New Remedies. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM. Nat. ord., UMBELLIFER^E. Button Snake-root. Characters. Root dark brown, very kaotty, wrinkled hori- zontally ; fibres of the same colour growing downward. Inter- nally yellowish-white, with an odour resembling Iris Versicolor, and a sweetish aromatic taste, succeeded by bitterness and a pungency affecting the fauc.es. It also resembles the taste of Senega. An account and proving of this are given in Bale's New Remedies. Part employed. The root. Preparations. Tinctijre. Trituration of the dried root. ERYTHROXYLON COCA. Nat. ord., ERYTIIROXYLACE.E, Coca. This is a shrub growing wild in South America, and largely cultivated in Bolivia for the sake of its leaves, which are much used in that country for chewing for the purpose of stimula- tion. An excellent proving of this by Dr. Ch. Miiller may be seen in the Brit. Journ, of Bom/, vol. xv, See also Bale's New Remedies. Part employed. The fresh leaves, Preparation. Tincture, EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS. Nat. ord., MYRTACE.E. Fever- tree. Australian Gum-tree. The Eucalyptus is a large Australian and Tasmanian tree, some specimens being 200 feet high and 15 in diameter. 312 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Characters. The leaves, which are the officinal part, are green, growing on a short stem ; they are thick and leathery, spear- shaped, with a curve like a scythe-blade, and have a well-marked nervule through the centre. The wood is hard, and is used in ship-building. The tree has the property of absorbing large quantities of moisture from the ground, and is highly spoken of as a means of rendering swampy, aguish districts healthy. Its powers in this respect may have been exaggerated, but the truth will probably soon be known, as the trees have been planted in damp ground where intermittents have prevailed. If only a portion of what has been said is true, the discovery of such a healing tree will be a great blessing to those localities where it will grow. Much has also been said of it as an internal remedy for ague and some other complaints. It has been administered in the shape of infusion or tincture of the leaves ; these, dry and powdered, have also been given with success. It has been found in allo- pathic practice to cure ague in some cases where Quinine has failed, but it in turn has sometimes failed ; it will be well, there- fore, -for homoeopaths to endeavour to find the key to those symptoms that show the cases in which it should be given in preference to Quinine and similar medicines. It probably owes its virtues to the presence of Eucalyptol, a fixed oil. A notice of Eucalyptus will be found in Hale's New Remedies. Parts employed. The dried leaves. Preparation. Tincture. EUGENIA JAMBOS. Nat. ord., MYRTACE.E. The Malabar Plum-tree. A short proving of this is given in Jahr's Symptomcn Codex. Part employed. The fresh seeds. Preparation. Tincture. EUONYMU8 EUROPJEU8. Nat. ord., CELASTRACE^E. Spindle-tree. Characters. A glabrous shrub, about 3 to 5 feet high. Leaves shortly stalked, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, pointed and minutely toothed. Peduncles shorter than the leaves, with seldom more than 3 or 5 flowers. Pod red when ripe, opening HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 313 at the angles so as to show the seeds enclosed in a brilliant orange-coloured arillus. A short proving of this is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Part employed. The ripe fruit. Preparation. Tincture. EUPHORBIA COROLLATA. Nat. orcL, EUPHORBIACEJE. Large-flowering Spurge. An account and a partial proving of this are given in Hale's New Remedies. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM. Nat. ord., POLYGONACE^;. Synonym. Polygonum Fagopyrum. Buckwheat. Habitat. Asia, but now common in Europe and North America. A rather extensive proving will be found in Hale's New Remedies. Preparation. It will be well to import the tincture, as there is a doubt as to what part of the plant was used in the proving, as in the first volume the directions are " Tincture from the whole plant, and seed at maturity ; " whereas in vol. ii. it is stated, " This medicine is prepared from the stem and seed- shells of the common Buckwheat." FERRI ARSENIA8. Synonym. Ferrum Arseniatum. Present name. Triferric Diarseniate. Fe 3 2As0 4 . The method of preparing this is given in the British Phar- macopoeia as follows : Take of Sulphate of Iron . . 9 ounces Arseniate of Soda, dried at 300 . . 4 ounces Acetate of Soda . . 3 ounces Boiling Distilled Water . . .A sufficiency. 314 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. Dissolve the Arseniate and Acetate of Soda in 2 pints, and the Sulphate of Iron in 3 pints of the water, mix the two solu- tions, collect the white precipitate which forms on a calico filter, and wash until the washings cease to be affected by a dilute solution of Chloride of Barium. Squeeze the washed precipitate between folds of strong linen in a screw press, and dry it on porous bricks in a warm air-chamber whose tempera- ture shall not exceed 100. Characters and Tests. A tasteless amorphous powder of a green colour, insoluble in water, but readily dissolved by Hy- drochloric Acid, This solution gives a copious light blue pre- cipitate with the yellow Prussiate of Potash, and a still more abundant one of a deeper colour with the red Prussiate of Potash. A small quantity boiled with an excess of Caustic Soda and filtered, gives, when exactly neutralized by Nitric Acid, a brick-red precipitate on the addition of solution of Nitrate of Silver, The solution in Hydrochloric Acid when diluted gives no precipitate with Chloride of Barium. 20 grains dissolved in an excess of Hydrochloric Acid diluted with water continue to give a blue precipitate with the red Prussiate of Potash, until at least 170 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Bichromate of Potash have been added. Preparation. Trituration. FERRI LACTA8. Present name. Ferrous Lactate. Fe2C 3 H 5 3 ,2H 2 0. This is prepared by decomposing Proto-chloride of Iron with Lactate of Lime. The process is troublesome, and it will be well to obtain the substance from the operative chemists. Preparation. Trituration. FERRI PEROXIDUM HUMIDUM. Present name. -Moist Hydrated Ferric Oxide. Fe 2 3 ,H 2 0. The British Pharmacopeia orders this to be prepared as follows : Take of Solution of Persulphate of Iron . 4 fluid ounces ; Solution of Soda . . . .33 fluid ounces; Distilled water . ; . . A sufficiency. Mix the solution of Persulphate of Iron with a pint of the distilled water, and add this gradually to the solution of Soda, stirring them constantly and briskly. Let the mixture stand HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 315 for two hours, stirring it occasionally, then put it on a calico filter, and, when the liquid has drained away, wash the pre- cipitate with distilled water, until what passes through the filter ceases to give a precipitate with Chloride of Barium. Lastly, enclose the precipitate, without drying it, in a stoppered bottle, or other suitable vessel, from which evaporation cannot take place. This preparation, when used, should be recently made. Characters and T&sts, A soft moist pasty mass, of a reddish- brown colour. Dissolves readily in diluted Hydrochloric Acid without the aid of heat, and the solution gives a copious blue precipitate with the yellow, but not with the red Prussiate of Potash. A little of it dried at 212 until it ceases to lose weight, gives off moisture when heated to dull redness in a test-tube. Preparation, Used chiefly for making Ferrum Aceiicnm. FERIU PHOSPHA8, Synonym, Fermm Phosphoricum. Present name. Ferrous Hydric Phosphate, Fe"HP0 4 . The Ferri Phosphas of the British Pharmacopoeia consists of Ferrous Hydric Phosphate, mixed with an uncertain amount of Fen-ic Phosphate, Fe"'PCv It is prepared as follows : Take of Sulphate of Iron . . . ... 3 ounces ; Phosphate of Soda , . . 2 ounces ; Acetate of Soda . ,. ;. '. .1 ounce; Boiling Distilled Water . . .4 pints. Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron in one half of the water, and the Phosphate and Acetate of Soda in the remaining half. Mix the two solutions, and, after careful stirring, transfer the pre- cipitate to a calico filter, and wash it with hot distilled water till the filtrate ceases to give a precipitate with Chloride of Barium. Finally., dry the precipitate at a temperature not exceeding 120. Characters and Tests. A slate-blue amorphous powder, in- soluble in water, soluble in Hydrochloric Acid. The solution yields a precipitate with both the yellow and red Prussiate of Potash, that afforded by the latter being the more abundant ; and when treated with Tartaric Acid and an excess of Ammonia, and subsequently with the solution of Ammonio-sulphate of Magnesia, lets fall a crystalline precipitate. When the salt is digested in Hydrochloric Acid with a lamina of pure Copper, 316 1IOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. a dark deposit docs not form on the metal. 20 grains dis- solved in Hydrochloric Acid continue to give a blue preci- pitate with red Prussiate of Potash until 250 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Bichromate of Potash have been added. Preparation. Trituration. FERRI PYROPHOSPHAS. Synonym. Ferrum Pyrophosphoricum. This is a very useful and elegant preparation ; it is readily soluble in water, keeps well, and has remarkably little styptic taste. It is the Citro-ammoniacal Pyrophosphate of the Paris Codex, and can be procured from the manufacturing chemists. Characters. Transparent crystalline scales, which are readily soluble in water, forming a green" solution, and should have no acid or bitter taste. The solution gives a blue precipitate with the yellow Prussiate of Potash. Preparation. 1 drachm of the scales may be dissolved in 8^ drachms of distilled water, and then 1 drachm of rectified spirit may be added. This causes a precipitate at first, but it is re-dissolved by shaking. This constitutes F ; 1 must be made with a mixture of distilled water 3 parts, and rectified spirit 1 part; 3 X with proof spirit, 2 with spirit 20 over proof, and 5 X with rectified spirit. FERRI SULPHAS. Synonym. Ferrum Sulpliuricum. Present name. Ferrous Sulphate. FeSO 4 ,7H 2 0. This is the Green Vitriol of commerce, and may be obtained chemically pure from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In oblique rhombic prisms, of a pale greenish-blue colour and styptic taste ; insoluble in rectified spirit, soluble in water. The aqueous solution is clear, gives a white precipitate with Chloride of Barium, a blue one with the red, and a nearly white or light blue one with the yellow Prussiate of Potash. It gives no precipitate with Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. Neither of these preparations, however, keep well. The solution may be rendered much more stable by adding a few drops of dilute Sulphuric Acid. HOMtEUPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 317 Soot. A notice of the use of this in cancer will be found in the Monthly Horn. Rev., vol. ii., and a notice of its external use in chronic ulcers occurs in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xix. Preparation. Trituration. GADUS MORRHUA. Class, PISCES ; Order, MALACOPTERYOII ; Sub-order, Suu- BRACHII ; Family, GADID^E. The common Cod. Dr. Petroz gives a proving of the first cervical vertebra of this fish in his Etudes. Preparation. Trituration. GENTIANA CRUCIATA. Nat. ord., GENTIANACE.E* Crosswort Gentian. A proving of this is given in Jahr's Symptonien Codex^ Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture, GENTIANA LUTEA. Nat. ord., GENTIANACE.E. Synonym. G. Lutetia^ Characters. Root from half an inch to 1 inch in thickness, several inches in length, often twisted, much wrinkled, or marked with close transverse rings ; brown externally, yellow within, tough and spongy ; taste at first sweetish, afterwards very bitter. A short proving is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. GINSENG. Nat. ord., ARALIACE^E. Synonym. P. Quinquefolium. Panux Ginseng. 318 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Characters. Root fleshy, somewhat spindle-shaped, from 1 to "6 inches long, about as thick as the little finger, terminated by several slender fibres ; when dried it is yellowish- white, and wrinkled externally ; within is a hard, central portion, sur- rounded by a soft whitish bark. It has a feeble odour, and sweet, slightly aromatic tafete, resembling that of liquorice root. A proving of this is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Part employed. The root, Preparation.^ Tincture. tiNAPHALltfM POLYCEPHALUM. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. Cud-weed, Sweet-scented Life Everlasting 1 . A notice and short proving of this and G. uliginosuin are given in Hale's New: Remedies, 2nd Edition. No mention of the latter plant, however, occurs in the 4th Edition. Part employed.-^-T\\e fresh herb. Preparation.^- Tincture, OUATIOLA OFFiClNALiS, Nat. Ord., SCUOPHULARIACE.*. Hedge Hyssop. An annual plant found in wet situations in the south and temperate part of Europe. A proving of this is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Part employed. The entire plant, Preparation. Tincture, Mikania Guaco. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. This is a climbing plant found in intertropical America ; it has been introduced into the West Indies. It is de- scribed by Humboldt, and is used as an antidote for the bite of venomous snakes. The natives apply the bruised leaves and expressed juice to the bite, and at the same time drink the infusion. A notice of Guaco will be found in Hale's New Remedies. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 319 Part employed. The fresli herb; Preparation. Tincture, which should be imported, as the plant loses its virtues in drying. GUAREA TRICHILIOIDES, Nat. ord., MELIACE.E, Ball-wood l Bois d balle, Bois rouge (Cayenne). This has been proved by Dr. Petroz, and reported in his Etudes. Part employed. Powder of the root Preparation. Tmcinre. GYMNOCLADtJS CANADENBISj Nat. ord., LEGUMINOS.E. American Coffee Tree. An account of this, and a fragmentary proving, are given in Hale's New Remedies; Part employed. The pulp surrounding the seeds. Preparation. Tincture. H^EMATOXYLUM CAMPECHIANUM. Nat. Ord., LEGUMINOSiE, Logwood Tred; A tree of low growth, crooked in figure, a native of Cam- peachy and the West Indies. Characters. The logs are externally of a dark colour, inter- nally they are reddish-brown ; the chips have a feeble agreeable odour> and a sweetish taste ; a small portion chewed imparts to the saliva a dark pink colour, A short proving is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Part employed^, The heart-wood, Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). ilEDYSARUM ILDEFONSIANUM. Nat. ord., Carapicho. 320 HOMCEOPATUIC PHARMACOPEIA. A proving of this is given by Dr. Mure. fart employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture. HELIANTHtfS ANNU0S. Nat. ord., COMPOSURE. Common Sunflower. A fragmentary proving is given in vol. i. of North Amer. Journ. of Horn., and a notice of its use in catarrh in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. iL Part employed. The seed in the proving. The fresh juice of the flower clinically. Preparation. Tincture of the seed. HELIOTROPIUM PERUVIANtM. Nat. ord., EHRETIACE.S!. Garden Heliotrope. A proving of this plant will be found in Arch., xix. Part employed. The entire fresh herb. Preparation. Tincture, HELLEBORUS FCETIbrS. Nat. ord., RANUNCULACE^;. Stinking Hellebore, Bear's Foot. Characters. A perennial herb with palmately divided leaves. Lower leaves not all radical, but mostly raised on the short perennial base of the stems, forming a large and thick tuft. Flower-stem above 1 foot high, with a large, close panicle of drooping flowers, of a pale green, often tinged with purple, the concave sepals giving them a globular form. Petals small and tubular. Bracts at the ramifications of the panicle ovate and entife, or shortly 2-lobed at the summit. A notice of the poisonous effects of this plant is given in B. J. H., ix. Part employed. The fresh root. Preparation. Tincture. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 321 HYDROCOTYLE ASIATICS. Nat ore?., UMBELLIFER^E. Thick-leaved Pennywort. A small plant, with a trailing stem, and, from the shape of its leaves, bearing some resemblance to the violet. Habitat. Moist grounds in India, Southern Africa, and islands of the Indian Ocean. It was used by Dr. Boileau under the impression that it might be identical with the cuichunchulli, a remedy for Ele- phantiasis, from which disease he suffered, and from which he died. He was induced to try it in other cases, and from the results was inclined to think well of it. It has been used by o lier medical men in Lepra, Eczema, and some other skin diseases. An abstract of a paper by Dr. Andouit, in the Allgemeine Ilomopathische Zeitung, appeared in the 16th volume of the British Journal of Homoeopathy. It is a medicine that ought not to be lost sight of. Part employed. The whole plant. Preparation. Tincture. IBERIS AMARA. Nat. Orel., CRUCIFER^:. Bitter Candy-tuft. Habitat. Found in various parts of Europe. It is cultivated in gardens on account of its bright, milk-white flowers, and appears occasionally in corn-fields in England. Characters. An herbaceous plant, about a foot in height, with a few erect branches forming a terminal flat corymb. