White, odorless powder, having a cooling, saline sulphurous taste. Freely soluble in water (1:3.2), but only sparingly soluble in alcohol.
Action and Uses: Antiseptic; principally used externally as a wash.
Dosage: 1 Gm. or 15 grains (U.S.P.).
*Sodii Thiosulphas (Sod. Thiosulph.), Sodium Thiosulphate, U.S.P. (“Sodium Hyposulphite”).—Na2S2O3 + 5H2O.
Colorless, odorless crystals, having a cooling, afterward bitter taste. Very soluble in water (1:0.5) and insoluble in alcohol.
Action and Uses: Used externally in the form of a lotion as application for ringworm and other parasitic diseases. Internally, rarely as cathartic.
Dosage: 1 Gm. or 15 grains (U.S.P.).
Solanum (Solan.), Solanum, N.F. (Horsenettle Berries).—Ripe fruit.
Action and Uses: Rarely used as a sedative in convulsions and epilepsy; probably ineffective.