OPIUM.

(Acetate of Morphia.)

14 gr. of acetate of morphia is contained in 30 min. of liquor morphiæ acetatis.

(Hydrochlorate of Morphia.)

14 gr. of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in 30 min. of liquor morphiæ hydrochloratis.

14 gr. of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in nine morphia lozenges.

14 gr. of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in nine morphia and ipecacuanha lozenges.

12 grain of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in each morphia suppository.

(Opium dried sufficiently to be powdered.)

1 gr. of opium is contained in 1412 min. of tinctura opii.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 1412 min. of vinum opii.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 12 fl. oz. of tinctura camphoræ composita.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 96 min. of tinctura opii ammoniata.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 1 fl. oz. of enema opii.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 5 gr. of pilula saponis composita.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 8 gr. of pilula plumbi cum opio.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 10 gr. of pulvis ipecacuanhæ compositus.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 20 gr. of pulvis kino compositus.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 40 gr. of pulvis cretæ aromaticus cum opio.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 10 gr. of pulvis opii compositus.

1 gr. of opium is contained in about 1312 gr. of unguentum gailæ cum opio.

1 gr. of opium is contained in ten opium lozenges.

1 gr. of opium equals about 12 gr. of extractum opii.

1 gr. of extract of opium is contained in 22 min. of extractum opii liquidum.


[INDEX.]

Absorption of poisons, [16]

Acetate of

lead, [86]
morphia, [97]

Acetic acid, [47]

Acid of sugar, [43]

Acids,

mineral, [35]
vegetable, [43]

Aconite, [122]

Aconitia, [122]

Action of poisons, [16]

Adder, the common, [139]

Æthusa cynapium, [132]

Agaricus

campestris, [111]
esculentus, [111]

Alcohol, [108]

Alkalies, poisoning by the, [52]

Almonds, bitter, [124]

Aloes, [57]

Amanita, muscaria, [111]

Ammonia, [48]

Ammonio-chloride of mercury, [85]

Amylene, [107]

Anæsthetics, [102]

Aniline, [109]

Animal irritants, [58]

Antidotes, [26]

Antimonial compounds, [78]

Aqua

fortis, [38]
regia, [40]
reginæ, [40]

Argol, [53]

Arrow-poison, [116]

Arseniate of

potash, [67]
soda, [67]

Arsenic, [66]

Arsenic eating, [67]

Arsenious acid, [69]

Arsenite of

copper, [67]
potash, [67]

Arum maculatum, [57]

Asagræa officinalis, [134]

Asp, bite of the, [140]

Atropa belladonna, [113]

Atropia, [113]

Bacon, rancid, [58]

Baryta and its salts, [53]

Bees, stings of, [143]

Belladonna, [113]

Bichloride of mercury, [81]

Bichromate of potash, [56]

Binoxalate of potash, [43]

Bismuth, [56]

Bisulphide of arsenic, [67]

Bisulphuret of mercury, [85]

Bitartrate of potash, [53]

Bites of

rabid animals, [142]
venomous reptiles, [139]

Bitter almonds, [124]

Bitter-sweet, [115]

Black hellebore, [92]

Blistering flies, [92]

Blue vitrol, [90]

Brick-kilns, vapor from, [135]

Brucia, [117]

Bryony, [57]

Burnett’s solution, [55]

Butter of antimony, [80]

Calomel, [85]

Camphor, [110]

Cantharides, [92]

Carbonate of

baryta, [54]
lead, [87]
potash, [48]
soda, [48]

Carbonic acid gas, [134]

Carburetted hydrogen, [136]

Castor oil seeds, [57]

Caustic soda, [48]

Ceruse, [87]

Cevadilla seeds, [134]

Champignons, [111]

Charcoal vapor, [135]

Cheese, decayed, [58]

Chloride of

antimony, [80]
arsenic, [77]
barium, [53]
mercury, [85]
zinc, [55]

Chlorides of tin, [56]

Chlorine, [59]

Chloroform, [102]

Chrome, [56]

Chronic

antimonial poisoning, [79]
arsenical poisoning, [70]
copper poisoning, [89]
lead poisoning, [88]
mercurial poisoning, [82]

