Used only extern., as dusting-powd.
Lysidine.
50% solut. Ethylene-ethenyl-diamine.—Pinkish liq.; mousy odor.—Miscible with water.—Uric-acid Solvent, Diuretic—Uses: Gout, lithiasis, etc.—Dose: 15—30 grn., in carbonated water.
Magnesium Carbonate.—U.S.P.
Antacid, Antilithic.—Dose: 30—120 grn.
Magnesium Citrate Merck.—Soluble.
Dose: 30—120 grn.
Magnesium Oxide, Light, Merck, (Magnesia, U.S.P.).
Light or Calcined Magnesia.—Light, white powd.; slightly alkaline taste.—Sol. in diluted acids, carbonic-acid water.—Antacid, Laxative, Antilithic.—Uses: Intern., sick headache, heartburn, gout, dyspepsia, sour stomach, constipation, gravel, and as antidote to arsenous acid. Extern., ulcers and abraded surfaces; dusting-powd. for babies; and in tooth powders.—Dose: 10—30—60 grn. Small doses are antacid or antilithic; large are laxative.
Magnesium Oxide, Heavy, Merck, (Heavy Magnesia, U.S.P.).