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or broadly linear, with a few coarse teeth, or slightly pinnatifid. Flowers white. Pod nearly orbi- cular, the long style projecting from the notch at the top. The plant was used by the ancients, and has again found its way into allopathic practice. Dr. Hale, in his New Remedies, gives a proving made under his directions. Part employed. The seeds appear to be the most active part of the plant. Preparation. Tincture. 322 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. INDIGO SULPHAS. A short notice of the pathogenetic effects of the solution of Indigo in Sulphuric Acid (a mixture of Sulpliindylic and Hypo- sulphindigotic Acids) will be found in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. IRIDIUM. A rare metal, found in the Uralian ores of Platinum. Preparation. Trituration. JABORANDI. Pilocarpus Pinnatifolius. Nat. ord., RUTACE.E. A shrub found in Brazil, which, in common with others of the same species, is known as Jaborandi or Jamborandi. It has been brought under the notice of the profession by Dr. Contiuho, of Pernambuco. Characters. The leaves and bark are slightly aromatic, and when chewed cause " a fine, prickling, warm glow in the mouth, exactly like that experienced on chewing pyrethrum root." From its sialogogue, diaphoretic, and emetic action, and from the power of pilocarpia, an alkaloid to which it seems to owe its activity, to cause contraction of the pupil, it appears to be a drug likely to prove valuable when its homoeopathic virtues are looked into. Pilocarpia may be obtained by the following process of Mr. Gerard's : " Prepare a soft extract of either the leaf or bark with proof spirit. Digest this with water, filter, and wash. Evaporate the filtrate to a soft extract, cautiously add Am- monia in slight excess, shake with Chloroform, separate the latter and evaporate ; the residue is impure pilocarpia, which may be purified by re-solution in acidulated water, and re- crystallization from Chloroform." A more extended notice will be found in the 6th Edition of Royle's Materia Medica. Parts employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). Nat. ord., CONVOLVOLACE.E. Exogonium Purga. Common Jalap. This plant has a perennial root, that contains a large quantity HOMCEOPATIIIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 323 of pulpy juice. The annual stem is slender, and twines to a 1 1 eight of 8 or 10 feet. It is a native of the Mexican Andes. The tubercles of the root are imported from Vera Cruz. Characters. Varying from the size of a nut to that of an orange, ovoid, the larger tubercles frequently incised, covered with a thin brown wrinkled cuticle ; presenting, when cut, a yellowish-grey colour, with dark brown concentric circles. There is a proving in Noack and Trinks. Part employed. The dried tubercles. Preparation. Tincture (rectified spirit). JATROPHA CURCAS. Nat. ord., EUPHORBIACE.E. Synonym. Curcas Purgans. Physic Nut. Purging Nut. The Jatropha Curcas is found in Brazil, the West Indies, and on the West Coast of Africa. Characters. Seeds blackish, oval, about 8 lines long, flat on one side, convex on the other ; the two sides present a slight longitudinal prominence ; the shell contains a whitish, almond- like kernel, having at first a mild, and afterwards an acrid, very harsh, scraping taste. This has been proved by Dr. Hering and recorded in N. A. J. H., i. Part employed. The seeds. Preparation. Tritural ion. JUGLANS CINEREA.. Nat. Ol'd., JCGLANDACEJJ. Butter Nut, Oilnut, White Walnut. This is a stately forest tree, about 50 feet high, with nume- rous horizontal branches forming a large tufted head. The flowers appear in May, in the middle States of America, and the fruit ripens in September. Provings are given by Hale in his New Remedies. Part employed. The inner bark, especially of the root. Preparation. Tincture. v 2 324 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. JUNCU8 EFFU8U8. Nat. ord., JUNCACE^E. Common Rush. Characters. Root-stock shortly creeping, matted, bearing dense tufts of cylindrical, leafless stems, 2 to 3 feet high, erect, but soft and pliable, sheathed at the base by a few brown scales. Some of these stems remain barren, so as to resemble leaves ; others bear, on one side, at 4 to 6 or 8 inches below the top, a densely clustered panicle of small green or brown flowers ; the very numerous peduncles vary from a line or two to above an inch in length, the central smaller ones have but 2 or 3 flowers, the others a considerable number in irregular cymes. Perianth segments about 1 line long, very pointed. Capsule about as long, very obtuse, or even notched. Stamens usually 3 only. The loose-flowered variety with the looser panicles, often 2 or 3 inches hi diameter, and pale-coloured, is distin- guished as J. E/usus. A proving of this is given by Noack and Trinks. Part employed. The fresh root. Preparation. Tincture. KALI ACETA8. Present name. Potassic Acetate. KC 2 H 3 2 . May be obtained pure from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. White foliaceous satiny masses, very deliquescent, with a watery solution of which Tartaric Acid causes a crystalline precipitate, Sulphuric Acid the disengage- ment of Acetic Acid, and a dilute solution of Perchloride of Iron strikes a deep red colour. Neutral to test-paper, entirely soluble in rectified spirit. Its solution is unaffected by Sulphide of Ammonium. A short notice of this occurs in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. Preparation. Solution in distilled water. KALI CAU8TICUM. Present name. Potassic Hydrate. KHO. The Liquor Potassce of the British Pharmacopeia, which contains 27 grains to 1 fluid ounce, has been recommended by Dr. Black as a substitute for Causticum. Tests. -Specific gravity 1-058. 462-9 grains by weight HOM(EOPATH1C PHARMACOPEIA. 325 (1 fluid ounce) require for neutralization 482 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Oxalic Acid, corresponding to 5'84 per cent, by weight of Hydrate of Potash, KHO. It does not effervesce when added to an excess of diluted Hydrochloric Acid. Mixed with an equal volume of distilled water, it gives no precipitate with solution of Lime or Oxalate of Ammonia. When it is treated with an excess of diluted Nitric Acid, and evaporated to dryness, the residue forms with water a nearly clear solution, which may be slightly precipitated by Chloride of Barium and Nitrate of Silver, but is unaffected, or but very slightly affected, by Ammonia. Preparation, 2 fluid drachms mixed with 9 fluid drachms of distilled water will form the 1 attenuation, from which the others can be prepared with spirit. KALI CHLORIDUM. Synonym. Kali Muriaticum. Present name. Potassic Chloride. KC1. May be made by neutralizing Hydrochloric Acid with Car- bonate of Potash. Characters and Tests. In small white crystalline grains, or transparent cubic crystals, free from moisture, has a purely saline taste, imparts a violet colour to flame, is readily soluble in water. The solution is precipitated by Perchloride of Pla- tinum, and gives with Nitrate of Silver a white precipitate soluble in Ammonia, but insoluble in Nitric Acid, but gives no precipitate with Chloride of Barium. It has not been proved. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. KALI CHROMAS. Synonym. Kali Chromicum. Present name. Normal Potassic Chromate. K 2 Cr0 4 . This is the neutral or yellow Chromate of Potash, and has been recommended by Dr. Drysdale to be used occasionally in place of the Bichromate. It can be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Lemon-yellow crystals, very soluble in water. The solution becomes orange-red on the addition of Hydrochloric Acid, and green with an excess of Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Preparation. Trituration. 326 HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. KALI C1TRA8. Present name. Potassic Citrate. K 3 C 6 H 5 07. Made by neutralizing Citric Acid with Carbonate of Potash and evaporating to dryness. Characters and Tests. A white powder of saline, feebly acid taste, deliquescent, and very soluble in water. Heated with Sulphuric Acid, it forms a brown fluid, gives off an inflammable gas, and evolves the odour of Acetic Acid. Its solution, mixed with a solution of Chloride of Calcium, remains clear till it is boiled, when a white precipitate separates, readily soluble in Acetic Acid. Its solution, acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, gives a yellow precipitate with Perchloride of Platinum. 102 grains heated to redness till gases cease to be evolved, leave an alkaline residue, which requires for exact neutralization 1,000 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Oxalic Acid. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. A fragmentary proving may be found in Brit. Journ. Horn., vol. xL KALI CYANIDUM. Synonym. Kali Cyanuretum. Present name. Potassic Cyanide. KCN. This may be obtained from the operative chemists as fused Cyanide of Potassium. Characters and Tests. White porcelain-like masses, readily soluble in cold water. A dilute solution treated first with minute quantities of Sulphate and Persulphate of Iron, and then acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, gives a blue precipi- tate. It is a powerful poison. A short notice of it occurs in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi., and a further account in Hale's New llemedies. Preparation. Solution in distilled water, which should be freshly prepared. KALI FERROCYANIDUM. Synonym. Kali Ferrocyanuretum. Present name. Potassic Ferrocyanide. K 4 FeC <; K 6 ,3H 2 0. This is the well-known yellow Prussiate of Potash, and may be obtained from the operative chemists. HOMCE3PATH[C PHARMACOPCEIA. 327 Characters and Tests. In large yellow crystals, permanent in the air, soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol. The aqueous solution precipitates deep blue with Persulphate of Iron, brick- red with Sulphate of Copper, and white with Acetate of Lead. Heated with diluted Sulphuric Acid, Hydrocyanic Acid vapours are evolved. A short notice of this is given in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. It has been lately recommended for uterine diseases. See also Hale's New Remedies. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. KALI HYPOCHLOR1S. Present name. Potassic Hypochlorite. KC1O. A short notice of this is found in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi., but it is so easily decomposed that it is not an advisable preparation. Its action is similar to Chlorine. KALI OXALAS. Present name. Hydropotassic Oxalate. KHC 2 4 ,H 2 0. This is the Binoxalate of Potash, or Salt of Lemons. It has not been proved, but some of its effects are given in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. It may be obtained from the manu- facturers. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. KALI PERMANGANA8. Present name. Potassic Permanganate. KMn0 4 . This may be procured from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Dark purple, slender, prismatic crys- tals, inodorous, with a sweet astringent taste, soluble in water. A single small crystal suffices to form with 1 ounce of water a rich purple solution, which, when mixed with a little rectified spirit and heated, becomes yellowish-brown. The crystals heated to redness decrepitate, evolve oxygen gas, and leave a black residue, from which water extracts Potash, recognized by its alkaline reaction, and by its giving, when acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, a yellow precipitate with Perchloride of Platinum. Entirely soluble in cold water. 5 grains dis- solved in water require for complete decolouration a solution of 328 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 44 grains of granulated Sulphate of Iron acidulated with 2 fluid drachms of diluted Sulphuric Acid. Reference to Horn. Proving. Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xxv. Preparation. Solution in distilled water, which must be freshly made. KALI 8ULPHA8. Present name. Potassic Sulphate. KgSO^ This may he obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In colourless hard six-sided prisms terminated by six-sided pyramids ; decrepitates strongly when heated ; sparingly soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol. The aqueous solution is neutral to test-paper, gives no precipitate with Oxalate of Ammonia, but acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, it is precipitated white by Chloride of Barium, and yellow by Perchloride of Platinum. A short notice of this occurs in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. Preparation. Trituration. KALI TARTRAS. Present name. Potassic Tartrate. K 2 C 4 H 4 O 6 . Prepared by neutralizing Cream of Tartar with Carbonate of Potash and crystallizing. Characters and Tests. In small colourless four- or six-sided prisms. Heated with Sulphuric Acid, it forms a black tarry fluid, evolving inflammable gas and the odour of burned sugar. Acetic Acid added sparingly to its solution causes the separa- tion of a white crystalline precipitate. Entirely dissolved by its own weight of water. 113 grains heated to redness till gases cease to be evolved, leave an alkaline residue, which requires for exact neutralization 1,000 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Oxalic Acid. A short notice of this occurs in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. KISSINGEN. This well-known Simple- Muriated Mineral Water has been proved and recorded in Arch., xiii. The Ragozi was the spring used. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 329 LACHNANTHE9 TINCTORIA. Nat. ord., H.EMODORACEJI. Spirit Weed. A herb with a red fibrous perennial root, growing in swampy places, southward near the coast in the United States; has also been seen in Rhode Island and New Jersey. This plant has been proved and its effects recorded by Hale in his New Remedies, and in Lippe's Mat. Med. Part employed. The fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture. LACTUCA 8ATIVA. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. The cultivated Lettuce. A proving of this is given by Noack and Trinks. Part employed. The milky juice. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol). LAPIS ALBU8. Silico-Fluoride of Calcium. The name Lapis Albus was given by Dr. Grauvogl to a species of gneiss found held in suspension in the waters of the mineral springs of Gastein. A trituration has also been made from the gneiss rock which is found in the Tauern Mountains, but that from the springs will probably be found the most reliable. A notice will be found in Hale's New Remedies. LATHYRU8 SATIVUS. Nat. ord., LEGUMINOS^E. Teoree, Resaree. A notice of the power of this plant to produce paralysis is given in B. J. H., iii. 330 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. LINOM CARTHARTICUM. Nat. ord., LINACE.E. Purging Flax. Characters. A very slender, erect, or slightly decumbent glabrous annual, from 3 to 8 inches high, with small, opposite, obovate or oblong leaves, and very small flowers, of a pure white, on long, slender pedicels ; sepals 5, all pointed; petals 5, obovate, scarcely 2 lines long ; stamens 5. A proving of this will be found in Brit. Journ. of Horn., xvi. Part employed. The entire fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture (20 O.P. spirit). Average loss of moisture, 25 per cent. LIPPSPRINGE. This "Earthy Spiing" of Westphalia has been proved and the account published in Brit. Journ. of Horn., xv. I.1QCOR AR8ENICALI8. Synonym. Liquor Potassse Arscnitis. Fowler's Solution of Arsenic. Take of Rectified Spirit .... 5 fluid drachms ; Distilled Water .... A sufficiency. Place the Arsenious Acid and the Carbonate of Potash in a flask with 10 ounces of the water, and apply heat until a clear solution is obtained. Allow this to cool, then add the recti- fied spirit, and as much distilled water as will make the bulk 1 pint, Characters and Tests. A colourless liquid, alkaline to test- paper. After being acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, it gives, with Sulphuretted Hydrogen, a yellow precipitate, which is brightest when the arsenical solution has been previously diluted. 