Memoranda on Poisons Part 14

ACONITE.

1 gr. of dried aconite root is contained in about 9 min. of tinctura aconiti.

ACONITIA.

8 gr. of aconitia are contained in one oz. of unguentum aconitiae.

ATROPIA.

1 gr. of atropia is contained in 2 fl. drm. of liquor atropiae.

1 gr. of sulphate of atropia in 2 fl. drm. of liquor atropiae sulphatis.

8 gr. of atropia are contained in 1 oz. of unguentum atropiae.

BELLADONNA.

1 gr. of dried belladonna is contained in about 22 min. of tinctura belladonnae.

Each fluid part of linimentum belladonae contains the active portion of a solid part of the dried root.

CANNIBIS INDICA.

1 gr. of alcoholic extract of Indian hemp is contained in about 22 min.

of tinctura cannabis Indicae.

CANTHARIDES.

1 gr. of cantharides is contained in about 88 min. of tinctura cantharidis.

COLCHIc.u.m.

1 gr. of dried corm of colchic.u.m is contained in about 5-1/2 min. of vinum colchici.

1 gr. of colchic.u.m seeds is contained in about 9 min. of tinctura colchici.

DIGITALIS.

1 gr. of dried leaves of digitalis is contained in about 9 min. of tinctura digitalis.

HEMLOCK.

1 gr. of hemlock fruit is contained in about 9 min. of tinctura conii.

IPECACUANHA.

1 gr. of ipecacuanha root is contained in about 22 min. of vinum ipecacuanhae.

1 gr. ipecacuanha root is contained in _twelve_ morphia and ipecacuanha lozenges.

1 gr. of ipecacuanha root is contained in 4 ipecacuanha lozenges.

NUX VOMICA.

1 gr. of nux vomica seed is contained in about 11 min. of tinctura nucis vomicae.

(STRYCHNIA.)

1 gr. of strychnia is contained in 2 fl. drm. of liquor strychniae.

OPIUM.

(ACETATE OF MORPHIA.)

1/4 gr. of acetate of morphia is contained in 30 min. of liquor morphiae acetatis.

(HYDROCHLORATE OF MORPHIA.)

1/4 gr. of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in 30 min. of liquor morphiae hydrochloratis.

1/4 gr. of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in _nine_ morphia lozenges.

1/4 gr. of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in _nine_ morphia and ipecacuanha lozenges.

1/2 grain of hydrochlorate of morphia is contained in _each_ morphia suppository.

(OPIUM DRIED SUFFICIENTLY TO BE POWDERED.)

1 gr. of opium is contained in 14-1/2 min. of tinctura opii.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 14-1/2 min. of vinum opii.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 1/2 fl. oz. of tinctura camphorae composita.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 96 min. of tinctura opii ammoniata.

1 gr. of opium is contained in 1 fl. oz. of enema opii.