Merck's 1899 Manual
Chapter 32 : Liquorice Powd.Serpentaria--U.S.P.VIRGINIA SNAKEROOT.--Tonic, Antiperiodic, Diaph.o.r.e

Liquorice Powd.

Serpentaria--U.S.P.

VIRGINIA SNAKEROOT.--Tonic, Antiperiodic, Diaph.o.r.etic.--~Dose:~ 10--30 grn.--_Preparations:_ F.E. (1:1) Tr. (1:10).--Enters into Comp. Tr.

Cinchona.

~Serum, Ant.i.tuberculous, Maragliano.--(Only in 1 Cc. [16 min.] tubes.)~

Ant.i.toxin against Pulmonary Tuberculosis.--~Dose~ (subcutaneous): In _apyretic_ cases, 16 [min.] (1 cubic centimetre) every other day for 10 days, then daily for 10 days, and 30 [min.] twice a day thereafter until sweats have entirely subsided, when 16 [min.] are injected for a month every other day, and finally once a week for a year. In _febrile_ cases, if the fever be slight and intermittent, dosage the same as above; if continuous and intense, inject 160 [min.]; and if there be a marked fall of temperature repeat in a week, and so continue until fever is gone, then inject 16--32 [min.] daily.

~Silver Chloride Merck.~

White powd.; blackens on exposure to light.--SOL. in ammonia, pota.s.sium thiosulphate, pota.s.sium cyanide.--Antiseptic, Nerve-sedative.--USES: Ch.o.r.ea, gastralgia, epilepsy, pertussis, diarrhea, and various neuroses.--~Dose:~ --1- grn., in pills.--MAX. D.: 3 grn.

~Silver Citrate Merck.~

White, dry powd.--SOL. in about 4000 parts water.--Antiseptic Astringent.--USES: Wounds, gonorrhea, etc.--APPLIED in 1--2% oint., or 1--2:8000 solut.--Always prepare solut. fres.h.!.+

~Silver Cyanide Merck.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in solut's of pota.s.sium cyanide, ammonia, sodium thiosulphate.--Antiseptic, Sedative.--USES: Epilepsy, ch.o.r.ea.--~Dose:~ 1/60--1/20 grn., in pills.--ANTIDOTES: Ammonia, chlorine, mixture of ferric and ferrous sulphates, artificial respiration, stomach siphon.

~Silver Iodide Merck.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in solut. pota.s.sium iodide or cyanide, ammonium thiosulphate.--Alterative.--USES: Gastralgia and syphilis.--~Doses:~ 3/43/4--1 grn., in pills.

~Silver Lactate Merck.~

Small needles or powd.--SOL. in 20 parts water.--Antiseptic Astringent.--USES: Sore throat, gonorrhea, etc.--APPLIED in 1--2:4000 solut.

~Silver Nitrate Merck.--U.S.P.--Cryst.~

SOL. in 0.6 part water, 26 parts alcohol.--~Dose:~ 1/8--1/2 grn.--ANTIDOTES: Solut. common salt, sal ammoniac, mucilaginous drinks, emetics, stomach siphon, white of egg, milk, etc.--INCOMPATIBLES: Organic matter, hydrochloric acid, chlorides, phosphates, a.r.s.enites, opium, extracts, resins, essential oils, tannin, etc.

~Silver Nitrate, Moulded (Fused), Merck.--U.S.P.~

LUNAR CAUSTIC.

~Silver Nitrate, Diluted, Merck.--U.S.P.~

MITIGATED CAUSTIC.--33-1/3% silver nitrate.

~Silver Oxide Merck.--U.S.P.~

~Dose:~ 1/12--1/6--3/4 grn., best mixed with some chalk and put up in capsules.--INCOMPATIBLES: Ammonia, creosote, tannin, acids.--CAUTION: Do not triturate with oxidizable matter; may cause explosion!

Soap--U.S.P.

WHITE CASTILE SOAP.--Detergent, Laxative.--~Dose:~ 3--10 grn.--_Preparations:_ Lin.; Plaster.

~Soap, Soft--U.S.P.~

GREEN SOAP.--Not used internally.--_Preparation:_ Lin.

~Sodium Acetate Merck.--U.S.P.--C.P.~

SOL. in 1.4 parts water, 30 parts alcohol.--Diuretic.--~Dose:~ 15--120 grn.

~Sodium a.r.s.enate Merck.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in 4 parts water, 2 parts glycerin.--~Dose:~ 1/24--1/8 grn.--_Preparation:_ Solut. (1%).--ANTIDOTES: Emetics, stomach siphon, fresh ferric hydrate, dialyzed iron, ferric hydrate and magnesia, demulcents, stimulants, warmth, etc.

~Sodium Benzoate Merck.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in about 2 parts water, 45 parts alcohol.--Antirheumatic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic--USES: Rheumatism, gout, uremia, cyst.i.tis, lithemia, tonsillitis, colds, etc.--~Dose:~ 10--40 grn.

~Sodium Bicarbonate Merck.--U.S.P.--C.P.~

~Dose:~ 10--40 grn.--_Preparation:_ Troches (3 grn.).--CAUTION: Should not be given as acid-antidote, as it evolves large quant.i.ties of carbon dioxide gas.

~Sodium Bisulphite Merck.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in 4 parts water, 72 parts alcohol.--Antiseptic.--USES: _Intern._, sore mouth, diphtheria, yeasty vomiting; _extern._, skin diseases.--~Dose:~ 10--30 grn.

~Sodium Borate Merck.--U.S.P.~

BORAX; SODIUM PYROBORATE; so-called "SODIUM BIBORATE" or "TETRABORATE."--SOL. in 16 parts water; 1 part glycerin.--USES: _Intern._, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, epilepsy, uric-acid diathesis; _extern._, sore mouth, conjunctivitis, urethritis, etc.--~Dose:~ 30--40 grn.

~Sodium Borate, Neutral, Merck.~

_Erroneously_ designated as "SODIUM TETRABORATE."--Transparent, fragile, splintery, gla.s.s-like ma.s.ses.--SOL. in water.--Antiseptic, Astringent.--USES: _Extern._, chiefly in diseases of nose and ear; a cold saturated solut. used for bandages.

~Sodium Borobenzoate Merck.--N.F.~

White, cryst. powd.--SOL. in water.--Antiseptic, Antilithic, Diuretic.--USES: Rheumatism, gravel, and puerperal fever.--~Dose:~ 30--120 grn.

~Sodium Bromide.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in 1.2 parts water, 13 parts alcohol.--~Dose:~ 10--60 grn.

~Sodium Carbonate Merck.--U.S.P.~

SOL. in 1.6 parts water, 1 part glycerin.--~Dose:~ 5--20 grn.--ANTIDOTES: Acetic acid, lemon juice, olive oil, etc.

~Sodium Chlorate Merck.--U.S.P.~

Colorl. cryst.; odorl.; cooling, saline taste.--SOL. in 1.1 parts water, 5 parts glycerin, 100 parts alcohol.--Deodorant, Antiseptic, Alterative.--USES: _Intern._, diphtheria, tonsillitis, pharyngeal and laryngeal inflammation, stomat.i.tis, gastric cancer, mercurial ptyalism, etc.; _extern._, as wash, gargle or injection.--~Dose:~ 5--15 grn.--INCOMPATIBLES: Organic matters, easily oxidizable substances.--CAUTION: Do not triturate with sulphur or phosphorus, or any combustible substance; severe explosion may occur!

~Sodium Choleate Merck.~