441 -5 grains by weight (1 fluid ounce) boiled for five minutes with 10 grains of Bi-carbonate of Soda, and when cold diluted with 6 fluid ounces of water to which a little mucilage of Starch has been added, does not give with the volumetric solution of Iodine a permanent blue colour until 808 grain HOMCEUPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 331 measures have been added ; corresponding to 4 grains of Arsenious Acid in 1 fluid ounce. Preparation. As this solution contains 1 grain in 120 minims, 1 fluid drachm mixed with 7 fluid drachms of proof spirit forms the 3* attenuation, after which rectified spirit can be used. LOBELIA CARDINALI8. ^ Nat. ord., LOBELIACE.E. Cardinal Flower. A tall smooth plant, with oblong-lanceolate leaves, slightly toothed, and large, showy deep red flowers in an elongated raceme rather one-sided ; it is indigenous to the United States. A proving of this will be found in the Transactions of the American Institute, i., and in Male's New Remedies. Part employed. The mature plant. Preparation. Tincture. LOBELIA CERULEA. Nat. ord., LOBELIACE.E. Synonym. Lobelia Syphilitica. Blue Lobelia. Great Lobelia. A plant with a somewhat hairy stem, from 1 to 3 feet high, indigenous to North America ; thought at one time to possess specific powers in the treatment of syphilis, as its name implies, and used by the Indians for that purpose, but found valueless ; it has, however, been found serviceable in other complaints. Characters. The/oim-s are generally of a light blue colour, occasionally white. The leaves are thin, ovate, acute at both ends, 2 to 6 inches long, irregularly serrate. A notice will be found in Male's New Remedies, where a tincture is directed to be made from the leaves ; in allopathic practice the root is the part used. LOLIUM TEMULEXTCtt. Nat. ord., GRAMINACE>E. Bearded Daniel. Characters. An erect or slightly decumbent annual grass, 1 to 2 feet high, leafy only in the lower part. Spike 6 inches 332 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. to 1 foot long, the spikelets at a considerable distance from each other. It is closely allied to the Lolhim perenne, but the root is always annual, the outer glume of the spikelets usually as long as the spikelet itself, the flowering glumes shorter and broader, and some of them at least have an awn longer than themselves. The poisonous effects of the seeds of this plant have probably led to its introduction into'the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeias. Parts employed. The ripe spikelets. Preparation. Tincture. Nat. ore?., CANXABINACE^E. Humulus Lupulus. The Hop. Characters. Strobiles of a greenish-yellow colour, with minute yellow grains (Lupuline) adherent to the bas.e of the scales. Odour aromatic, taste bitter. A proving of this was published in the Allg. Horn. Zeit., x. Part employed. The seeded spikes. Preparation. Tincture. LYCOPU8 VIRGINICUS. Nat. ore?., LABIATE. Bugle Weed. A proving of this is given by Hale in his New Remedies. Part employed. The whole fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture. MAGNESII BORAS CUM AMMOXII CITRATE. The Citrated Borate of Magnesia, which consists of Boracite, 3MgO,4B 2 8 , and Citrate of Ammonia, has been recommended as a remedy for renal calculus. It has not been proved. (Brit. Journ. Horn., vol. xxiv.) A short notice of this occurs in Brit. Journ. of Horn., vol. xi. Preparation. Trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 333 MELOE MAJALI8. MELOE PR08CARAB.EU8. Class, INSECTA; Order, COLEOPTERA ; Section, HETEROKERA; Family, CANTHARID.E. Oil Beetle. Two beetles, the first common in England and the second equally so in Germany, which emit a yellow acrid juice when handled. A proving of this is given in Hyg., iv. Part employed. The fresh insect or the acrid fluid. Preparation. Tincture. MERCURII BROMIDUM. Present name. Mercurous Bromide. HgBr. MERCURII BI-BROMIDUM. Present name. Mercuric Bromide. HgBr 2 . Both of these have been quite recently recommended for the treatment of uterine disease. They can be obtained from the operative chemists. Preparation. Trituration in both cas.es. MERCURII CYANIDUM. Synonyms. Mercurii Cyanuretum, Hydrargyri Cyanmvtum, H. Cyanidum. Present name. Mercuric Cyanide, HgCjN^. Bi-cyanide of Mercury. The Cyanuret of Mercury, the directions for the making of which as directed by Hale are given, though it is doubtful if he obtains any result different from that of the pure Bi-cyauide of Mercury of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia. The crystals are the same shape, and the tests those which the pure salt answers to. " This salt is prepared by dissolving in 16 parts of water in a glass flask 2 parts of crystallized Ferro-cyanuret of Potas- sium, and then adding 3 parts of dry Persulphate of Mercury. Boil for half an hour in a sand bath, filter, and evaporate to dryness, stirring constantly. Powder the dried mass, digest it with eight times its weight of 80 alcohol for some hours, filter 334 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. while hot, wash the residue on the filter with hot alcohol, and set aside to crystallize. Collect the crystals, evaporate the molten liquor to dryness, and preserve the whole in a well- closed bottle excluded from the light It is formed in white, more or less transparent four-sided prisms and pyramids, which are odourless, but have a pungent, nauseous, metallic taste. Heated in a close glass tube, the crystals fly in pieces, and decompose. Water at 60 F. dis- solves 1-llth part of its weight of the salt; at 212 F., 2-5ths of its weight ; 80 alcohol dissolves l-22nd of its weight, and, when boiling, l-5th of its weight." Like corrosive sublimate, this is a very powerful preparation of Mercury. Reference to Horn. Proving. Hale's New Remedies. Preparations. Solution in rectified spirit. Trituration. MERCURII PR-ECIPITATUS ALBUS. Synonym. Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum. Present name. Mercuric-Ammonic Chloride. Hg"H 2 NCl. White Precipitate. This is prepared as follows : Take of Perchloride of Mercury . . .3 ounces ; Solution of Ammonia . . .4 fluid ounces ; Distilled Water .... 3 pints. Dissolve the Perchloride of Mercury in the water with the aid of a moderate heat ; mix the solution with the Ammonia, constantly stirring ; collect the precipitate on a filter, Bad wash it well with cold distilled water, then dry the product at a temperature not exceeding 212. Characters and Tests. An opaque white powder, on which cold water, alcohol, and ether have no action. Digested with Caustic Potash, it evolves Ammonia, acquiring a pale yellow colour, and the fluid, filtered and acidulated with Nitric Acid, gives a white precipitate with Nitrate of Silver. Boiled with a solution of Chloride of Tin, it becomes grey, and affords globules of Metallic Mercury. Entirely volatilized at a heat under redness. Preparation. Trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEfA. 335 MERCURII PR^CIPITATUS RUBEK. Synonym. Hydrargyri Oxidum Rubrum. Present name. Mercuric Oxide. HgO. Red Precipitate. This is prepared as follows : Take of Mercury, by weight .... 8 ounces ; Nitric Acid 4^ fluid ounces ; Water .2 fluid ounces. Dissolve half the Mercury in the Nitric Acid diluted with the water, evaporate the solution to dryness, and with the dry salt thus obtained triturate the remainder of the Mercury until the two are uniformly blended together. Heat the mixture in a porcelain dish, with repeated stirring, until acid vapours cease to be evolved, and, when cold, enclose the product in a bottle. Characters and Tests. An orange-red powder, readily dis- solved by Hydrochloric Acid, yielding a solution which, with Caustic Potash added in excess, gives a yellow precipitate, and with solution of Ammonia a white precipitate. Entirely vola- tilized by a heat under redness, being at the same time decom- posed into Mercury and Oxygen. If this be done in a test- tube, no orange vapours are perceived. Preparation. Trituration. MITCHELLA REPEN8. Nat. ord., CIXCHOKACEJE. Partridge Berry. Checker Berry. This must not be confounded, on account of its common name, with the Gavltheria Procumbens. It is a small ever- green, trailing plant, with fragrant flowers and a berry-like, edible fruit of a scarlet colour, and almost tasteless, which lasts through the winter, and is indigenous to the United States. A proving is given in Hale's New Remedies. Parts employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture. MORPHIA. Present name. Morphia. Ci 7 H 19 N03,H 2 0. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In short, colourless, rectangular 336 HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. prisms, soluble in rectified spirit, but requiring 1,000 parts of cold water for solution. Nearly insoluble in ether, but freely soluble in Caustic Potash. In solution it has a bitter taste, and strong alkaline reaction ; moistened with Nitric Acid, it becomes orange-red, and with solution of Perchloride of Iron greenish-blue. Reference to Horn. Proving. Noack and Trinks. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in rectified spirit. MORPHINE ACETAS. Present name. Morphia Acetate. Ci7H 19 N03,C 2 H 4 2 . This may be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. A white powder, soluble in water and in spirit. From its solution Potash throws down a pre- cipitate which is dissolved by excess of the alkali. It is affected by Nitric Acid and Perchloride of Iron in the same way as Hydrochlorate of Morphia. When Sulphuric Acid is added to the salt, acetous vapours are evolved. Reference to Horn. Proving. Noack and Trinks. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in a mixture of 3 measures of distilled water with 1 of rectified spirit. MORPHIA HYDROCHLORA8. Synonym. Morphia Muriatica. Present name. Morphia Hydrochlorate. Ci 7 H 19 N0 3 ,HCl, 3H 2 0. This may be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In white flexible acicular prisms of a silky lustre, not changed by exposure to the air, and soluble in water and spirit. The aqueous solution gives a white curdy precipitate with Nitrate of Silver, and a white one with Potash, which is re-dissolved when an excess of the alkali is added. Moistened with strong Nitric Acid, it becomes orange-red, and with solution of Perchloride of Iron greenish-blue. Entirely destructible by heat, leaving no residue. 20 grains of the salt dissolved in half an ounce of warm water, with Ammonia added in the slightest possible excess, give on cooling a crystalline precipitate, which, when washed with a little cold water, and dried by exposure to the air, weighs 15'18 grains. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 337 Reference to Horn. Proving. A very short notice in Noack and Trinks. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in a mixture of 3 mea- sures of distilled water with 1 of rectified spirit. MORPHINE SULPHAS. Present name. Morphia Sulphate. 2(Ci 7 H 19 N0 3 ),H 2 S04, 5H 2 O. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Tufts of colourless prisms, soluble in water and answering to the tests for Morphia already given, and also to those for Sulphuric Acid (q. v.). Reference to Horn. Proving. A very short notice in Noack and Trinks. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. MUREX PURPUREA. Class, MOLLUSCA ; Sub-class, CEPHALOPODA ; Order, GASTE- ROPODA ; Sub-order, PROSOBRANCHIATA ; Section, SYPHONOSTO- MATA ; Family, MuBIOIDA. Dr. Petroz has published a proving of this in his Etudes. Part employed. The entire mollusc. Preparation. Trituration. MYGALE AVICULARIA. Class, ARACHNIDA ; Order, ARANEIDEA ; Tribe, OCTOWOCU- LINA ; Family, MYGALID.E. The Bird Spider of Texas has been used for some years, but without any recorded proving until lately. A proving has, however, now been published in Hahnemannian Monthly, v. Part employed. The entire insect. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). MYUICA CERIFERA. Nat. ord., MYRICACE.E. Bayberry, Waxberry, Candleberry. Dr. Hale has given provings of this in his New Remedies, and has also written a monograph on the remedy. 338 HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Part employed.- The bark of the root. Preparation. Tincture. MYRTU8 COMMUXIS. Nat. ord., MYRTACE^E. Common Myrtle. A fragmentary proving of this by Dr. Hering is given in N. A. J. H., i. It is also noticed in Bale's New Remedies. Parts employed. The fresh shoots and leaves. Preparation. Tincture. NABULU8 8ERPENTARIA. Prenanthus Serpens. Lin. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. Lion's Foot. A perennial herb, common in mountainous districts of Vir- finia, North Carolina, and other parts of the United States, upposed by some to be a variety of the Nabulus Albus, known also by the name of Lion's Foot, as well as White Lettuce, and Rattlesnake root, names which are given to N. Serpentaria. A proving of this is given by Hale in his New Remedies. Part employed. The entire fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture. NARCISSUS POETICUS. Nat ord., AMARYLLIDACE/E. Poet's Narcissus. A case of poisoning by this plant is given in B. J. H., iii. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. NARCOTIA. Present name. Narcotine. C^HjgNO?. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Brilliant right rhombic prisms, or acicular groups, tasteless, scarcely soluble in water, but freely so in alcohol, and still more so in ether, from the latter of which the crystals are obtained by evaporation. Dissolved in Hydrochloric Acid, it gives a precipitate with Caustic Potash, HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 339 which is not re-dissolved by an excess of the precipitant. The same solution neutralized with a saturated solution of Bi-car- bonate of Soda, stirred briskly with a glass rod and set aside, yields a precipitate. If some strong chlorine water is first added and then an excess of Ammonia, an orange-red colour is produced. Reference to Horn. Proving. A very short notice by Noack and Trinks. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in rectified spirit. NARCOTISE ACETAS. Present name. Narcotine Acetate. Cjj NARCOTISE HYDROCHLORA8. Present name. Narcotine Hydrochlorate. C22 3H 2 0. Are both mentioned by Noack and Trinks, but no provings. Preparation. Same as corresponding Salts of Morphia (q. V.). NATRI ARSENIA8. Present name. Hydro-disodic Arseniate. NasHAsO^ 12H 2 0. Arseniate of Soda. May be prepared by adding Carbonate of Soda to a hot solution of Arsenic Acid, and allowing it to crystallize on evaporation. Characters and Tests. -In colourless transparent prisms so- luble in water ; the solution is alkaline, giving white precipi- tates with Chloride of Barium, Chloride of Calcium, and Sul- phate of Zinc, and a brick-red precipitate with Nitrate of Silver, all of which are soluble in Nitric Acid. Heated to 300, it loses 40-38 per cent, of its weight. A watery solution of 10 grains of the residue, treated with 53 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Soda, continues to give a precipitate with the volumetric solution of Nitrate of Silver until 1,613 grain measures of the latter have been added. No proving of this has been made, but it has been found useful in certain forms of scrofula. Preparation. Solution in water up to 1, using distilled water to which 5 per cent, of rectified spirit has been added for 3* and 2, dilute alcohol for 3, and afterwards rectified spirit. 7. 2 340 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. NATRI HYPOPHOSPHI3. Present name. Sodic Hypophosphite. NaPH 2 2 . May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. A white granular salt, having a bitter nauseous taste. It is deliquescent, very soluble in water and in spirit, but insoluble in ether. At a red heat it ignites, emitting spontaneously inflammable Phosphuretted Hydrogen. Preparation. This salt keeps best dissolved in syrup. NATRI lOI'IDUM. Present name. Sodic Iodide. Nal. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In colourless, generally opaque, cubic crystals, readily soluble in water, and in a less degree in spirit. Its solution mixed with mucilage of Starch gives a blue colour on the addition of a minute quantity of solution of Chlorine. It imparts a yellow colour to flame. The addition of Tartaric Acid and mucilage of Starch to its watery solution does not develop a blue colour. Solution of Nitrate of Silver added in excess forms a yellowish-white precipitate, which, when agi- tated with Ammonia, yields by subsidence a clear liquid in which excess of Nitric Acid causes no turbidity. Its aqueous solution is only faintly precipitated by the addition of saccha- rated solution of Lime. This has been stated to have an elective affinity for the periosteum of the jaws. Preparations. Solution in dilute alcohol. Trituration. KATRI PHO8PHA8. Present name. Hydro-disodic Phosphate. Na 2 HP0 4 ,l2H 2 O. Common Phosphate of Soda, purified by re-crystallization. Characters and Tests. In transparent colourless rhombic prisms, terminated by four converging planes, efflorescent, tasting like common salt. It imparts a yellow colour to flame. Its solution has a faintly alkaline reaction, it gives a yellow precipitate with Nitrate of Silver, the resulting fluid acquiring an acid reaction. Heated to dull redness, it loses 63 per cent, of its weight, leaving a residue which, when dissolved in water, HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 341 gives with Chloride of Barium a precipitate almost entirely soluble in diluted Nitric Acid. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. NATRI 8ULPIII8. Present name. Sodic Sulphite. Na 2 S0 3 ,10H 2 0. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Efflorescent, oblique prisms, which fuse at 113 and impart a yellow colour to flame. Soluble in about 4 parts of cold water : the solution has a slightly alkaline reaction and a sulphurous taste. On the addition of dilute Hydrochloric Acid, it evolves a pungent odour of Sulphurous Acid, at the same time remaining clear, no separation of Sulphur taking place. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. NATRUM CAD8TICUM. Present name. Sodic Hydrate. NaHO. The Liquor Sodce of the British Pharmacopoeia, which con- tains 18'8 grains in each fluid ounce. Tests. Specific gravity 1-047. 