Cicuta virosa, [132]

Cinnabar, [85]

Classification of poisons, [32]

Coal gas, [136]

Cocculus Indicus, [110]

Cockles, [58]

Colchicia, [133]

Colchicum, [133]

Colic, [88]

Colocynth, [57]

Common

hemlock, [132]
salt, [13]

Confectionery, poisonous, [67]

Conia, [133]

Conium, [132]

Copper,

arsenite of, [67]
salts of, [89]

Copperas, [56]

Corrosive sublimate, [81]

Crabs, [58]

Cream of tartar, [53]

Croton oil seeds, [57]

Curare, [116]

Cyanide of

mercury, [85]
potassium, [124]

Cytisus laburnum, [92]

Darnel seeds, [110]

Daturia, [115]

Datura stramonium, [115]

Deadly nightshade, [113]

Definition of a poison, [13]

Diagnosis of poisoning, [19]

Digitalin, [129]

Digitalis purpurea, [129]

Duties of the medical practitioner, [19]

Eating of

arsenic, [67]
opium, [96]

Effects of poisons, [15]

Elaterium, [57]

Emetics, [25]

Ergot of rye, [137]

Essence of

bitter almonds, [124]
mirbane, [109]

Essential salt of lemons, [43]

Ether, [106]

Euphorbium, [57]

Fish, poisonous, [58]

Fool’s parsley, [132]

Foxglove, [129]

Fungi, [111]

Gamboge, [57]

Garden-nightshade, [115]

Gaseous test for arsenic, [74]

Gases, irritant, [59]

Goulard’s extract, [87]

Green vitrol, [56]

Hartshorn, [49]

Hellebore, black, [92]

Hemlock, [132]

Hemlock, water-dropwort, [132]

Henbane, [112]

Hierapicra, [51]

Hocussing, [115]

Holloway’s pills, [57]

Hydrochlorate of morphia, [97]

Hydrochloric acid, [39]

Hydrocyanic acid, [123]

Hydrogen,

carburetted, [136]
sulphuretted, [136]

Hydrophobia, [142]

Hyoscyamus niger, [112]

Indian tobacco, [133]

Indigo, sulphate of, [40]

Investigation of cases, [19]

Iodide of potassium, [63]

Iodine, [61]

Iodism, [62]

Iron, sulphate of, [56]

Irritant

gases, [59]
poisons, [34]

Jalap, [57]

Ketchup, [111]

Laburnum, [92]

Laudanum, [95]

Laurel water, [124]

Lead

and its preparations, [85]
palsy, [88]

Lemons, essential salt of, [43]

Levant nut, [110]

Lime, [53]

Liquid

mercury, [81]
tests for arsenic, [74]

Liquor

ammoniæ, [48]
potassæ, [48]

Lobelia inflata, [133]

Local action of poisons, [15]

Lolium temulentum, [110]

Lunar caustic, [56]

Magistery of bismuth, [56]

Marsh’s test for arsenic, [75]

Meadow saffron, [133]

Meats, poisonous, [58]

Meconic acid, [101]

Medical witness, the duty of, [19]

Medico-legal reports, [21]

Menispermum cocculus, [110]

Mercurial paralysis, [83]

Mercury and its compounds, [81]

Mesereon, [57]

Metallic

antimony, [78]
arsenic, [66]
lead, [85]

Metals, compounds of the, [66]

Mineral

acids, [36]
green, [67]

Mirbane, essence of, [109]

Mixed acids, [41]

Monkshood, [122]

Morphia, [97]

Morrison’s pills, [57]

Muriatic acid, [39]

Mushrooms, [111]

Mussels, [58]

Narcotic poisons, [95]

Nicotiana tabacum, [131]

Nicotin, [131]

Nightshade, [115]

Nitrate of

bismuth, [56]
potash, [52]
silver, [56]
mercury, [85]

Nitre, [52]

Nitric acid, [38]

Nitro-benzole, [109]

Nitro-muriatic acid, [40]

Nitro-sulphuric acid, [40]

Nitrous-oxide gas, [107]

Nux-vomica, [117]

Œnanthe crocata, [132]

Œsophagus, stricture of the, [41]

