CUPRUM AMMONIATUM
\kˈʌpɹəm amˈə͡ʊnɪˈɑːtəm], \kˈʌpɹəm amˈəʊnɪˈɑːtəm], \k_ˈʌ_p_ɹ_ə_m a_m_ˈəʊ_n_ɪ__ˈɑː_t_ə_m]\
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Rub in a glass mortar till effervescence ceases. Wrap the ammoniated copper in bibulous paper, and dry with a gentle heat. Keep in a well-stopped glass bottle. - (Ph. U. S.) A crystalline powder of a rich violet colour, and hot, styptic taste. By exposure to air, it becomes partly converted into carbonate of copper. It is tonic and astringent, and has been chiefly employed in epilepsy and other obstinate spasmocid diseases. Dose, gr. 1/4 gradually increased to gr. iv, in pill.
By Robley Dunglison
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.