458 grains by weight (1 fluid ounce) require for neutralization 470 grain measures of the volumetric solution of Oxalic Acid, corresponding to 4-1 per cent, by weight of Hydrate of Soda, NaHO. It does not effer- vesce when added to an excess of diluted Hydrochloric Acid. Mixed with an equal volume of distilled water, it gives no pre- cipitate with solution of Lime or Oxalate of Ammonia. When it is treated with an excess of diluted Nitric Acid, and evapo- rated to dryness, the residue forms with water a clear solution which is only slightly precipitated by Chloride of Barium or by Nitrate of Silver, and not at all by Ammonia. 1 fluid ounce contains 18*8 grains of Hydrate of Soda. Preparation. 1 fluid drachm mixed with 3 fluid drachms of distilled water will form the 1 attenuation, from which the others can be prepared with spirit. NATRUM SULPHURATUM. Present name. Impure Sodic Sesquisulphide. Na 2 S 3 , with Na 2 S0 4 . Prepared by heating together in a covered crucible equal 342 HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. parts of Sulphur and Carbonate of Soda until effervescence ceases. It contains a considerable per-centage of Sulphate of Soda. Preparation. Trituration. NICCOLI SULPHAS. Present name. Nickel Sulphate. Sulphate of Nickel. NiS0 4 ,7H 2 O. This salt is formed by dissolving Carbonate of Nickel in dilute Sulphuric Acid, concentrating the solution, and setting it aside to crystallize. Characters and Tests. Emerald green prismatic crystals, efflorescent in the air, soluble in 3 parts of cold water, but in- soluble in alcohol and ether. It has a sweet, astringent taste. The solution gives a black precipitate with yellow Sulphide of Ammonium, slightly soluble in excess, forming a dark brown solution, and a pale green bulky precipitate with Caustic Potash. There is no proving, but Hale in his New Remedies gives some references as to the theurapeutic value of this preparation. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in distilled water. Present name. Nicotylia. Ci H 14 N 3 . Characters. A volatile liquid alkaloid obtained from To- bacco, and having a characteristic odour. It is soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. Its aqueous solution gives a yellowish- white precipitate with Perchloride of Platinum. This powerful poison has not been proved, but some of its effects are given in Brit. Journ. Horn., vol. xvii. Preparation. Solution in absolute alcohol. NUPHAR LUTEA. Nat. ore/., NYMPH.EACE.E. Small Yellow Pond Lily. Characters. Leaves deeply cordate, glabrous, usually about 6 or 8 niches in diameter. Flowers yellow, raised 2 or 3 inches above the water, much less expanded than those of the White Water Lily, and faintly scented, the concave sepals assuming a more globular form. Petals and stamens very numerous, but HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 343 scarcely more than half the length of the sepals. Fruit glo- bular, crowned by the stigmatic disc, indehiscent, or bursting irregularly. A proving of this is given by Hale in his New Remedies. Part employed. The whole plant. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol). NYMPH.EA ODORATA. Nat. ord., NYMPH.EACE.E. White Pond Lily. Characters. Rhizome blackish, fleshy, often as thick as a man's arm. Leaves floating, orbicular, sometimes almost kid- ney-shaped, peltate, cordate, cleft at the base quite to the in- sertion of the petiole ; the lobes, one on each side, prolonged into an acute point, entire, reddish, with prominent veins be- neath, dark, shining green above, and 5 or 6 inches in diameter. Flowers large, white or rose-coloured, and fragrant. Stamens yellow. Stigma with from 12 to 24 rays. A proving of this is given by Hale in his New Remedies. Part employed. The fresh root. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol). OCVMUM CANUM. Nat. ord., LABIAT^E. Alfavaca. A short proving of this is given by Lippe in his Mat. Med. Part employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture. (ENANTHE CROCATA. Nat. ord., UMBELLIFER^;. Hemlock Water Dropwort. Characters. A. stout, branched species, attaining 3 to 5 feet, the root-fibres forming thick, elongated tubers close to the stock ; the juice both of the stem and roots becoming yellow when exposed to the air. Leaves twice or thrice pinnate, the segments always above half an inch long, broadly cuneate or rounded, and deeply cut into 3 or 5 lobes. Umbels on long 344 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. terminal peduncles, with 15 to 20 rays, 2 inches long or more ; the bracts of the involucres small and linear, several in the partial ones, few or none under the general umbel. The pedi- cellate flowers at the circumference of the partial umbels are mostly, but not always, barren, the central fertile ones almost sessile. Fruit somewhat corky, the ribs broad and scarcely prominent. This is admitted into the Pharmacopoeias, and there, is a notice of it in Arch., xiv. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). ORIGANUM VULGAKE. Nat. ord. f LABIATE. Wild Marjoram. Characters. Hoot perennial, shortly creeping ; the annual stems erect, 1 to 2 feet high, more or less hairy. Lejves stalked, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, an inch or more long, and slightly toothed. Flowers purple or rarely white, in globular compact heads, forming a terminal trichotomous panicle. Bracts ovate, about the length of the calyx. Calyx very hairy inside the mouth, with 5 short, nearly equal teeth. Corolla twice as long as the calyx, with 4 broad, nearly equal lobes, of which the upper one is broader and nearly erect. The two longest sta- mens, and sometimes all four, project beyond the corolla. A proving of this plant is published in N. A. J. H., xv. Part employed. The fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). OSMIUM. Os. A rare metal found associated with Platinum, a proving of which is reported in Lippe"'s Mat. Med. Preparation. Trituration. PALLADIUM. Pd. A rare metal found associated with Platinum. There is a proving of it in Lippe's Mat. Med. Preparation. Trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA. 345 PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM, Vide GlNSENQ. PAPAYA. Carica Papaya. Nat. ord., PAPAYACEJS. The Papaw Tree. A study of this by Dr. E. M. Hale is given in N. A. J. H., xr. Part employed. The unripe fruit ? Preparation. Tincture ? Cucurbita Pepo. Nat. ord., CUCURBITACE.E. The seeds of the common Pumpkin have recently been intro- duced into the United States Pharmacopoeia as a remedy for tapeworm. Characters. Oval, extended into a blunt point at one end, flattish, but somewhat swollen in the middle, grooved on both sides near the edge, about 9 lines long by 5 or 6 in breadth where broadest, of a light brownish-white colour, and a slightly sweetish, somewhat aromatic smell and taste. They consist of a firm, brittle coating, and a white oily kernel. Hale recommends the bruised seeds to be used with milk or cream. He speaks highly of this new medicine. PHY8OSTIGMA VENENO8UM. Nat. ord., LEGUMINOS.E. Calabar Bean. Characters. About the size of a very large horse-bean, with a very firm, hard, brittle, shining integument of a brownish-red, pale chocolate, or ash-grey colour. Irregularly kidney-shaped, with two flat sides, and a furrow running longitudinally along its convex margin, ending in an aperture near one end of the seed. Within the shell is a kernel consisting of 2 cotyledons, weighing on an average about 46 grains, hard, white, and pul- verizable, of a taste like that of the ordinary edible leguminous seeds, without bitterness, acrimony, or aromatic flavour. It yields its virtues to alcohol, and imperfectly to water. This drug has been much under notice of late, and a proving is now published in Hale's New Remedies. Part employed. The seeds. Preparation. Tincture (rectified spirit). 346 HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. PICRIC ACID.* Present name. Tri-nitro-phenylic Acid. C 6 H 3 (N0 2 )30. Acidum Picricum. Picric Acid, Carbazotic Acid. Nitro-picric Acid. This Acid is obtained by the action of Nitric Acid on Phenylic or Carbolic Acid, indigo, salicine, silk, and other substances. It may also be obtained from coal tar, creasote, or from Australian gum. Characters. Pale yellow shining scales, soluble in water, in alcohol, and in ether ; it imparts a yellow colour to the solu- tion, and a very bitter taste. It is largely used in dyeing, producing a yellow colour, or, in connection with indigo or Prussian blue, green. Its salts crystallize readily, and explode violently at an elevated temperature or from a blow. Our chemists will, therefore, do well to avoid dealing with such dangerous compounds by trituration. A notice will be found in Hale's New Remedies, in the volume containing special therapeutics. Preparation. Solution in distilled water. PIMPINELLA SAXIFRAOA. Nat. ord., UMBELLIFER.E. Pimpinel, Burnet Saxifrage. A perennial plant, growing in dry meadows and pastures in Europe. Characters. Hoot-stock short and thick, but not tuberous. Stems erect, 1 to 2 feet high, not much branched, glabrous or downy at the top. Leaves very variable, the radical ones usually pinnate, with 7 to 9 pairs of broadly ovate or orbicular segments, 6 to 9 lines long, toothed or lobed ; the upper leaves small, their segments divided into a few narrow, or even linear lobes ; sometimes all, even the radical leaves, have their seg- ments once or twice pinnate, with narrow lobes ; sometimes, again, the few stem-leaves are, like the radical ones, simply pinnate, but much smaller, or reduced to simple bracts. Umbels compound, terminal, without involucres, with from 10 to 15 rather slender rays ; the flowers white, petals broad, notched * This has been unavoidably omitted from its proper alphabetical posi- tion under Acidum Picricum. HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 347 with an inflected point. Fruit short, without visible calycine teeth. A proving of this is given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Part employed. The fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture. PLATINI CHLORIDUM. Synonym. Platina Muriatica. Present name. Platinic Chloride. PtCl 4 . Perchloride of Platinum. May be obtained pure from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Dark orange-yellow prismatic crys- tals, very deliquescent and also readily soluble in alcohol and ether. In water it forms a deep orange-coloured solution, a drop of which, when stirred on a slip of glass with a drop of a moderately strong solution of Nitrate of Potash, will give a well-marked yellow precipitate. It also gives a granular yellow precipitate with Chloride of Ammonium. Tbe solution becomes bright red on the addition of Pro to-chloride of Tin. Reference to Horn. Proving. A brief notice in Noack and Trinks. Preparation. Solution in rectified spirit. PLATINI ET AMMONII CHLORIDUM. Present name. Ammonio-platinic Chloride. 2H 4 NCl,PtCl 4 . This may be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters. Small transparent, yellow octohedral crystals, sparingly soluble in water, but insoluble in alcohol and ether. When heated with Caustic Potash, Ammonia is evolved. It is mentioned by Noack and Trinks, but no proving is referred to. Preparation. Trituration. PLATINI ET NATRI CHLOIUDUM. Present name. Sodio-platinic Chloride. 2NaCl,PtCl 4 ,6H 2 O. This may be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters. Beautiful red striated prismatic crystals, which are soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. 348 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. It is mentioned by Noack and Trinks, but no proving is referred to. Preparation.- -Solution in rectified spirit. PLUMBI CARBONAS. Synonym. Plumbum Carbonicum. Present name. Plumbic Carbonate. PbCCV Prepared by mixing dilute solutions of pure Acetate of Lead and Carbonate of Soda, collecting and washing the precipitate with distilled water. Characters and Tests. A soft heavy white powder, blackened by Sulphuretted Hydrogen, insoluble in water, soluble with effervescence in diluted Acetic Acid without leaving any residue, and forming a solution which is precipitated white by Sulphuric Acid, and yellow by Iodide of Potassium. The acetic solution, when treated with excess of Sulphuretted Hydrogen, boiled and filtered, gives no precipitate with Oxalate of Ammonia. Preparation. Trituration. PLUMBI IODIDUM. Present name. Plumbic Iodide. PbI 2 . Prepared from the Nitrate by precipitation with Iodide of Potassium, and washing and drying the powder. Characters and Tests. A bright yellow powder, sparingly soluble in cold water, more so in hot water, and readily so on adding a little Hydrochloric Acid, yielding a colourless solu- tion ; the hot solution as it cools deposits beautiful yellow spangles of a silky lustre ; they may be fused at a moderate heat. When boiled with Nitric Acid it gives off the purple vapours of Iodine. Preparation. Trituration. PLUMBI NITRAS. Present name. Plumbic Nitrate. Pb2No 8 . May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In colourless octahedral crystals, which are nearly opaque, permanent in the air, of a sweetish astringent taste, soluble in water and in alcohol. The aqueous solution is precipitated black by Sulphuretted Hydrogen, white HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 349 by diluted Sulphuric Acid, and yellow by Iodide of Potassium. Added to Sulphate of Indigo, it discharges the colour. Preparation. Solution in rectified spirit for 1 and above. POLYGONUM PUNCTATUM. Nat. ord., POLYGONACEJE. Smart-weed. This plant is an annual. It is closely allied to the Water- pepper of this country (Polygonuin Hydropiper). It grows in nearly all parts of the United States, whence the tincture should be imported. Dr. Hale gives a fragmentary proving in his New Remedies. Parts employed. The whole plant. Preparation. Tincture. POLYPORUS OFFICINALIS. Nat. ord., FUNGI. Synonyms. Boletus Laricis, B. Purgans. Larch Agaric. A fungus growing on the Larch-tree in all countries. A proving of this is published in Burt's Characteristic Mat. Med., and also in Hale's New Remedies. Parts employed. The entire fungus. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol). POPULU8 TREMULOIDES. Nat. ord., AMENTACE.E. American Aspen. A study of this by Dr. E. M. Hale is published in the N. A. J. H., xv., and a fragmentary proving in his New Remedies. Parts employed. The inner bark and leaves. Preparation. Tincture. POTH08 F(ETIDA. Nat. ord., ORONTIACE^E. Synonyms. Dracontium Fcetidum, Ictodes Fcetidus, Symplo- carpus Fcetidus. 350 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Skunk Cabbage. This is a very curious plant, growing in tli3 United States, having a perennial, large, abrupt root furnished with numerous fleshy fibres 2 feet or more in length, the leaves being from 1 to 2 feet in length, and 9 inches to a foot in breadth. All parts of it have a fetid odour, thought to resemble that of the animal after which it is named. A short proving of this in given in Jahr's Symptoinen Codex. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. PREXANTHUS SERPEN8, Vide NABULU8 8ERPENTARIA. QUIXI. AR8ENIA8. Synonym. Chininum Arsenicum. Present name. Triquinia Arseniate (C 2 oH 24 N 2 O 2 )3,2H 3 As04, 2H 2 O. This may be prepared by directly combining pure Quinine and Arsenic Acid. Characters and Tests. White silky needles, soluble in water and alcohol. The aqueous solution gives no precipitate with Chloride of Barium, but with Nitrate of Silver a brick-red precipitate is produced. When treated first with solution of Chlorine and afterwards with Ammonia, it becomes of a splendid emerald green colour. It has not been proved. Preparations. Trituration. Solution in 20 O.P. spirit. QCIXl.E HYDROCHLORAS. Synonym. Chininum Muriaticum. Present name. Quinia Hydrochlorate. C 20 H 24 X 2 2 HC1. Prepared by mixing hot solutions of Chloride of Barium and Sulphate of Quinine, and filtering, while still hot, to separate the Sulphate of Barium, and setting aside to crystallize. This has several advantages over the Sulphate, being more soluble and more stable, and not likely to become flocculent on keeping. Characters and Tests. It consists of white silky needles, soluble in 50 parts of water without the aid of any acid, and its solution, when treated first with solution of Chlorine and HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 351 afterwards with Ammonia, becomes of a splendid emerald green colour. It gives with Nitrate of Silver a white precipitate soluble in Ammonia, but insoluble in Nitric Acid. No precipitate is formed on the addition of a small quantity of dilute Sulphuric Acid, and only a faint one, if any, when Chloride of Barium is added. It has not been regularly proved. Preparations. Solution in 20 O.P. spirit for l x , after which rectified spirit may be use/1. Trituration. QUININE HYDROCYAXAS. Present name. Quinia Hydrocyanate. CaoH^NgOa HON. This may also be prepared by direct union of its acid and base. There is no regular proving extant. It was at one time a favourite remedy for intermittents, and considered to be more powerful than the Sulphate. It is an unstable salt in solution. Preparation. Solution in distilled water, which must be freshly prepared. RANUNCULUS ACRI8. RANUNCULUS FLAMMULA. RANUNCULUS REPEN8. Nat. ord., RANUNCULACE.E. There are fragmentary provings of these three species in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. Parts employed. The entire fresh plants. Preparations. Tinctures. Average loss of moisture : R. Acris, 70 percent.; R. Repens, 85 per cent. RHUS GLABRUM. Xat. ord., ANACARDIACE^E. Common Sumach. Rhus Glabrum, called also Smooth Sumach, Pennsylvania Sumach, and Upland Sumach, is a shrub indigenous to the United States. Characters. From 4 to 15 feet high. Stem usually more or less bent and divided into straggling branches covered with a smooth light grey or somewhat reddish bark. The leaves are upon smooth petioles, and consist of many pairs of opposite leaf- 352 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. lets, with an odd one at the extremity, all of which are lanceolate, acuminate, acutely serrate, glabrous, and green on their upper surface. In the autumn the colour changes to a beautiful red. A fragmentary proving is given in Hale's New Remedies, and some additional information in his second volume, Special Therapeutics. Parts employed. The bark or leaves. Preparation. Tincture. RHUS LAURINA. Nat. ord., ANACARDIACE.E. A fragmentary proving of this is given in N. A. J. H., iii. RICINUS COMMUNIS. Nat. ord., EUPHORBIACE.E. Synonym. Palma Christi. Castor Oil Plant. The tree that supplies the seed from which the well-known oil is obtained, reaches a height of 20 to 40 feet, and is found in the East and West Indies, South America, and China. Characters. The leaves are large, alternate, palmately lobed, glabrous and shining, on long, tapering, purplish petioles. The flowers are borne in long and erect spikes, the lower portion being occupied by the male flower he upper by the female. They appear in July, the seeds ripen in August and September. The fruit is a roundish, glaucous capsule, with three projecting sides covered with tough spines, and divided into three cells, each containing one seed, which is expelled by the bursting of the capsule. The seeds are about the size of a small bean, oval, shining, of a greyish or ash colour, and spotted. A notice will be found in Hale's New Remedies. Part employed. Though the expressed oil is chiefly in use on account of its purgative properties, the leaves have also been used, and are the officinal part in homoeopathic practice. Preparations. Tincture. Fluid extract. ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA. Nat. ord , LEGUMINOS^E. False Acacia. Locust-tree. A tree indigenous to North America. The wood is used by HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 353 farmers for fence-posts ; it is noted for the beauty of its foliage and the sweetness of its flowers. A short proving of this is given in United States Med. and Surg. Journ., i., and a short notice in Hale's New Remedies, Part employed. The root-bark. Preparation. Tincture (20 O.P. spirit). RARRACENIA PURPUREA. Nat. ord., SARRACENIACE^:. Huntsman's Cap. Pitcher Plant. A perennial plant found in wet and boggy places in North America. A notice of this is given in Hale's New Remedies. Parts employed. The whole plant. Preparations. Infusion of the whole plant. Tincture of the root. 8CROPHULARIA AQUATICA. 8CROPHULARIA KODOSA. Nat. ord.) SCROPHULARIACE^;. Figworts. Characters. S. Nodosa. A coarse, erect perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, glabrous or nearly so, with a disagreeable smell j the short stock emitting a number of small green knots or tubers. Stem sharply quadrangular. Leaves large, broadly ovate or heart-shaped, pointed and doubly crenate or serrate. Panicle loosely pyramidal or oblong, usually sprinkled with minute glandular hairs. Lobes of the calyx rounded with a very narrow, often scarcely perceptible, scarious border. Tube of the corolla of a pale greenish-purple, twice as long as the calyx ; the upper lip more deeply coloured, much longer than the lateral lobes. S. Aquatica. Much resembling the above in habit and flowers. The angles of the stem project into narrow wings ; there are no tubers at its base, and the leaves are not so broad, and more obtuse. Panicle long and narrow. Lobes of the calyx surrounded by a much more conspicuous scarious border. Corolla of a dull purple. These are admitted into some of the Pharmacopoeias, but no reference to any proving has been found for S. aquatint. S. nodosa is noticed in Arch., xvii. 354 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Parts employed. The roots. Preparations. Tinctures. SCROPHUI.ARIA MARYLANDICA. Nat. ord., SCROPHULARIACEJE. Fever Weed. A proving of this is given in N. A. J. H., TV. Parts employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture. SCUTELLARIA LATERIFLORA. Nat. ord., LABIATE. Skull-cap. Dr. Hale gives a proving of this in his New Remedies. Parts employed. The whole plant. Preparation. Tincture. Nat. ord., LEGUMINOS.E. Cassia lanceolata. Characters. Lanceolate or obovate leaflets, about an inch long, unequally oblique at the base, brittle, greyish-green, of a faint peculiar odour, and mucilaginous sweetish taste. The un- equally oblique base and freedom from bitterness distinguish the Senna from the Argel leaves, which moreover are thicker and stiffer. There is a proving of this in Noack and Trinks. Parts employed. The leaves, as imported from Alexandria. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). 8ERPENTARIA, Vide ARI8TOLOCHIA 8ERPENTARIA. 81LPHIUM LACINIATUM. Nat. ord., Resin Wood. Compass Plant. A plant found growing on the prairies of Illinois and HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 355 Wisconsin, from thence southward and westward. Its lower leaves are said to have the remarkable property of uniformly presenting their edges northward and southward. Characters. The plant is very rough and bristly throughout, with a stout stem and pinnate leaves petioled and clasping at the base. Heads few and somewhat racemed. From the action it is said to have on mucous membrane, its virtues are likely to be tested. A short notice will be found in Hale's New Remedies, Parts employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture. 8OLANUM LYCOPEKSICON. j Nat. ore?., SOLANACE^E. The Tomato. A proving of this is published in Arch., xvii, Part employed. The ripe fruit, Preparation. Tincture, SOLANUM MAMMOSUM, Nat. ore?., SOLANACE.E, Nipple Nightshade. A proving of this is given in Arch., xiii, Part employed. The ripe fruit. Preparation. Tincture, SYMPHYTUM. Symphytum officinale. Nat. ord., BORAGINACK^E. Fig. Engl. Bot., t. 817. Common Comfrey. For. name: German, Gebrauchlicher Beinwell. Habitat. Moist banks and borders of meadows in Europe and Western Asia ; frequent in England and Ireland. Flowering time. Spring and summer. Part employed. The fresh root-stock. Characters. Boot-stock thick, with stout, erect, branching annual stems 2 or 3 feet high. Leaves broadly lanceolate, AA 2 356 HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACOHEIA. often 8 to 10 inches long or more, tapering into a long point and rough, with short stiff hairs ; the lower ones stalked, the upper ones sessile and decurrent along the stem. Flower- cymes stalked about the last leaf, once or seldom twice forked ; the branches forming short one-sided racemes. Flowers all pedicellate, 3 lines long, either pale yellow or a dark dingy purple. Time for collecting. Before flowering and in the autumn. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). This has not been proved, and has hitherto been used as an external remedy only. Average loss of moisture, 75 per cent. TANGHIXIA VENENIFERA. Nat. ord., APOCYNACEJE:. The Madagascar Poison Nut. A notice of this very powerful poison is given in B. J. H., xviii. Part employed. The berry. Preparation. Tincture. TARANTULA. Class, ARACHNIDA ; Order, ARAXEIDEA ; Tribe, OCTONOCU- LIDA ; Family, LYCOSID-E. Ljcosa tarantula. A proving of this spider was published by Dr. Nunez in 18G4. Part employed. The entire spider. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). TAXUS BACCATA. Nat. ord., CONIFERS. The Yew. Characters. A densely branched, dark, evergreen tree, not lofty, but attaining a great age, with a thick trunk and hard wood. Leaves 6 to 9 lines long, inserted all round the branches, but spreading in one plane in two opposite ranks, convex and shining on the upper side. Catkins very small, in the axils of the leaves. Fruit, a hard seed, partly imbedded in a bright red, pulpy, half transparent, berry-like cup. HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 357 An account of the effects of this is given in B. J. H., xiv. Part employed. The young shoots. Preparation. Tincture (20 O.P. spirit). Average loss of moisture, 59 per cent. TAXUS ERECTA. Nat. ore?., CONIFERS. Upright Irish Yew. An account of this is given in Notes of a New Truth. Parts employed. The young shoots. Preparation. Tincture (20 O.P. spirit). Average loss of moisture, 60 per cent. This Bohemian " Indifferent Thermal " water has been proved, an account of which may be found in Brit. Journ. Horn., xv. THEA SINEJfSIS. Nat. Ord., TERNSTRO2MIACE.. Synonyms. T. Viridis, T. Caesarea. Green Tea. Characters. An evergreen shrub, from 4 to 8 feet high. The leaves are from 2 to 3 inches long, and from half an inch to an inch broad, elliptical-oblong or lanceolate, pointed, serrate, except at base, smooth on both sides, green and shining ; one rib with many transverse veins. A proving of this is given by Noack and Trinks. Parts employed. The leaves. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). T1LIA EUROP.EA. Nat. ord., TILIACE^:. The Lime Tree. Characters. A handsome tree, sometimes 120 feet in height, but generally not above half that size. Leaves stalked, broadly heart-shaped or nearly orbicular, often oblique, and always 358 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. pointed, serrate on the edge, glabrous above and more or less downy underneath, especially in the angles of the principal veins. Peduncles hanging amongst the leaves, bordered or winged half-way up by the long, narrow, leaf-like bract. Flowers sweet- scented, of a pale whitish-green. Nut downy when young. A proving of this is recorded in CEst. Zeitsch. fur Horn., iv. Parts employed. The flowers. Preparation. Tincture. Ti. A rare metal, having a considerable analogy to tin. Dr. Sharp, of Rugby, published a partial proving of this some years ago. Preparation. Trituration of the pure metal. TONGO, Nat. ord., LEQtfMiNosjE. Synonyms. Baryosma Tongo, Coumarouma odorata, Dip- terix odorata. Tongo or Tonquin Bean. Characters. -Bean from an inch to an inch and a-half long, from 2 to 4 lines broad, usually somewhat compressed, with a dark brown, wrinkled, shining, thin and brittle skin, and a light brown oily kernel, having a strong, agreeable, aromatic odour, and a bitterish, aromatic taste. A proving of this is given by Noack and Trinks. Part employed. The bean. Preparation* Tincture, TRiLLldM PBNDULOlt, Nat. ord. t TRILLIACEJE. Beth-root, Ground Lily. An account of this is given by Hale in his Jfew Remedied, and there is a proving in the American Transactions. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 359 TRI08TEUM PERFOLIATUM. Nat. ord., CAPRIFOLIACE.E. Fever-root, Fever-wort, or Wild Ipecac. A perennial plant, found in the United States. The whole plant is bitter, but the root is the most active part. The herbaceous stems, several of which usually arise from the same root, are about 4 feet high. Dr. Hale gives a fragmentary proving of this in his New Eemedies. Part employed. The root. Preparation. Tincture. TROMBIDIUM. Class, ARACHNIDA ; Order, ACARID.E. Trombidium muscas domesticae. A minute bright red acarus, found under the wings of the common house-fly in Philadelphia. A proving is published in Hahnemannian Monthly, i. Part employed. The entire acarus. Preparation. Tincture. TUS8ILAGO PETASITE8. Nat. ord., COMPOSITE. Butter-bur. Characters. Leaves, the small ones or scales numerous, oblong or linear, entire and erect ; the radical ones appear- ing much later than the flower-stems, angular and toothed, covered underneath with a loose, white, cottony wool, of which there is a little also on the upper side. Flowering stems not in tufts, as in the Common Coltsfoot, often a foot high when full- grown, with many flower-heads, of a dull pinkish-purple, in a narrow-oblong terminal panicle, and almost dioecious. The male plant has a- looser panicle of smaller heads, the florets either all tubular and male (the pistil, although apparently per- fect, having no ovule and forming no seed), or with a few fili- form female ones on the outside ; the female panicle more compact, the heads larger, the florets all filiform, or with a few tubular male ones in the centre. A proving of this is to be found in Horn. Zeit., xxxii. Part employed. The young plant. 360 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Preparation. Tincture (dilute alcohol). Average loss of moisture, 85 per cent. TUTKE, vide COBIARIA RDSCIFOLIA. ULMUS CAMPESTRIS. Nat. ord., ULMACE.E. Common Elm. Characters. A tough, brownish-yellow bark, about half a line thick, without smell ; taste mucilaginous, slightly bitter and astringent. Its decoction is turned green by Perchloride of Iron, and precipitates with a solution of Gelatine. This is admitted into Buchner's and Jahr's Pharmacopoeias, and is referred to by Hahnemanu in his Lesser Writings as causing eruptions on the skin. Part employed. The inner bark of two-year-old branches. Preparation. Tincture (proof spirit). U8TILAGO MAYDI8. Nat. ord., FUNGI. Maize Smut. A fungus is found growing on the Indian Corn, Zea Mays, which has been found to contain an alkaloid, Ergotin. Besides other ingredients, it contains a fixed oil and resin, soluble in ether, but not in alcohol. This Ergot of Maize produces some of the effects of Ergot of Rye. C/iaracters. It is often as large, sometimes larger than an orange. It is covered with a dark grey or brown epidermis, which bursts when ripe. The spores are spherical, minute, their surface covered with echinulate warts like prickles ; they are deep-seated, nearly black and pulverulent, having the appear- ance of soot under the naked eye. A notice will be found in Hale's New Remedies. Part employed. The fresh, just ripe fungus. Preparations. Trituration of the fungus, gathered when it has turned black, but before the frosts have affected it, Tincture. CaaHsa^Og. Is found in Colchicum, Sabadilla, Verat. alL and viride ; it is made usually from Sabadilla. It maybe obtained from the operative chemist?. HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 361 Characters and Tests. Pale grey, amorphous, without smell, but, even in the most minute quantity,- powerfully irritating the nostrils ; strongly and persistently bitter, and highly acrid ; insoluble in water, soluble in spirit, in ether, and in diluted acids, leaving traces of an insoluble brown resinoid matter. Heated with access of air, it melts into a yellow liquid, and at length burns away, leaving no residue. An active poison. It has not been proved. Preparation. Solution in rectified spirit. VIBURNUM OPULUS. Nat. ord., CAPRIFOLIACE.E. Guelder Rose. High Cranberry. Characters. 'Not generally a tall shrub when wild, but it will grow into a small tree, and is always glabrous in all its parts. Leaves 2 or 3 inches broad, divided to near the middle into 3 or sometimes 5 broad angular pointed lobes, which are usually coarsely toothed or again lobed ; the slender leaf- stalks have 2 or more sessile glands at the top, and 2 or more linear fringe-like appendages at the base. Flowers white, in dense cymes 2 or 3 inches in diameter ; the inner flowers small, but the outer ones become much enlarged, attaining often near an inch in diameter, but having neither stamens nor styles, they are perfectly barren. Fruit a one-seeded globular berry, of a blackish-red colour, and an intensely acid and slightly bitter taste. It is noticed in Hale's New Remedies. There is no proving, but it appears likely to be of use, and may very probably be ordered by those engaged in obstetric practice. Part employed. The bark. Preparation. Tincture. VINCA MINOR. Nat. ord,, APOCYNACEJE. Lesser Periwinkle, Wintergreen. Characters. A perennial, with a creeping root-stock, long 1 trailing barren shoots, with short, erect flowering stems, about 6 inches high. Leaves narrow-ovate or oblong, evergreen^ shining, and perfectly glabrous, opposite and entire. Pedicels shorter than the leaves. Corolla small, blue, the tube broad, almost bell-shaped, with a flat spreading limb, with 5 broad, 362 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. oblique segments, twisted in the bud ; stamens, 5, enclosed in the tube. It differs from Vinca Major in its smaller size, more trailing habit, narrower leaves, which are perfectly glabrous, and shorter and broader segments to the calyx, without any hairs on their edges. A short proving of this is given in Arch., xvii. Part employed. The fresh plant. Preparation. Tincture. VIPERA REDI. Italian Viper. VIPERA TORVA. German Viper. Class, REPTILIA ; Section, SQUAMATA ; Order, OPHIDIA ; Sub-order, VIPERIN^E ; Family, VIPERID^. Short provings of the virus of both of these reptiles are given in Jahr's Symptomen Codex. See also Bering's Treatise on the poison of serpents. Preparation. Solution in Glycerine as directed for Crotalus. VISCUM ALBUM. Viscum Album. Nat. ord., LORANTHACE^E. Fig. Engl. Bot., t. 1470. English name. Mistletoe. Habitat. Parasitic on many trees, especially on the apple. Extending over the whole of temperate Europe. Common in Southern and especially Western England. Flowering time. Spring. Parts employed. Leaves and berries in equal quantities. Characters. Leaves entire, varying from narrow oblong to nearly obovate, thick and fleshy, and always obtuse. Berry white, semi-transparent, enclosing a single seed, surrounded by a very glutinous pulp. TimeJor collecting. When the berries are ripe. Reference to Horn. Proving. A notice will be found in Bale's New Remedies ; there is also a good deal of clinical experience in Brit. Journ. Bom., xxii., and M. B. Rev., xii. and xvii. Preparation. Tincture, corresponding in alcoholic strength with proof spirit. This tincture is difficult to make, owing to the viscidity of its sap ; hence the following modification of the usual process must be had recourse to : Cut the leaves small, pass through the sausage-machine, then HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCE1A. 363 bruise and pass through the machine a second time. Mash up the berries and bruised leaves, and again pound and pass through the machine. Then add to the magma an equal bulk of finely-powdered glass. Mix well together, and pack care- fully in the percolator in thin layers of about ^ inch or | inch in thickness, adding a little finely-powdered glass between each, and shaking it well into the interspaces. Proceed in other respects as usual in the case of fresh plants. WIESBADEN. This " Simple Muriated Thermal " water has been proved and reported in Bibl. Horn, de Geneva, suppl. ii. WOORALl. Synonyms. Curare, Woorara, Urali, Ourary. The arrow poison used by the savage tribes of South America. Its composition is unknown, but is evidently very complex. It is generally supposed to contain some animal poison (pro- bably snake poison) in addition to various vegetable poisons, especially those of the Strychnos tribe (Loganiacece) or the Euphorbiaceoe, Characters. It has a resinous appearance and blackish- brown colour, somewhat resembling liquorice root. It is im- ported in little clay pots, or calabashes. It is almost entirely soluble in water and alcohol, forming a beautiful red solution with an intensely bitter taste. The insoluble part is not active. Reference to Horn. Proving. Numerous physiological experi- ments have demonstrated its pathogenetic action ; these have been carefully collected by Dr. Carfrae, and published in vol. iv. of the Annals of B. H. S., and there is a proving in the Hahne- mannian Monthly, v. Preparation. Solution in proof spirit. XYPHO8URA AMERICANA. Class, CRUSTACEA; Order, XYPHOSURA. Limulus Cyclops, Long-tailed Molucca Crab. A proving of this is given in the Am. Arzneipr, Part employed. " The blue blood." Preparation. Trituration. 