White powd.—Almost insol. in water.—Alterative, Tonic.—Uses: Skin diseases and malarial affections.—Dose:; 1/30—1/15 grn., in pills.
Strontium Bromide Merck.—Cryst.
Deliquescent, colorl., odorl. needles; bitter-saline taste.—Sol. in alcohol; 1—2 parts water.—Gastric Tonic, Nerve-sedative, Antiepileptic, Antinephritic.—Uses: Hyperacidity of stomach; rheumatism, gout, epilepsy, nervousness, hysteria, headache, etc.—Dose: 10—40 grn. In epilepsy as much as 150 grn. may be given daily.
Strontium Iodide Merck.
White or yellowish, deliquescent powd. or plates; bitterish-saline taste.—Sol. in alcohol, ether; 0.6 parts water.—Alterative, Sialagogue.—Uses: Substitute for potassium iodide in heart disease, asthma, rheumatism, scrofula, etc.—Dose: 10—20 grn.
Strontium Lactate Merck.—U.S.P.—C.P.
White, granular powd.; slightly bitter taste.—Sol. in alcohol, 4 parts water.—Anthelmintic, Antinephritic, Tonic.—Uses: Nephritis, worms, rheumatism, gout, and chorea. Decreases albumin in urine, without diuresis.—Dose: 10—20 grn.; for worms, 30 grn. twice daily for 5 days.
Strontium Salicylate Merck.—Cryst.
Sol. in about 20 parts water, in alcohol.—Antirheumatic, Tonic.—Uses: Rheumatism, gout, chorea, muscular pains, and pleurisy. Dose: 10—40 grn.
Strophanthin Merck.—C.P.