ANTIMONIAL POWDER
\ˌantɪmˈə͡ʊnɪəl pˈa͡ʊdə], \ˌantɪmˈəʊnɪəl pˈaʊdə], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_m_ˈəʊ_n_ɪ__ə_l p_ˈaʊ_d_ə]\
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A peroxide of antimony combined with phosphate of lime. (Take of common sulphuret of antimony; hartshorn shavings. Roast in an iron pot, until they form a gray powder. Put this into a long pot, with a small hole in the cover. Keep it in a red heat for two hours, and grind to a fine powder.) This preparation has long been esteemed as a febrifuge: but it is extremely uncertain in its action. The ordinary dose is 6 or 8 grains.
By Robley Dunglison