364 IIO.MCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. ZINCI ACETAS. Present name. Zincic Acetate. Zn2C 2 H3O 2 ,3H 2 0. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Thin translucent and colourless crys- talline plates, of a pearly lustre, with a sharp unpleasant taste ; evolving Acetic Acid when decomposed by Sulphuric Acid ; soluble in water, and the solution precipitated pure white by Sulphuretted Hydrogen. A dilute watery solution is not affected by Chloride of Barium or Nitrate of Silver ; and, when slightly acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, is not precipitated by Sulphuretted Hydrogen ; after it has been boiled for a few minutes with a little Nitric Acid, it yields with Ammonia a white precipitate entirely soluble without colour in an excess of the re-agent. Preparation. Solution in distilled water. ZINCI CHLOIUDUM. Synonym. Zincum Muriaticum. Present name. Zincic Chloride. ZnCl 2 . May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Colourless opaque rods or tablets, very deliquescent and caustic ; soluble almost entirely in water, alcohol, and ether. The watery solution is precipitated white by Sulphide of Ammonium and Nitrate of Silver ; but, if first acidulated with Hydrochloric Acid, it is not affected by Sul- phuretted Hydrogen. Its watery solution is not affected by Chloride of Barium or Oxalate of Ammonia, and is not tinged blue by yellow or red Prussiate of Potash. Ammonia throws down a white precipitate entirely soluble in an excess of the re-agent. Reference to Horn. Proving. A short notice is given in B. J. H., xi. Preparation. Solution in distilled water. ZINCI CYANIDUM. . Present name. Zincic Cyanide. Zn2CN. May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. A white powder, insoluble in water, but dissolved by Hydrochloric Acid with disengagement of Hydrocyanic Acid, recognizable by its odour. This solution HOMCEOPATHIC PHARMACOPCEIA. 365 yields with Ammonia a white precipitate which is entirely soluble in an excess of the re-agent. Reference to Horn. Proving. A short notice of this occurs in N. A. J. H., vol. ii. Preparation. Tritu ration. ZINCI IODIDDM. Present name. Zincic Iodide. ZnI 2 . May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. Dirty-white pulverulent masses, very deliquescent and freely soluble in water. The aqueous solution gives white precipitates with Sulphide of Ammonium and Ammonia, that yielded by the latter re-agent being entirely soluble without colour in an excess. When mixed with muci- lage of Starch it yields a blue colour on the addition of a minute quantity of solution of Chlorine. Preparation. Solution in distilled water. ZINCI VALERIANA8. Present name. Zincic Valeriate. Zn2C 6 H 9 2 . May be obtained from the operative chemists. Characters and Tests. In brilliant white pearly tabular crystals, with a feeble odour of Valerianic Acid, and a metallic taste ; scarcely soluble in cold water or in ether, soluble in hot water and alcohol. Heated t:> redness in an open crucible, it leaves a residue which, when dissolved in diluted Sulphuric Acid, yields with Ammonia a precipitate which entirely dis- solves in an excess of the re-agent, and the resulting solution gives a white precipitate with Sulphide of Ammonium. Its solution in hot water is only feebly precipitated by Chloride of Barium. It gives, when heated with diluted Sulphuric Acid, a distillate which, when mixed with the Solution of Acetate of Copper, does not immediately affect the transparency of the fluid, but forms after a little time oily drops, which gradually pass into a bluish-white crystalline deposit. Reference to Horn. Proving.- A. short notice is given in B. J. H., xxv. Preparation. Trituration LIST OF AUTHORITIES. Allen's Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica Allgemeine Homb'opathische Zeitung Alg. Horn. Zeit. Amerikanische Arzneipriifungen Am. Arznpr. Andrews' Botanical Repository And. Bot. Rep. Annalen der Homoopathischen Klinik Annal. Archiv fur die Homoopathische Heilkunst ... Arch. Balfour's Outlines of Botany Bart, Flora of North America Bart F. N. Am. Bigelow's American Medical Botany Big.Am.Med.Bot. Bigelow's Flora Botanica Big. Fl. Bot. *Bentley and Trimens' Medicinal Plants Bloxam's Laboratory Teaching Botanical Magazine Bot. Mag. British Journal of Homoeopathy B. J. H. British Pharmacopoeia of 1867 B. P. Biichner's Homoeopathische Arznei-Berei- tungslehre Comm. Got Comm. Got. Denkwurdigkeiten der Nord Amerikanischen Denkw.d. N.Am. Akademie Acad. Flora Homoeopathica. by Dr. E. Hamilton... Fl. Horn. Gray's Genera of American Plants Gray's Gen.Plant. * The Pharmacopoeia was too far advanced to take advantage of this valuable work, now appearing in monthly parts. It is, however, inserted in the List of Authorities, as a description and coloured figure of many of the plants referred to will appear in it. 368 HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. Gray's Catalogue of Snakes in the British [Snakes. Museum Gray's Cat. Gruner's Homoeopathic Pharmacopeia Gr. H. Pharm. Bahnemnnn's Chronishen Krankeiten Chr. Kr. Hahnemann's Reine Arzneimittcllehre R. A. M. L. Hahnemann (The) Materia Medica Hahnemannian Monthly Kale's New Remedies Bale's N. R. Hartlaub und Trinks' Reine Arzneimittel- lehre Hayne's Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneikunde gebriiuchlichen Pfliin- zen Hayne. Heraclides, Helbig's Heraclides, Helb. Bering's New Provings, Philadelphia, 1866 [Beechy. Booker, Botany, Beechy Voyage Booker, Bot. Booker's Flora Borealis Americana Booker's Flora Bygea [Bor. Amer. Jahr's Pharmacopoeia, by Kitchen Jahr's Symptomen Codex Jorg, Materiellen zu eine Kiinft Beilmittel- lehre Journal fiir Arzneimittellehre Lamarck, Encyclopaedia Lamarck. Linneus Amcenita Linne". Amoenit. Linnean Transactions Linn. Trans. Lippe's Text Book of Materia Medica Lippe. Marcy and Peters' New Materia Medica Marcy and Peters. Miller's Chemistry, 4th Edition Miller, Icones Monthly Bomoeopathic Review M. B. R. Mure's Doctrine de FEcole de Rio Mure. Mure's Materia Medica Mure's Mat.Med. Nees von Esenbeck's Plantae Medicales Nees von Es. Neues Archiv fiir die Bomoopathische Beil- kunst..., . Xt'u. Arch. HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA. 369 Noack und Trinks' Handbucli der Homoo- pathischen Arzneimittell ehre Noack and Trinks North American Journal of Homoeopathy ... N. A. J. of Horn. CEsterrerchische Zeitsclirift fur Homoo- CEst Zeitsch. f. pathie, edited by Dr. Watzke Horn. Petroz, Etudes Therapeutique Petroz. Phillips' Materia Medica and Therapeutics... Quin's Pharmacopoeia Homceopathica Kafn, Flora Dan Rafn Med. Rehl, Flora Germanica Eehl Flo. Ger. Hoyle's Materia Medica liumph, Herbarum Amboinense Humph Am. Sowerby's English Botany E. B. Squire's Companion to the British Phar- macopoeia Stapfs Beitrsig StapPs B. Stephenson and Churchill's Medical Botany Sweet Cisti Sweet Cist. Transactions of the American Institute of Homoeopathy Amer. Trans. Waring's Pharmacopoeia of India Wirkung der Schlangengifte Wirkung d. Schl. Wood's Medical Botany Wood's Natural History, Illustrated Wood and Bache's United States Dispensatory Woodville's Medical Botany Zeitschrift fiir Erfahrungsheilkunst Zeitsch.fiirErfahr. Zeitschrift fiir Homeopath ische Klinik B B GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAGE AbeilU ... 70 Aconitum pardalianches ... 200 Absolute Alcohol ... 4 Actcea monogyna ... 52 Acacia, false ... 352 racemosa ... 52 Acalypha Indica ... 277 spicata ... 280 Acetate of barium ... 82 Actee, le ... 52 of copper ... 125 Adelfa ... 196 of lime, impure ... 94 Adeps praparatus ... 266 of manganese ... 176 Adormedera ... 198 Acetic acid, glacial ... 277 jEsculus glabra ... 280 Achillea millcfolium . . . ... 187 hippocastanum ... 53 Acid borate of sodium ... 88 ^thusa ... 53 Acidum aceticum ... 277 common ... 54 benzoicum ... ... 41 cynapium ... ... 53 boracicum ... ... 278 Agaricus ... 54 carbolicum ... 42 imperialis ... ... 54 fluoricum ... 42 muscarius ... 54 formicum ... 278 Aglio ... 57 gallicum ... 278 Agnus castua ... 55 hydrocyanicum ... ... 43 Ague- weed ... 134 muriaticum ... 45 Ail ... 57 nitricum ... 46 Ailante ... 281 oxalicum ... 47 Ailantus glandulosa ... ... 281 phosphoricum ... 48 A jo ... 57 picricum ... 346 Alaun ... 58 sulphuricum ... 49 Alaunerde ... 59 sulphurosum ... 279 Alcanfor ... 98 tannicum ... 280 Alcohol ... 2 Acinula clavus ... 231 absolute ... 4 Aconite, common ... 50 dilute ... 3 Aconitifolius hwnilis ... ... 209 re-distillation of ... ... 3 Aconitum ... 50 sulphuris ... 281 napellus ... 50 Alfavaca ... 343 B B 2 372 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAGE Allium cepa ... 56 Ammonium muriaticum ... 65 sativum ... 57 Amyl nitris ... 285 Allogliato ... 232 Amylum ... 267 Allume ... 58 Anacardien baum ... 66 Almond oil ... 270 Anacardos ... 66 Aloe ... 57 Anacardium ... 65 Aloes, common ... 57 qfficinarum ... 65 ... 57 65 *' Alstonia scholaris ... 282 Anagallis arvensis ... 285 Alum, common ... 58 Anamirta cocculus ... 115 Alumbre ... 58 A napodophyllum Canadense .. 209 Alumen ... 58 Anemone Ludoviciana .. 214 . 59 I 213 Alumine f ... 59 Nuttalliana .. 214 Aluminium . . , ... 282 pratensia ... ... 213 Alun ... 58 Angustura ... 66 Amanita . ... ... 54 bark 67 muscaria ... 54 rinde ... 67 A Vu> . 60 90 Ambra ambrosiaca ... 60 Ani linn.' sulphas ... 285 grisea ... 60 Animal charcoal ... 101 maritima ... 60 oil, Dippel's ... 197 vera ... 60 substances, collection of ... 9 Ambre-gris ... 60 Anisum stellatum ... 286 Americanische kermesbeere ... 205 Anthelminthia quadriphylla ... 238 Ammoniac um ... 61 Anthemis nobilis ... 286 " Ammoniak ... 61 Anthoxanthum odoratum ... 287 Ammoniaque carbonate ... 62 Anthrakokali ... 67 Ammonic acetate ... 282 Antimonii chloridum . . . ... 287 benzoate ... 283 oxidum ... 287 bromide ... 283 oxysulphuretum ... ... 287 carbonate ... 62 potassio-tartras ... ... 69 chloride ... 65 sulphuretum aureum ... 287 Citrate ... 283 Antimouious chloride . . . ... 287 hydrate ... 63 oxide ... 287 iodide '... 284 sulphide ... 68 succinate ... 284 Antimonium crudum ... ... 68 Ammonii acetas ... 282 tartaricum ... ... 69 benzoas ... 283 Apiol ... 288 bromidum ... ... 283 Apis mellifica ... 70 citras ... 283 Apium montanum ... 295 iodidum ... ... 284 petroselinum ... 201 phosphas ... 284 Apocynum androsemifolium ... 288 succinas ... 284 cannabinum ... 72 Ammonio-platinic chloride Ammonium carbonicum ... 347 ... 62 pubescens Apomorphia hydrochloratc ... 72 ... 288 causticuin ... 63 Apornorphiai hydrochloras ... 288 GENERAL INDEX. 373 PAGE Appendix 275, 277 Applications, external ... 265 Aralia racemosa 289 Aranea diadeuia 289 scinencia 289 Araignee noire du Curasao ... 252 a'croix papule ... ... 289 Aranja 252 Arbor vitae, American 252 Arbousier 255 Arbutus uva ursi ... ... 255 Arctium lappa 290 Arctostaphylos uva ursi . . . 255 Argent 73 nitrate ... 73 Argenti ammonio-chloridum... 290 chloridum 290 cyanidum 290 iodidum 291 oxidurn 291 phosphas 291 Argentic chloride 290 cyanide 290 iodide 291 nitrate 73 oxide 291 Argentum foliatum 73 metallicum 73 muriaticum ... ... 290 nitricum ... ... ... 73 Aristolochia cymbifera ... 291 grandiflora 291 milhomens 291 serpentaria 292 Armoracia 292 rnsticana ... 306 Armoniaco 61 Arnica 75 montana 75 Arnique des montagnes ... 75 Aronswurzel 77 Arseniate of soda 339 Arsenici iodidum 292 Arsenicum album 76 citrinum 292 hydrogenosuni 293 metallicum... ... 293 PAGB Arsenicum rubrum 293 Arsenious acid... 76 anhydride ... 76 iodide 292 sesqui-sulphide 292 sulphide 293 Arsenite of copper 126 Arseniuretted hydrogen 293 Artemisia contra 111 santonlca 111 Arum maculatum 77 poisonous American 93 seguinum ... 93 triphyllum 294 Asafoatida 78 disgunensis 78 Asagrsea officinalis 225 Asarabacca 79 Asaro 79 Asarum 79 Europseum... 79 vulgare 79 Asclepias Syriaca 294 tuberosa 294 Asparagus 295 officinalis 295 Aspen, American 349 Aspidium filix mas 144 Astacus fluviatilis ... 295, 302 Asterias rubens 295 Athamanta oreoselinum 295 Atropa belladonna 83 Atropia 84 Atropiae sulphas 85 Atropic sulphate 85 Atropine 84 Attenuations, designation of... 30 first decimal, definition of 31 marking of 34 process for making the ... 28 Augentrost 137 Auric chloride ... 80 Auri et natri chloridum 295 Auri-sodic chloride 295 Aurum foliatum 79 metallicum 79 374 GENERAL INDEX. PAGB PAGE Aurum muriaticum ... ... 80 Berberis vulgaris ... 86 natronatum ... 295 Berberitzen saurdom ... ... 86 Authorities, list of ... 3( 57369 Berg wohlverleih ... 75 Axungia ... 266 Beth-root ... 358 Azof ran ... 122 Betonia aquatica ... 297 Azaret ... 79 Bi-cyanide of mercury ... 333 Biene ... 70 Bignonia sempervirens ... 145 BADIAOA ... 296 Bilsenlcraut ... 153 Saldrian ... 256 Bingelkraut, ausdauerndes ... 179 Ball-wood ... 319 Biondella ... 187 Balmony ... 304 Bismuthi magisterium ... 87 Balsam of Peru ... 296 oxidum ... 297 Balsamum Peruvianum ... 296 subnitras ... 87 Baneberry ... 280 Bisulphuret of carbon ... 281 Baptisia ... 81 Bitter apple ... 119 tinctoria ... 81 candy -tuft ... 321 Barberry, common ... 86 cucumber ... 119 Barbotine ... Ill nut ... 323 Barentraube ... ... 255 orange ... 306 Baric acetate ... 82 root ... 288 carbonate ... 82 Bittere fiebernwss ... 155 chloride ... 83 Bitterklee ... 178 iodide 296 Bittersuss 132 Barii iodidum ... ... 296 Bittersweet ... 132 Bark, times for collecting ... 8 Black bryony ... 247 Barlapp, gemeiner ... 173 hellebore ... 150 Baryosma tongo ... 358 lead ... 147 Baryta acetica ... 82 nightshade ... ... 237 carbonica ... 82 root ... 170 muriatica ... ... 83 snake-root ... 52 Bayberry, the ... 337 spider of Cura9ao... ... 252 Bearberry ... 255 thorn ... 211 Bearded darnel ... 331 Blottgold ... 79 BearVbreech ... 298 Blau.fii.ure ... 43 foot ... 320 Blazing star ... ... 151 Beaver, the ... 103 Bleaching powder ... 301 Bed-bug, common ... 305 Blei ... 2O8 Bee poison ... 70 Blitttm Americanum ... ... 205 Beetle, oil ... 333 Blood-root ... 227 Seleno ... 153 Blue cohosh ... 103 Belladonna ... 83 -flag ... 158 Bellis perennis ... 297 vitriol ... 127 Benzinum nitricum ... ... 297 Boit a baUe ... 319 Benzoic acid ... 41 rouge ... 319 Berberis ... 86 Boletus laricis ... 349 dumetorum... . 86 purqans 349 GENERAL INDEX. 375 PAGE FAOB Bondelle ... 79 Cajuputum ... 299 Bone-set ... 134 Calabar bean ... 345 Sonplandia trifoliata ... 66 Caladium ... 93 Borax . 88 seguinum 93 Boric acid, crystallized ... 278 Calcarea acetica ... 94 Sotrophit serpentaria ... 52 arsenica ... 299 Bottles, &c., washing of ... 38 carbonica ... 95 Bouillon blanc ... 258 caustica ... 95 Bovista ... 89 flvorica ... 300 nigrescent ... 89 hydriodica ... 301 Branca ursina ... 298 muriatica ... 300 Brechweinstein ... 69 phosphorica ... 96 Brechwurzel ... 158 Calcic acetate ... 94 Brenn nessel 254 bromide 300 Brimstone, common ... ... 241 carbonate ... 95 Brinvilliera ... 238 chloride ... 300 Bromide of potassium ... 160 fluoride ... 300 Bromine ... 89 hydrate ... 95 Broinium ... 89 hypophosphite ... 300 Brucea antidysenterica ... 90 iodide ... 301 Bryonia ... 91 phosphate ... 96 alba and dioica ... ... 