AQUA AMMONIAE FORTIOR—STRONGER AMMONIA WATER
An aqueous solution of ammonia containing twenty-eight per cent, by weight of the gas.
Derivation.—Evolve ammonia gas by heating ammonium chloride with calcium hydrate and pass it into water.
Properties.—A colorless, transparent liquid, having an excessively pungent odor and a caustic alkaline taste.
Dose.—Horses and cattle, 2 to 4 drs.; sheep and pigs, 1⁄2 to 1 dr.; dogs, 5 to 10 m. Should be diluted one drachm to one pint of water.