Sal Gem′mæ. Rock or fossil salt (chloride of sodium).
Sal Mar′tis. Sulphate of iron.
Sal Mirab′ile. Sulphate of sodium.
Sal Perla′tum. Phosphate of sodium.
Sal Polycrest′us. Sulphate of potassium.
Sal Prunel′la. Syn. Sore-throat salt, Crystal mineral; Potassæ nitras fusa, Nitrum tabulatum, Sal prunellæ, L. From nitre fused in a Hessian crucible, and poured out on a smooth surface, or into moulds, to cool. Its usual form and size is that of an ordinary musket bullet, with the tail, in which state it is known in the drug trade as ‘sal prunellæ globosum.’ When in cakes it is often called ‘sal p. in placentis,’ or ‘s. p. tabulatum.’ A small portion allowed to dissolve slowly in the mouth, the saliva being slowly swallowed, often removes incipient inflammatory sore throat.
Sal Saturn′i. Sugar of lead (neutral acetate of lead).
Sal Seignette′. Rochelle salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium).
Sal Volat′ile. Sesquicarbonate of ammonia.
The name is commonly used as an abbreviation of aromatic spirit of ammonia. See Spirits (Medicinal).