91 sulphide, impure ... ... 152 vera ... 91 Calcii arsenias ... 299 Bryony, bkck ... 91 bromidum ... ... 300 white ... 178 chloridum ... ... 300 Buckbean ... 247 fluoridum ... 300 Buckeye, foetid ... 280 hypophosphis ... 300 Ohio ... 280 iodidum ... 301 Buckwheat ... 313 Calendula ... 97 Bug agaric ... 54 officinalis ... ... 97 Bugle weed ... 332 Calico bush ... 164 Burdock, common ... 290 Callicocca ipecacuanha ... 157 Burnet saxifrage ... 346 Calomel ... 183 Busserole ... 255 Caltha officinalis ... 97 Butter-bur ... 359 Calx chlorata ... 301 Buttercup, celery-leaved ... 217 Cameedaphne foliis tint ... 164 Butterfly-weed ... 294 Camomille commun ... 108 Butter nut ... 323 Camphor ... 98 omcinarum ... 98 Camphora monobromata ... 301 Cabaret de V Europe ... ... 79 Camphre ... 98 Cactus Taudifiorus 92 Cana 99 Cadmic sulphate ... 298 Cancur astacus ... 302 Cadmii sulphas ... 298 Candleberry ... 337 Cafe ... 117 Candy-tuft, bitter ... ... 321 Caff ay er ... 117 Canela de Holanda ... ... 113 Caiuca ... 299 Canfora ... 98 376 GENERAL INDEX. Canna Cannabis Indica sativa Cannella regina CanneUe de Ceylan . Cantharis vesieatoria ... Capsicum annuum Carapicho Carbazotic acid Carbo animalis vegetabilis ... Carbolic acid ... Carbon Carbonate of barium . of lime, impure . of lithia ... of magnesia, light. of potash ... Carbonic sulphide Carburetum sulphuris. Cardinal flower Carduus benedictus . Mariffi Marianus ... Carica papaya Cascarilla Cassia lanceolata Castor fiber ... oil plant ... Castoreum Cat- thyme Caulophyllum ... thalictroides Caustic, lunar ... Causticum CebadUla Cebolla Cebollo albarana Cedron Cedrus lycea .... Ceguda Celandine, common . Cdidonia PAGE PAGE ... 99 Centaurea benedicta . . . ... 302 ... 99 Centesimal scale ... 28 ... 99 Cepa 56,106 ... 99 Cephaelis ipecacuanha ... 157 ... 113 Cera alba ... 267 ... 113 Cerasus folio laurino ... 168 ... 100 Ceratuin simplex ... 272 ... 100 Cereus grandiflorus ... ... 92 ... 101 night-blooming ... 92 ... 101 Cetaceum ... 267 ... 319 Cevadille ... 225 ... 345 Cham&lia Germanica ... 187 ... 101 Chamodirium luteum ... ... 150 ... 102 Chamaemelum vulgare... ... 108 ... 42 Chamomile, bitter ... 286 ... 302 common ... 108 ... 82 wild ... 108 ... 95 Chamomilla ... 108 ... 172 nostras ... 108 ... 174 Chancre ... 99 ... 177 Charcoal, animal ... 101 ... 160 vegetable ... ... 102 ... 281 Chaste tree ... 55 ... 281 Checker berry ... 335 ... 331 Chelidonium ... 108 ... 302 majus ... 108 ... 303 Chelone glabra ... 304 ... 303 Chenopodii glauci aphis ... 304 ... 345 Cherry laurel, common ... 108 ... 303 Chimaphila umbellata ... 305 ... 354 China ... 109 ... 103 Vhinannde ... 110 ... 352 Chininum arsenicum ... ... 350 ... 103 muriaticum ... 350 ... 251 sulphuricum ... 215 ... 103 Chiococca ... 298 ... 103 Chlor barium ... 83 ... 73 Chloral hydras ... 305 ... 104 Chlorate of potash ... ... 162 ... 225 Chloride of barium ... ... 83 ... 56 Chlorinated lime ... 301 ... 231 Christmas rose ... 150 ... 106 Cicuta ... 110 ... 252 aquatica ... 110 ... 120 maggiore ... 120 ... 109 menore ... 54 ... 109 minore ... 54 GENERAL INDEX. 377 p iOE PAGE Cicuta virosa 110 Cocculus ... 115 vulgaris 120 indie us ... 115 Cicutaire venJneuse 110 Coccus cacti ... 116 Ciffue aquatique 202 Cochenille ... 116 grande 120 Cochineal ... 116 des jardins 54 CochinUla ... 116 vireuse 110 Cochlearia armoracia . . . ... 306 Cimex lectularius 305 Cocomero asinino ... 133 Ciinicifuga 111 Codeia ... 307 raceuiosa 52 Cod, the common ... 317 serpentaria 52 Coffea ... 116 Cina 111 Arabics ... 116 Cinchona calisaya 109 Coffee ... 117 flava 109 tree, American ... 319 officinalis 109 Cohlensaurer baryt ... 82 Cinchoniaj sulphas 112 Cohlensaures ammoniaTc ... 62 Cinnabar 112, 185 Cohombrillo silvestro... ... 133 Cinnamomum 113 Cohosh, blue ... ... 103 Zeylanicum 113 Colchico ... 117 Cinnamon 113 Colchicum ... 117 Cipolla 56 anglieum ... 117 Clrigogna ... 109 autumnale ... 117 Ciropollo marina, 231 commune ... 117 Ciste Canade, le 114 Collinsonia ... 118 Clsten roscten Canad., das ... 114 Canadensis... ... 118 Cistro 114 decussata ... ... 118 Cistus Canadensis 113 scrotina ... 118 chamcerhododendros 164 Colocynth ... 119 Citrated borate of magnesia ... 332 Colocynthis vulgaris . . . ... 119 Citrullus colocynthis 119 Coloquinte ... 119 Citrus Chiuensjs 306 Coloquinthen ... 119 vulgaris Chinensis... 306 Coloquintida ... ... 119 Claralier 261 Colorado beetle ... 310 Claviceps purpurea 231 Comfrey, common ... 355 Clay, pure 59 Comocladia dentata ... 307 Clematis 114 Compass plant ... 354 erecta 114 Concombre sauvage ... ... 133 Clematide 115 Condor plant ... 307 Clematite deorte 115 Condurangu ... 307 Club moss 173 Conia ... 308 Cnicus benedictus 302 Conicine ... 308 Cobalt 306 Coniine ... 308 Cobaltum 306 Conium... ... 120 Cobra de capello 189 maculatum ... 120 311 120 Cocciniglia 116 Conylia ... 308 Cocciouella septempunctata .. 306 Copaifera multijuga ... ... 121 378 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAGE Copaifera officinal* ... ... 121 Cupric sulphate' 127 Copaiba ... 121 Cuprum aceticum 125 balsam of ... 121 arseniosum 126 Copper ... 126 carbonicitm 309 Coque du Levant ... 115 metallicum 126 Coquelourde ... 213 sulphuricum 127 Coral, red ... 121 Curare 362 snake of Brazil ... ... 133 Curcas purgans 323 Corallium rubnun ... 121 Cusparia 67 Coriandrum cicuta ... 120 febriftiffa 66 Coriaria ruscifolia ... 308 Cyclame 128 Corn fever-few ... 108 Cyclamen 127 Corrosive sublimate ... ... 182 Europseum 127 Cosmoline ... 308 neopolitanum 127 Cotyledon umbilicus ... ... 309 vernum 127 Coulevre ... 91 Cytisus laburnum 310 Coumarouma odorata ... 858 Cowbane, poisonous ... ... 110 Cowhage, or cow-itch ... ... 310 DAISY, the 297 Cow-parsnip ... 298 Dandelion 249 Cray-fish, common ... 302 Daphne 128 Creosote ... 165 Indica 128 Crespino ... 86 lagetto 128 Crocus ... 122 mezereum 187 autumnalis ... 122 odora 128 common saffron ... 122 Duphnoides 187 sativus ... 122 Datura lurida 242 verus ... 122 stramonium 242 Cross-wort ... 134 Dead nettle 167 gentian ... 317 Deadly nightshade 84 Crotalus ... 123 Decimal scale 28 Croton ... 124 Decoctions, process for making 23 eluteria ... 303 attenuations of 23 tiglium ... 124 Dedalera 129 tree ... 124 Delphinium staphisagria 240 Crowfoot, bulbous ... ... 216 Dent de lion 249 marsh ... 217 Devil's-apple 242 Cubeba omcinalis ... 309 Diente de lean 249 Cubebs ... 309 Digitalis ... 129 Cubic nitre ... 191 purpurea 129 Cuckoo-pint ... 77 speciosa 129 Cucvmis colocynthit .:. ... 119 DigiteUo 129 Cncurbita pepo ... 345 Dihydric oxalate 47 Cud-weed ... 318 Dilute alcohol 3 Culver's physic ... 170 Dioscorea paniculata ... 130 Cupri carbonas ... 309 quinata 130 Cupric acetate ... 125 villosa 130 GENERAL INDEX. 379 PAGB PAGE Dippel's animal oil ... ... 197 Eryngium aquaticum... ... 311 Dipterix odorata ... 358 Erythroxylon coca ... 311 Dispensing of preparations ... 35 Escella ... 231 Distilled water ... 1 Essigsaurer baryt ... 82 Dock, curled ... 223 Extafisagria ... 240 yellow ... 223 Estramonio ... 242 Dog mercury ... 179 Etain ... 239 Dog's-bane 72, 288 Ether ... 5 Dolichos pruriens ... 310 Eucalyptus globulus . . . ... 311 Dorema ammoniacum ... 61 Euforbio ... 136 Daryphora decimlineata ... 310 Eufragra ... 137 Dose, on the ... 38 Eufrasie ... 137 Douce-am&re ... 132 Eugenia jarnbos ... 312 Dracontium fcetidum Dropwort, fine-leaved water ... 349 ... 202 Euonymus Europams ... Eupatorium connatum ... 312 ... 134 hemlock, water ... 313 perfoliatum ... 134 Drosera ... 131 purpureum ... 135 capillarit ... ... 131 Virginicum ... 134 rotundifolia ... 131 Euphorbe ... 136 Ducksfoot ... 209 Euphorbia corollata ... ... 313 Dulcamara ... 132 officinarum ... 136 flexuosa ... 132 polygonum ... 136 Dwale, common ... 84 tenella ... 136 Euphorbiuin ... 136 Euphragia alba ... 137 ECBALIUM officinarum ... 133 Euphrasia ... 137 Eclaire ... 109 Candida ... 137 Ecorce d'angusture ... ... 67 officinalis ... 137 Einleere ... 200 Euryangium sumbul ... ... 245 Eisenkappe ... 50 Exogonium purga ... 322 Elaps corallinus ... 133 External applications ... 265 Elaterium ... 133 Eyebright ... 137 Elder, the ... 226 Elephanten laeusebaum ... 66 Elleboro bianco ... 257 Faba Indica ... 155 nero ... 150 Sancti Ignatii ... 155 Elm, common ... 360 Fagopyrum esculentum ... 313 Entenfus ... 2C9 Fallkraut ... 75 Epeira diadema ... 289 False unicorn ... ... 151 Epine noire ... 211 Feld-Jcamiile ... 108 vinette ... 86 Fellon-wood ... 132 Sponge torrifiee ... 239 Fenouil d'eau ... ... 202 Epsom salts ... 176 Ferri arsenias ... ... 313 Erdscheiberod ... 127 lactas ... 314 Ergot of rye ... 231 peroxidum humidum ... 314 Ergota ... 231 phosphas ... 315 Erigeron Canadeuse ... ... 310 pyrophosphas ... 316 380 GENERAL INDEX. PAGB i AGE Fern sulphas ... 316 Fougere mdle 144 Ferric acetate ... 138 Fowler's solution of arsenic . . . 330 chloride ... 141 Foxglove, purple 129 Ferrous carbonate ... 138 Frostwort 114 hydric phosphate . . . ... 315 Fruits, time for collecting ... 8 iodide ... 139 Fuga dcemonum 154 lactate ... 314 Fuligo 317 sulphate ... 316 Fungus ova (us 89 Ferrum aceticum ... 138 arseniattim ... 313 carbonicum ... 138 GADUS morrhua 317 iodidum ... 139 Goetterbaum 281 magneticum ... 140 Gaiac 148 metallicum ... 141 Galipea cusparia 66 muriaticmn ... 141 Gallic acid 278 phosphoricum ... 315 Gamboge 148 pyrophosphoricum ... 316 Ganjah 99 redactum ... 142 Gantes Notre Dame gantelee 129 sulphuricum ... 316 Garcinia cambogia 148 Ferula asafcetida ... 78 morella 148 Persica ... 78 pedicellata 148 Feuerspinnchen ... 252 Victoria 148 Five St. Ignace ... 155 Garden heliotrope 320 Fever root ... 359 hemlock 54 tree 311 Garlic 57 weed ... 354 Gartenrettig ... 218 wort ... 359 Garten-schierling 54 Fieberklee ... 178 Gattilier commun 55 Figworts ... 353 Gebrduchlicher beinwell 355 Filix mas ... 144 Gebrannter meerschwamm 239 Fingerhut schwulstkraut ... 129 Geflecter schierling 120 Fisch Jcorner ... ... 115 Gefteckter aron 77 Flammula jovis ... 114 Gelseminum nitidum ... 145 Flax, purging ... 330 sempervirens 145 Flea-bane ... 310 Gemeine kastanie 53 Fleur de la Trinite ... ... 260 Petersilie 201 Fliederbaume ... 226 Gemeiner Bdrlapp 173 Fliegen-schwamm ... 54 General rules 1 Flint, pure ... 235 Gengibre 264 Flowers, time for collecting ... 8 Gentian, cross wort 317 Fliichtiges laugensalz ... 62 Gentiana cruciata 317 Fluorspar ... 300 lutea 317 Fluontasserstoffsaure ... 42 lutetia 317 Fly agaric ... 54 Germandree maritime 251 Fole's foot ... 79 Gichtrose 199 Fool's parsley ... ... 54 Gif tiger lattich 166 Formic acid ... 278 Gifthahnenfuss 217 GENERAL INDEX. 381 PAGE PAGE Gift-sumach 221 Guayaco ... 148 Giglio matto 117 Guelder rose ... 361 Gingembre 264 Guina ... 110 Ginger ... 264 Gum ammoniac ... 61 Ginseng 317 tree, Australian ... ... 311 Glacial acetic acid 277 Gummi gutti ... 148 Glauber salts 192 Gummitaz ... 148 Globules 35 Guta gamba ... ... ... 148 and pilules, medication of... 36 Gymnocladus Canadensis ... 319 Glonoine 146 Glycerine 6 of starch 273 HachsUsh ... 99 Glycerinum amyli 273 Hamamelis dioica ... 149 Glyceroles 268 macrophylla ... 149 Gnaphalinm polycephalum ... 318 Virginica ... ... 149 Goldblatt 79 Haematoxylum campechianum 319 chloride 80 Hanf ... 99 leaf 79 Haselkraut ... 79 pure 79 Hazel wort ... 79 Golden seal ... ... ,... 153 Hazelwurz ... 79 Goldwurz 109 Heal-all ... 256 Goma ammoniaco 61 Heart's-ease ... 260 Gomma ffut'ta ... 148 Hedge hyssop ... 318 Gomme ammoniaque 61 Hedysarum Ildefonsianum ... 319 ffutte 148 Helianthus annuus ... 320 Gonet 77 Selianthemum Canadense ... 113 Goosefoot, oak-leaved 304 corymbosum ... 113 Gordolobo 258 rosmarifolium ... 113 Grains de zedoaria 111 Heliotrope, garden ... 320 Granadas 146 Heliotropium Peruvianum ... 320 Granata 146 Hellebore, American ... ... 257 Granatbaum ... 146 black ... 15C Granatum 146 green ... 257 Graphites 147 stinking ... 320 Gratiola officinalis 318 white ... 257 Graue ambra 60 Helleboro negro ... 150 Gravel-root 135 Helleborus ... 150 Greater plantain ... ... 206 albus ... 257 Grenadier 146 foetidus ... 320 Grenouilleite d'eau 217 niger ... 150 Ground lily 358 prcecox ... 257 Guaco 318 Helonias dioica ... 150 Guaiac 148 officinalis ... 225 Guaiacum 147 viridis ... 257 officinale 147 Hemlock, common ... 120 Guao 307 garden ... 54 Guarca trichilioides ... 319 spotted ... 120 382 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAGE Hemlock, water dropwort .. 343 Hydrargyrum ammoniatum . . 334 Hemp . . 99 Hydrastis Canadensis 152 American Indian ... . 72 Hydrated-dibasic cupric car- Indian . 99 bonate . 309 Henbane . 153 Hydrated ferric oxide, moist 314 Hepar sulphuris . 152 Hydric nitrate . 46 calcareum . 152 phosphate 48 Heracleum sphonAylium . 298 i Hydric-cupric arsenite 126 Herb Bennet . 120 Hydro-diammonic phosphate.. 284 Christopher . 280 Hydro-disodic arseniate 339 Paris . 200 j phosphate 340 Herba Paris 200 Hydrochlorate d'ammoniaque 65 sardoa 217 1 Hydrochloric acid 45 umbelicalis . 154 Hydrocotyle Asiatica 321 venti . 213 Hydrocyanic acid 43 Herbe au charpentier 188 Hydrofluoric acid 42 St. Jean . 154 Hydropotassic oxalate 327 sardonique . 217 Hyoscyamus 153 Hewitt's triturating machine 27 flatus 153 Hexenkraut . 154 lethalis 153 Jlierba carmin . 205 niger 153 High cranberry . 361 vulgaris 153 Hippocastanum vulgare . 53 Hypericum 154 Hirschhom-geist . 197 perfoliatum 154 Hirschkraut . 132 perforatum 154 Hogbean . 153 Hypophosphite of lime 300 Hog-weed 298 Hyssop, hedge 318 Holder 226 Hollander 226 Hooded snake 189 IBERIS amara 321 Hop, the 332 Ictodes foetidug 349 tree 212 Ignatia... ... ... ... 155 Hops, wild 91 Ignatius 's bean, St 155 Horse balm 118 Illicium anisatum 286 chestnut 53 Indian tobacco... 172 radish 306 Indigo 156 weed, common 118 sulphas 322 Humulus lupulus 332 wild 81 Huntsman's cap 353 Indigofera tinctoria 156 Hydrargyri cyanuretum 333 Infusions, process for making 22 cyanidum ... 333 attenuations of. 23 iodidum mbnim ... 180 cold 23 - virid'C 181 hot 23 oxidum rubntm 335 Ingiwer 264 perchloridum 182 Injectiones 268 subchloridum 183 rectal 269 Hydrargyrum 186 urethral 268 GENERAL INDEX. 383 PAGE PAGE Injcctioiics, vaginal ... ... 268 Kali causticum ... 324 lode ... 156 chloratum ... 162 Iodide of potassium ... ... 162 chlorictim ... 162 of mercury, green . . . ... 181 chloridum ... 325 red ... 180 chromas ... 325 Iodine 156 chrotnivum 325 lodium ... 156 citras ... 326 Ipecac, wild ... 359 cyanidum ... ... 326 Ipecacuanha ... 157 cyarmretum ... 326 fusca ... 157 ferrocyanidum ... 326 Iride ... 158 ferrocrjanuretum . . . ... 326 Iridium ... 322 hypochloris ... 327 Iris hexagona ... ... 158 iodidum ... 162 versicolor ... 158 muriaticum ... 325 Iron ... 141 nitricum ... 163 perchloride of ... 141 oxalas ... 327 reduced ... 142 permanganas ... 327 Is is nobilis ... 121 sulphas ... 328 Itch-weed ... 257 tartras ... 328 Kalmia ... 164 Jaborandi ... 322 latifolia ... 164 Jacea ... 260 Kamfer ... 98 Jalap, common ... 322 Kastanie, gemeine ... 53 Jalapa ... 322 Katzenkraut ... 251 Jamborandi ... 322 Kellerhalls ... 187 Jamestown weed ... 242 Keusch-lamm ... 55 Jara ... 114 Kex ... 120 Jasminum Arabicum . . . ... 116 Kieselerde ... 235 Jatamansi ... 215 Kirsch-Lorbeer ... 168 Jatropha curcas ... 323 Kissingen ... 328 Jessamine, field ... 145 Knoblauch ... 57 yellow ... 145 Kochsalz ... 191 Jod 156 KokkeU korner ... 115 Johanniskraut ... 154 Kolbenmoos ... 173 John's wort, St. ... 154 Konigskerze wellkraut ... 258 Juglans cinerea ... 323 Kornzapfen ... 232 regia .. 393 Krahenaugen ... ... 194 Juncus effusus ... 324 Krameria triandra ... 218 Junipcrus sabiua ... 225 Kreasotum ... 165 Jusquiame ... 153 Kreutz spinne ... 289 Kreuzblume ... 234 Kaff'e ... 117 Kugelschwamm ... 89 Kajfeebaum ... 117 Kyanol sulphate ... 285 Kali acetas ... 324 bichromicutn ... 159 LABUBiaJM ... 310 bi-omidum ... 160 Lachesis ... 165 carbouicum ... 160 Lachnanthes tiiictoria ... 329 384 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE ] 'AGE Lactuca ... 166 Leontodon taraxacum 249 sativa ... 329 Leopard's bane 75 virosa ... 166 Leptandra 170 Ladybird, common ... 306 Virginica ... 170 Laitue vireuse... ... 166 Lettuce, the cultivated 329 Lambkill ... 164 strong-scented 166 Lamium ... ... 167 Leucanthemum 108 album ... 167 Lichen pulmonarius 240 IcBvigatum ... 167 Lichtblume 117 maculatum ... ... 167 Licoperdo 89 vu.lgatu.in ... ... 167 Life-root 233 Lamp-black ... 302 Life, everlasting, sweet-scented 318 Lapis albus ... 329 Lignum sanctum 147 Lappa major ... ... 290 147 Larch agaric ... 349 Lilium tigrinum 171 Lard, prepared ... ... 266 Lily, ground 358 Larkspur, palmated ... ... 240 the tiger 171 Lastrea filix mas ... 144 Litne tree 357 Lathyrus sativus ... 329 Limulus cyclops 363 LaugenJcraut ... 241 Linimenta ... ... 269 Laugensalz ... 190 Linum catharticum 330 Laurel real ... ... 168 Lion's foot 338 Laureola femina ... 187 Lippspringe 330 hembra ... 187 Liquor ammonia fortior 63 Laureole de Chine ... ... 128 arsenicalis ... 330 gentile ... 187 potasses arsenitis ... 330 Laurier-c&rise . . . ... 168 Lithic carbonate 172 Lauro regio ... ... 168 Lithium carbonicum 172 Laurocerasus ... 168 Liver of sulphur 152 Laurose, le ... 196 Loadstone 140 Laurus camphora ... 98 Lobaria pulmonaria 240 cinnamomum ... 113 Lobelia, blue 331 Lausesaamen ... 240 cardinalis 331 Lead, metallic ... 208 cerulea ... ... 331 sugar of ... ... 208 great 331 Leaves, time for collecting ... 8 inflata 172 Lebensbaum ... 252 syphilitica 331 Lechea major ... ... 113 Locust tree 352 Ledo ... 