Oil of

bitter almonds, [124]
vitrol, [36]

Opium, [95]

Opium-eating, [96]

Orpiment, [67]

Oxalate of lime, [43]

Oxalic acid, [43]

Oxalis acetosella, [43]

Oxides of lead, [87]

Painter’s colic, [87]

Paralysis from

lead, [86]
mercury, [83]

Pearlash, [48]

Phellandrinum aquaticum, [132]

Phosphorus, [63]

Picrotoxine, [110]

Poison, definition of a, [13]

Poisoning,

diagnosis of, [19]
treatment of, [27]

Poison of vipers, [140]

Poisonous

confectionery, [67]
fungi, [111]

Poisons,

absorption of, [14]
classification of, [32]
mode of action of, [14]
sympathetic action of, [17]

Potash,

[48]
arsenite of, [67]
bichromate of, [56]
binoxalate of, [43]
bitartrate of, [53]
carbonate of, [48]
nitrate of, [52]
sulphate of, [52]

Potassa fusa, [48]

Potassio-tartrate of antimony, [78]

Potassium, iodide of, [63]

Prussic acid, [123]

Ptyalism, [83]

Purple foxglove, [129]

Rabid animals, bites of, [142]

Realgar, [67]

Red

arsenic, [67]
oxide of mercury, [85]
precipitate, [85]
spirit of nitre, [38]

Reduction test for arsenic, [73]

Reinsch’s test for arsenic, [76]

Remote effects of poisons, [15]

Reptiles, bites of, [140]

Rhubarb, [43]

St. Ignatius’ bean, [116]

Sal de duobus, [52]

Salivation, [83]

Sal polychrest, [52]

Salprunelle, [52]

Salt of sorrel, [43]

Saltpetre, [52]

Salts of copper, [89]

Sausages, [58]

Savin, [137]

Scammony, [57]

Scheele’s

green, [67]
hydrocyanic acid, [123]

Secale cornatum, [137]

Serpents, poisonous, [140]

Sesquicarbonate of ammonia, [49]

Shell-fish, [58]

Silver, nitrate of, [56]

Smelling-salts, [49]

Soap-lees, [48]

Soda, carbonate of, [48]

Solania, [115]

Solanum

dulcamara, [115]
nigrum, [115]

Soothing syrups, [95]

Sorrel,

[43]
salt of, [43]

Spanish flies, [92]

Spirit of salt, [39]

Spiritous liquors, [108]

Spotted hemlock, [132]

Spurred rye, [137]

Stings of bees, [143]

Stomach-pump, [24]

Stramonium, [115]

Strychnia, [117]

Subacetate of

copper, [90]
lead, [87]

Subchloride of mercury, [85]

Sugar,

acid of, [43]
of lead, [86]

Sulphate of

copper, [90]
indigo, [40]
iron, [56]
potash, [52]
zinc, [54]

Sulphides of arsenic, [67]

Sulphuretted hydrogen, [136]

Sulphuric acid, [36]

Sulphuric ether, [106]

Sulphurous-acid gas, [59]

Sympathetic action of poisons, [17]

Symptoms of poisoning, [20]

Tartar emetic, [78]

Tartaric acid, [47]

Tartarized antimony, [78]

Taxus baccata, [137]

Tersulphide of arsenic, [67]

Thorn-apple, [115]

Ticunas, [116]

Tin, [56]

Toadstools, [111]

Tobacco, [131]

Treatment of poisoning, [24]

Vapor of ammonia, [49]

Vegetable

acids, [43]
irritants, [57]

Venomous reptiles, [140]

Veratria, [133]

Verdigris, [90]

Vermilion, [85]

Viper, the common, [139]

Wasps, stings of, [143]

Water-hemlock, [132]

Water, impregnated with lead, [88]

Water-parsnip, [132]

White

arsenic, [69]
hellebore, [133]
lead, [87]
oxide of arsenic, [69]
precipitate, [85]
vitriol, [54]

Wine containing lead, [88]

Wolfsbane, [122]

Wood sorrel, [43]

Woody nightshade, [115]

Woorara, [116]

Yellow arsenic, [66]

Yew, [137]

Zinc,

chloride of, [55]
sulphate of, [54]