Stellate groups of needles: mildly saline and somewhat bitter taste; turn yellow on exposure to light.—Sol. in 3 parts water, 12 parts alcohol.—Anthelmintic.—Uses: Instead of santonin; less powerful.—Dose (adult): 2—6 grn., in keratinized pills: children 4—10 years old, 1—3 grn.
Sodium Silico-fluoride Merck.
White cryst. or granular powd.—Sol. in 200 parts water.—Antiseptic, Germicide, Deodorant, Styptic.—Uses: Extern., wounds, carious teeth, cystitis, gonorrhea, for irrigating cavities, and in gynecological practice.—Applied in 1/5% solut.
Sodium Sulphate Merck.—C.P., Cryst. or Dried.
Glauber's Salt.—Sol. in 3 parts water; glycerin.—Dose: Cryst., 2—8 drams; dried, 1—4 drams.
Sodium Sulphite Merck.—U.S.P.
Sol. in 4 parts water, sparingly in alcohol.—Uses: Skin diseases, sore mouth, diphtheria, sarcina ventriculi, and chronic mercurial affections.—Dose: 10—60 grn.
Sodium Sulpho-carbolate Merck.—U.S.P.
Sol. in 5 parts water, 132 parts alcohol.—Antiseptic, Disinfectant.—Uses: Intern., dyspepsia, phthisis, typhoid fever, dysentery, etc.: extern., gonorrhea, putrid wounds, etc.—Dose: 8—30 grn.—Extern.: 1/2—1% solut.
Sodium Tartrate Merck.—C.P.