169 Loewenblatt 103 Ledum ... 169 Loffelbaum 164 Jloribus bullatit ... ... 164 Logwood tree 319 palustre ... 169 Lolium temulentum 331 Silesiacum '. ... 169 Long taper 258 Legno santo ... 148 Lorbeerblditeriger spiizenbast 128 Lemon, wild ... ... 209 Lorbeer-rose 196 Leontice, la ... 103 Lords and ladies 77 thalictr aides ... 103 Lotiones 269 GENERAL INDEX. 385 PAGE PAGE Lowenzahn 249 Materials, collection of 7 L up i il us 332 Matricaria chamomilla 108 Lunar caustic 73 May apple 209 Lungwort lichen 241 Mazana de puerco 128 Lycoperdon bovista 89 Meadow anemone 213 globosum 89 saffron 117 Lycopode 173 Medication of pilules and glo- Lycopodio 173 bules 36 Lycopodium 173 Medicinal substances, preserva- clavatum 173 tion of 9 Lycopus Virgiuicus 332 Medicines, preservation of ... 31 Lycosa tarantula 356 Meerzwiebel 231 Melanthium dioicum 150 Meloe majalis 333 MACERATION only, tinctures proscarabseus 333 made by 17 Menispermum cocculus 115 Maceration previous to percola- Menyanthes 178 tion, tinctures made by 16 trifoliate 178 Macerone 249 Mephitis putorius 178 Macrotys octreoides ... 52 Mercurialis 179 Magnesia carbonica 174 perennis 179 muriatica 175 Mercuric ainrnonic chloride ... 334 sulphurica 170 bromide 333 Magnesic carbonate ... 174 chloride 182 chloride 175 cyanide 333 sulphate 176 iodide 180 Mnguesii boras cum aminonii oxide 335 citras 332 sulphide 185 Maize smut 360 Mercurii biniodidum ... 180 Malabar plum-tree 312 bi-bromidum 333 Male fern 144 bromidum 332 Mandrake 209 cyanidum 333 Manganous acetate 176 cyanuretum 333 carbonate 177 iodidum 181 Manganum aceticum ... 176 prsecipitatus albus 334 carbonicurn... 177 ruber 334 Mdnnliches farrenkraut 144 Mercurius acetatus 182 Marjorana Syriaca 251 biniodatus ... 180 Marigold 97 corrosivus ... 182 Marjoram, wild 344 sublimatut 182 Marking-nut tree 66 . dulcis 183 Marronnier d'Inde 53 iodatut 381 Marsh ledum ... 169 protoiodatu* 181 tea 169 solubilis 184 trefoil 178 Hahnemannii ... 184 Marvin Syriacum 251 sulphuratus ruber 185 Mataperros 195 _ vivus 186 386 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAOB Mercurous acetate 182 Morrella d grappes 806 bromide 333 Moschus 188 chloride 183 moschiferus 188 iodide 181 Mother medicines, definition of 31 Mercury 186 mark or sign, rules for ap- bi -cyanide of 333 plication of ... 32 -dog 179 Mountain arnica 75 iodide of, green 180 laurel 164 red 181 parsley 295 perchloride of 182 Mucuna pruriens 310 subacetate of 182 Mullein, common 258 subchloride of 183 Murex purpurea 337 Metallic arsenic 293 Muriate of magnesia 175 mercury 186 Muscadier, le ... 194 Mezereon, common 187 Muscus terrestris repent 173 Mezereum 187 Musk 188 Dfiemendro 153 root 215 Mikania guaco 318 Muskatnuss 194 Milchdienst 137 Mutter-kraut 108 Milfoil 188 Mygale avicularia 337 Milk thistle 303 Myrica ceritera 337 Milk wort, rattlesnake 234 Myristica officinalis 194 Millefolinm 187 Myrospermum Perufferum ... 296 Mindererus' spirit --I' Myroxylon pereirse 296 Mistletoe 362 Myrtle, common ... ... 338 Mitchella repens 335 Myrtus communis 338 Mohnsaft 198 Motene ' ... 258 NA BTJLFS serpentaria 338 Molly-puf 89 Naja 189 Molucca crab, long-tailed 363 tripudians 189 Momordica elaterium 133 Naked lady 117 Monchs-pfeffer 65 Napello 50 Monkshood 50 Narcissus poeticus 338 Monobrominated camphor ... 301 Narcotia 338 Moor-grass 131 Narcotise acetas 339 Morphia 335 hydrochloras 339 acetate 336 Narcotine 338 hydrochlorate 336 acetas 338 mnriatlca ... 336 hydrochloras 338 sulphate 337 Nard, wild 79 Morphise acetas 336 Narthex assafoetida 78 hydrochloras 336 Native tersulphuret of anti- sulphas 337 mony.. 68 Morelle 132 Natri arsenias 339 noire 237 hypophosphis 340 Mortars and pestles, precautions iodidum 340 necessary in use of ... 26 phosphas 340 GENERAL INDEX. 387 PAGE I AGE Natri sulphis .341 OAKLUXGS 241 Natrum boracicum . 190 Ocymum canum 343 carbonicun ... . 190 (Enanthe crocata 343 causticuin ... . 341 phellandrium 202 umriuticum . 191 Oignon ... 56 nitricum . 191 marina 231 sulphuratum . 341 Oil beetle 332 siilnliiirifmn 192 nut 323 Navehvort . 309 of bitter almonds, artifi- Nerium oleander . 196 cial 297 Nettle, small stinging . 254 of cajuput... 299 Neuza alba .. 91 of turpentine 250 Niccoli sulphas . 342 Ointment, simple 272 Niccolutn carbonicuin .. 192 spermaceti 272 Nickel carbonate . 192 Ointments 271 sulphate . 312 Oleander 196 Nicotiana tabacum .. 246 Oleandro 196 Nicotine . 342 Oleum amygdala 270 Nieotylia . 312 animale 196 Nightshade, black .. 237 setherium 196 deadly .. 84 cajuputi 299 nipple .. 355 olivse 270 Nitrate of potash . 163 petrse album 200 of uranium .. 253 terebinthinse 250 Nitre ... ' . .. 163 Olive oil 270 Nitric acid .. 46 One-berry 200 Nitrite of amyl .. 285 Oniou 56 Nitro-benzine ... .. 297 Opium ... 198 Nitro-benzol .. 297 Opodeldocs 270 Nitro-glycerine .. 146 Or " 79 Nitro-picric acid .. 346 en feuilles 79 Nitrum .. 163 Orange, bitter 306 Noce moscada ... .. 194 fausee 54 v&mica .. 195 Orayuri 67 2foix commune .. 193 Orielle d'homme 79 vomiqiie .. 195 Origanum vulgare 344 Nopal-schildlaits .. 116 Ornithogalum scilla 231 Nordamerikanisches stinkthi w 179 Orpiment 292 Nuphar lutea ... .. 312 Ortie blanche 167 Nutmeg .. 194 (jrieche 254 Nux juglans .. 193 Osmium 344 moschata .. 194 Ourary 363 myristica .. 194 Oxalic acid 47 vomica .. 194 Oxahiiure 47 officinarum % ... .. 194 Oxide, black or magnetic 140 2fuz moscada ... .. 194 blanc d' arsenic 76 Nympha-a odorata .. 313 of zinc 263 388 GENERAL INDEX. Padut laurocerasus Paeonia ... officinalis ... Pain de porceau Palladium Palma Christi Palo santo Pan porcino ... Panax ginseng quinquefolium Pansy PAGE ... 168 ... 199 ... 199 ... 128 ... 344 ... 352 ... 148 ... 128 ... 317 317, 345 ... 260 Papaver corniculatum luteum 108 sativum 198 soniniferum 198 sylvestre 198 Papavero domestico 198 Papaw tree 345 Papaya 345 Parisette 200 Paris quadrifolia 200 Parsley, common 201 mountain ... 295 Partridge berry 335 Pasque-flower 213 Pavot des jar dins 198 Pennywort, thick -leaved ... 321 wall 309 Penste 260 Peony ... 199 Pepe di Guinea 101 Peperone 101 Pepo 345 Perchloride of iron 141 of mercury... ... ... 182 platinum 347 Persil 201 Percolator 13 Periwinkle, lesser 361 Peruvian bark 110 Pet ursinus 173 Pestles and mortars, precautions necessary in use of 26 Petersilie, gemeine ... ... 201 Petite cigue 54 Petroleum 200 Petroselinum 201 sativum ... 201 PAGB Peucedanum oreoselinum ... 295 Phellandrium 202 aquaticum 202 Phenic acid 42 Phenylamine sulphate 285 Phenylia sulphate 285 Phosphate of soda, common . . . 340 Phosphoric acid 48 Phosphorsaure 48 Phosphorus 203 Phu parvum 256 Physic nut ... 323 Physostigma veneuosum ... 345 Phytolacca 205 Americana ... ... ... 205 decandra 205 vulgaris 205 Piauta lacca 205 Picric acid 346 Pied de loup 173 veau ... 77 Pilocarpus piunatifolius ... 322 Pilules 36 and globules, medication of 36 Pimentero annua ... ... 101 Pimiento da Indias 101 Pimpernel, scarlet 285 Pimpinel 346 Pimpinella saxifraga 346 Piukroot 238 Piper Indicum vulgatissimum 101 Pipperidge-bush 86 Pipsissewa 305 Pissenlit 249 Pitcher plant 353 Pivoine officinale 199 Plantago major 206 Plantain, greater 206 grand 206 Plants, time for collecting ... 8 preservation of ... ... 9 tinctures of ... ... 12 with mucilaginous juice, tinctures of 16 Platina 207 muriatica ... ... ... 347 rhitiui chloridum ... 347 GENERAL INDEX. 389 PAGB Platini et ammonii chloridum 3i7 natri chloridum ... 3 17 Platiuic chloride 347 Platinum 207 Pleurisy-root 294 Plomb , 208 Plumbago 147 Plumbi carbonas a is iodidum 318 nitras 348 Plumbic acetate, normal ... 208 carbonate 348 iodide 348 nitrate 348 Plumbum 208 aceticum 208 carbonicum ... ... 348 Plum-tree, Ma'abar ... ,..312 PockenhoJz 148 Podophyllin 210 Podalyria tinctoria 81 Podophyllum callicaritum ... 209 peltatum 209 resin of 210 Poet's narcissus 338 Poivre d'Espagne 101 d'Inde 101 Poison elder 222 ivy 220 nut 194 Madagascar 356 oak 220 sumach ... ... ... 222 Poisonous American arum ... 93 Poke 205 I'oly^ala seneir.i 234 Poly gale de Virginie ... 234 Polygonum fagopy rum ... 313 punctatum 349 Polypodium filix mas ... 144 Polyporus officinalis 319 Pomegranate Hi; Pomme 6pineuse ... ... 242 Pond lily, white Ui:{ yellow, small 342 Poor man's weather-glass ... 2So Poppy, white 1U3 Populus tremuloides 349 Porsch 169 Potassaj, liquor 324 Potassic acetate 324 bromide ... ... ... 160 carbonate 160 chlorate 162 chloride 325 chromate, normal 325 citrate 326 cyanide 326 dichroinate 159 ferrocyanide 326 hydrate 324 hypochlorite 327 iodide 162 nitrate 163 permanganate 327 sulphate 328 tartrate 328 Potassio-aluminic sulphate ... 58 Potassio-antimoriic oxytartrate 69 Potato bug 310 Pothos_fcetida 349 Powders 35 Prenanthus serpens ... 338, 350 Preparations, dispensing of ... 35 Prescriptions, on writing ... 39 Preservation of medicines ... 34 Prickly ash 261 Prince's pine 305 Proof spirit 3 Prunellier 211 Prunus communis 211 instititia ... ... 211 laurocerasus 168 spinosa 211 Prussic acid 43 Psychotria ipecacuanha ... 157 Ptelia trifoliata 212 Puccoon 227 Puff-ball 89 Puff-fist 89 Puhnonaire de chene ... 2-41 Pulmonaria reticulata ... i')0 Pulsatilla 213 American ... ... ... 214 390 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAGE Pnlsatilla nigricans ... ... 213 Rectified spirit 4 nuttalliana ... 214 Red coral 121 Punica granatum ... 146 precipitate 335 Purging flax ... 330 root 227 nut ... 323 rot 131 Putois d'Amerique ... ... 179 Reisblei Ii7 Pyrola umbellata ... 305 Remedies, selection of . . . 7 Renoncule 216 Resaree 329 QUEEN of the meadow ... 135 Resin of podophyllum 210 Queen's delight ... 241 wood 354 root ... 241 Rhabarbarum ... 219 Quicksilver ... 186 Rhabarber 219 Quina de carony ... 67 Rhatany 218 Quinquina ... 110 Rheum 219 Quiuia hydrochlorate . . . ... 350 palmatum ... 219 hydrocyanate ... 351 Rhododendron ... 2-20 sulphate ... 215 chrysanthum 220 Quiniae arsenias ... 350 golden-flowered 220 sulphas ... 215 officinale 2-20 hydrochloras ... 350 Rhubarb 219 hydrocyanas ... 350 Rhus 220 glabrum 351 hair ilia 352 Rabano ... 218 radicans 2-21 Rabarbaro ... 219 toxieodendron 2-20 Radish, common ... 218 venenata 2-2-2 Rafano ... 218 vernix 2-22 Ragwort ... 233 Ricinus communis 352 Rainfarn, gemeiner ... 248 Ringelblume 97 Raisin de Renard ... 200 Robinea pseudo-acacia 352 Ranuneulo ... 216 Rociada 131 Ranunculus acris . ... 351 Rock-rose 114 bulbosus ... 216 Rock weed 118 flammula ... 351 Romarin sauvage 169 repens ... 351 Root-bark, times for collecting 8 sceleratus ... ... 217 Roots, times for collecting ... 8 tuberosus ... 216 Rorella rotundifolia 131 Raphanus 21S Rorismarinum sylvestre 169 sativus ... 218 Ros tolls 131 Ratanhia ... 218 Rosa benedicta 199 Rattlesnake ... 123 Rosebay, common 196 milkwort ... 231 Rose de Noel 150 Rauchpilz ... 89 Rosee du soltil 131 Haute ... 22 1 Rosemary, silesian 1(39 Rave ... 218 Rosskastanie 53 Ikal-ar ... 293 Ruda 221 GENERAL INDEX. 391 PAGE p AGE Rue, common ... ... 224 Sarsaparilla 230 des jar dins ... 224 Satween 282 Rugiada del sole ... 131 Saubrod 128 Ruibarbo ... 219 Sauco 226 Rumex ... 223 Savin 226 crispus ... 223 Scilla 231 Rus toxicodendro ... 221 Hispanica ... 231 Rush, common ... 321 maritime/, ... 231 Ruta ... 224 Schaafgarbe 183 hortensis et montana ... 224 ScharlacJipere ... 205 graveolens ... ... 224 Schael-kraut 109 Schlehdorn 211 Schneerose 150 SABADILLA ... 225 Schwartzdorn ... ... ... 211 Sabadill germer ... 225 Schwartzer Nachtschatten ... 237 Sabina ... 225 Schwartzvmrz 52 sterilis ... 225 Schwarze niesswurzel ... 150 vulgaris ... 225 Schwejel 244 Sadebamn ... 226 Schtcefelsdure 49 Saffron crocus, common ... 122 Schwefelspiessglanz 68 Safran ... 122 Scrophularia aquatics 353 des pres ... 117 Marylandica 35 i Sal ammoniac ... 65 nodosa 353 volatile ... 62 Scutellaria lateriflora ... 353 Salmiak ... 65 Sea onion 231 Salpetersaure ... ... 46 Secale 231 Salpetersaures silber ... ... 73 cornutum ... 231 Salsapareille ... ... 230 Seche ordinaire 235 Salsapariglio ... ... 230 Seeds, time for collecting 8 Salt, common ... 191 Seiche, encre de 235 Saltpetre ... 163 Seidelbast 187 Salzsavre ... 45 Seigle ergote ... 232 Salzsaurer latyt ... 83 Selection of remedies, general Sambucus ... 226 rules for 7 nigra ... 226 Selenium 232 Sambuco ... 226 Seme-sanuto 111 Sanguinaria ... 227 Semecarpus anacardium 65 Canadensis ... ... 227 Semen contra 111 grandiflora ... 227 Senecio aureus 233 Santonic acid ... 228 gracili* 233 Santonin ... 228 Senega 234 Santoninum ... 228 Senegawurzel giftwidrige 234 Sapo animalis ... 271 Senna ... 354 durus ... 271 Sepia 234 mollis ... 271 octopus 235 Sarracenia purpurea ... ... 353 officinalis 234 Sarsa ... 230 Sepiedsaft 235 392 GENERAL INDEX. PAGE PAOB Serpentaria .. 354 Sodic sesquisnlphide, impure ... 341 Sesquicarbonate of ammonia. . 62 sulphate ... 192 Sesqui-oxide of bismuth . 297 sulphite ... 341 Shoots, time for collecting . .. 8 Sodio-platinic chloride ... 347 Silber .. 73 Solanam dulcamara . . . ... 132 Silesian rosemary . 169 lycopersicon ... 355 Silex .. 235 magnum Tirginiam ... 205 Silicea .. 235 mammosnm ... 355 Silicic anhydride . 235 m'aniacum ... ... \ *3, 242 Silico-fluoride of calcium . 329 nigrum ... 237 Silk-weed ... ... .. 294 quadrifolium ... 200 Silphium laciniatum ... .. 354 racemosum Americanum ... 205 Silver .. 73 Solatro ... 132 leaf... .. 241 Solseginum aureum ... ... 97 Simaba cedron . 106 Solutions ... 9 Slum majus angustifolium . . 110 in alcohol ... 10 Skull-cap . 354 in distilled water . . . ... 9 Skunk, the . 179 Sonnenthau ... 131 cabbage . 350 Soot ... 317 Slaked lime . 95 Sophora tinctoria ... 8L Sloe . 211 Souci de jardin ... 97 Smart-weed . 349 Soufre ... ill Smilax officinalis . 230 Sowbread ... 127 medica . 230 Spanisher pftffer ... 101 Peruviana ... . 230 Spanish fly .. 100 sarsaparilla . 230 Speck-melde .. 179 Snake-head . 304 Speedwell, tall .. 170 Snake, hooded . 189 Spermaceti .. 267 Snake-root, black . :>>. Spider,' bird, of Texas . . . ,. 337 button . 311 black, of Curacao ... .. 252 Virginia . 292 garden or Papal cross .. 289 Snakewort m . 234 Spigelia .. 238 Soap, curd . 271 antbelmia .. 238 hard . 271 Spikenard, American ... .. 289 liniment . 269 Spina acida .. 86 soft... . 271 Spindle-tree .. 312 tincture of .., . 269 Spirit, proof . 3 Soda, common ... . 190 20 o.p 4 Sodae, liquor . 341 40 o.p .. 4 Sodasalz . 190 rect., 60 o.p. .. 4 Sodic biborate . 88 weed .. 329 carbonate . 190 Sponge, turkey .. 239 chloride . 191 Spongia officinalis .. 239 hydrate . 341 tosta .. 239 hypophosphite . 340 Spoonwood .. 164 iodide . 340 Spring-burke . 132 nitrate . 191 Spurge .. 136 GENERAL INDEX. 393 PAGE PACK Spurge, large-flowering . 313 Sulphuric acid ... 49 laurel, sweet-scented . 128 Sulphuris iodidum ... 244 olive . 187 Sulphurous anhydride... ... 279 Spurred rye . 231 Sumach, common ... 351 Squaw-root . 103 Sumac venenoeux ... 221 weed . 233 Sumbul ... 245 Squill . 231 Sumpfporst ... 169 Squirting cucumber ... . 133 Sundew, round-leaved ... 131 Stauuum . 239 Sunflower, common ... ... 320 Staphisagria . 240 Sureau ... 226 Starch . 267 Swamp dogwood ... 212 Star anise -seed . 286 Symphytum ... 355 Star-fish, common . 295 officinale ... 355 Stavesacre . 240 Symplocarpus foetidus ... 349 Stechapfel . 242 Stechenkraut . 78 Steinol . 200 TABACTTM ... 246 Stephanskorner . 240 Tables for calculating the Stibium sulphuretum nigrum. . 68 amount of spirit required Sticta .. 240 for each tincture process 1822 pulmonaria .. 240 Tamus ... 247 Stirfmiltterchen .. 260 communis ... 247 Stilh'ngia sylvatica .. 241 Tanacetum ... 248 Stinka'sand ... ... .. 78 vulgare ... 248 Stoue-root .. 118 Tanaisie commune ... 248 Stramonio . 242 Tanghinia venenif era . . . ... 356 Stramonium ... .. 242 Taiinic acid ... 280 Strontianaj carbonas ... .. 243 Tansy ... 248 Strontic carbonate .. 243 Tarantula ... 356 Strychnia .. 195 Tarapaco ' ... 249 Strychnine .. 243 Taraxacum ... 249 Strychninum .. 195 dcns-leenis ... 249 Strychnos Ignatli .. 155 Tartarian southernwood ... Ill nux vomica .. 194 Tartarus emeticus ... 69 Sturmhut .. 50 Taxus baccata ... 356 Subacetate of mercury .. 182 erecta ... 357 Subchloride of mercury .. 183 Tea, green ... 357 Sugar of lead .. 208 Tellurium ... 250 of milk .. 6 Teoree ... 329 Sulfure d'antimoine ... .. 68 Teplitz ... 357 Sulphate of aniline ... .. 285 Terebintbina ... .:. ... 250 of copper ... .. 127 Teucrium ' ... 251 of nickel .. 342 marum verum ... 251 of zinc .. 263 Teufel's treck ... 78 Sulphuret of liuie .. 152 Thapsus barbatus ... 258 Sulphur .. 211 Thea Ceesarea ... ... 357 iodide .. 2-14 Sinensis ... 357 394 GENERAL INDEX. Thea viridis . . . Theridion curassavicuin Thistle, blessed milk St. Mary's ... Thon-erde Thorn-apple Thorough-wert Thuja occidentalis Thymelaea PAGE ... 357 . 251 ... 251 ... 302 ... 303 ... 303 ... 59 ... 242 ...<134 ... 252 ... 252 ...'187 Tiger lily, the 171 Tilia Europsea ...357 Tin, metallic 239 Tintenfisch 235 Tincture-triturations ... ... 36 Tinctures, method of preparing 10 of vegetable substances ... 12 Titanium -358 Tobacco ... . ... -246 Indian 172 Tobaco de -montana 75 Tollkirsche ... , 84 Tomato, the 355 Tongo ... ... 358 Tonquin bean 358 Toothache-tree 261 Tree of heaven -281 lungwort 241 Trefie d'eati ... 178 Trefoil, shrubby 212 Tri-argentic phosphate ... 291 Tricalcic diarscuiate 299 Trichloride' of gold '80 Trichlorure ffw 80 Triferric diarseniate 313 Trigonocephalus lachesis ... 165 Triliydride of arsenic ... 293 Trillium pendulum 358 Tri-nitro pheuylic acid ... 346 Triosteum perfoliatum ... 359 Tri