. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. 108 MATERIA MEDICA. Ammonia. A stimulant antacid, given in aqueous or alcoholic solution. The Aqua ammonicB or the Spiritus ammonice, are seldom used inter- nally, in the undiluted form. The Spiritus ammonice aromaticus is an excellent stimulant in languors, faintings, flatulent colic, &c. Carbonate of ammonia is also antacid. CLASS XXII.—ANTHELMINTICS. Fig. " Medicines which destroy or expel worms from
. An analytical compendium of the various branches of medical science, for the use and examination of students. Anatomy; Physiology; Surgery; Obstetrics; Medicine; Materia Medica. 108 MATERIA MEDICA. Ammonia. A stimulant antacid, given in aqueous or alcoholic solution. The Aqua ammonicB or the Spiritus ammonice, are seldom used inter- nally, in the undiluted form. The Spiritus ammonice aromaticus is an excellent stimulant in languors, faintings, flatulent colic, &c. Carbonate of ammonia is also antacid. CLASS XXII.—ANTHELMINTICS. Fig. " Medicines which destroy or expel worms from the ali- mentary ; Some act by a direct poisonous influ- ence upon the worms, caus- ing their death ; others, by a purely mechanical method; others, again—as the drastic cathartics—through the in- creased amount of mucous exhalation produced. Pink Root.—(Spigelia, ) An indigenous, herbaceous perennial, growing in the Southern States. The root is the officinal part. It consists of numerous branching, wrin- kled fibres, attached to a cau- dex; colour, brownish-yellow externally; odour,faint; taste, sweetish and bitter. It con- tains a fixed oil, and a pecu- liar bitter extractive, which is the active principle, and some others. Large doses are ca- thartic and sometimes nar- cotic. It ranks high as an anthelmintic, destroying the worms. Given in powder and decoction ; dose of pow- der for a child two to four years old, 10 to 20 grains; often combined with calomel. The infusion, made with 3ss. to Oj. Often combined with senna, to insure its purgative Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Neill, John, 1819-1880; Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878. Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard
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