ANTIMONII SULPHURETUM PRAECIPITATUM
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Definitions of ANTIMONII SULPHURETUM PRAECIPITATUM
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It is a powder of an orange colour, of a metallic, styptic taste. It is emetic, diaphoretic, and cathartic, according to the dose; and has been chiefly used in chronic rheumatism, and in cutaneous affections. Dose, gr. j to gr.iv. Antimonii Sulphuretum Praecipitatum, of the United States Pharmacopoeia, is made by boiling together Sulphuret of Antimony, in fine powder, Solution of Potassa, and distilled water; straining the liquor while hot, and dropping into it Diluted Sulphuric Acid so long as it produces a precipitate.
By Robley Dunglison
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