The Pharmacopeia and the Physician: A Series of Articles which Originally Appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association ... |
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Page 30 - That an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure...
Page 404 - USP — Castor Oil, expressed from the seed of Ricinus communis, is a pale, yellowish or almost colorless, transparent, viscid liquid, having a faint mild odor, but an offensive taste. It was known to the ancients, but fell into disuse; it was again brought into notice in 1764 by a West Indian physician, who described it as a gentle purgative. Average dose: 15 cc (4 fluidrams). OLEUM TIGLTI.— IT.
Page 13 - On inquiry of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association...
Page 357 - The pharmacopoeia defines whisky as " an alcoholic liquid obtained by the distillation of the mash of fermented grain (usually of mixtures of corn, wheat and rye) and at least two years old.
Page 238 - If it is necessary to specify the structure of the system in order to understand why the multiplier works as it does, it is difficult to see what advantage is to be gained by using it as an analytical tool in the first place.
Page 105 - The report of the Commission for the Study and Treatment of Anemia in Porto Rico was published by the government of that island in December, 1904.
Page 166 - Pharmacopeia, pepsin should be capable of digesting no less than 3,000 times its own weight of freshly coagulated and disintegrated egg albumin.
Page 227 - It should be kept in glass-stoppered bottles, and great caution should be observed to avoid bringing it in contact with organic substances, such as cork, tannic acid, sugar, alcohol, glycerin, etc., as dangerous accidents are liable to result.
Page 280 - USP — Syrup of Tar. — Containing one-half of 1 per cent, of the soluble principles of tar in syrup, is mildly stimulant and the taste is not unpleasant. Average dose: 4 cc (1 fluidram). Tar itself has a disagreeable acid taste and is not often used in substance. TERPINI HYDRAS. — USP- — Terpin Hydrate. — This is a substance closely related to turpentine, camphor., etc. It occurs in colorless, lustrous, rhombic prisms, or a white crystalline powder, nearly colorless, of a slightly aromatic...
Page 147 - Aurantii Amari Cortex, bitter orange peel — the dried rind of the unripe fruit of Citrus vulgaris, characteristics well known.