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Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal DiseaseDuncan, Andrew

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Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal Disease

Name: Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal Disease
Author: Duncan, Andrew

Duncan, Andrew

Mercury -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800; Sexually transmitted diseases -- Early works to 1800

e. With gum.
       _Solutio mercurialis._ Plenck.
       _Pilulae mercuriales._ P.
       _Syrupus mercurialis._ P.

     f. With suet.
       _Unguentum mercuriale._ E.

     g. With absorbent earths.
       _Mercurius alcalizatus._

     h. With sugar. _Mercurius saccharatus._ E.

     i. With sulphur.
       _Æthiops mineralis._ L. E.
       _Æthiops antimonialis._ Ph. Paup. E.

     k. With bread.
       _Pilulae mercuriales._

     l. With conserve of roses.
       _Bolus caeruleus._

II. Mercury calcined by heat.

     a. Alone.
       _Mercurius calcinatus._ L.
       * _Mercurius praecipitatus per se._

     b. With gold.
       _Mercurius praecipitatus solaris._ Ast.

III. Mercury sublimed with sulphur.

       _Cinnabaris factitia._ L.
     _Cinnabaris antimonii._

IV. Mercury rendered saline.

     a. By vitriolic acid.
       _Mercurius emeticus flavus._ L.
       * _Mercurius praecipitatus flavus._ E.
       * _Turpethum minerale._ E.

     b. By nitrous acid.
       _Solutio mercurii._ E.
       _Calx mercurii._ E.

     c. By muriatic acid.
       _Mercurius sublimatus corrosivus_, E. L.
       _Mer. praecipitatus albus._ Boer.
       _Aqua aluminosa._ E.
       _Aqua phagedænica._ E.
       _Mercurius violaceus diaphoreticus._ Ast.
       * _Flores ammoniaco-mercuriales._
       _Solutio mercurii per deliquium._ Ast.

     d. By vegetable acid.
       _Mercurius tartarizatus._
       _Pilulae Keyserii._

V. Saline preparations of mercury rendered milder.

    A. By abstracting acid.

      a. By calcination.

         _Mercurius corrosivus ruber._ L.
         * _Mercurius calcinatus._ E.
         * _Mercurius praecipitatus ruber._ E.

      b. By attraction.

            _a._ Of water.

            _Pulvis principis._ N. D.

           _b._ Of alcohol.

            _Mercurius corallinus._ L.
            _Panacaea mercurii._ E. 1744.

           _c._ Of water and alcohol.

            _Arcanum corallinum._ N. D.
            _Panacaea mercurii rubra._N. D.

         _d._ Of camphire.

            _Pilulae e turpetho minerali._ Ph. Paup. E.

      c. By attraction and precipitation.

         _a._ Of fixed alkali.

            _Mercurius praecipitatus fuscus._ E. 1744.

         _b._ Of volatile alkali.

            _Mercurius praecipitatus._ L.
            _Unguentum e mercurio praecipitato._ L.

         _c._ Of volatile alkali and copper.

            _Mercurius praecipitatus viridis._ E.

    B. By addition of mercury.

      _Mercurius sublimatus dulcis._ L. E.
      * _Calomelas._
      * _Aquila alba._

    C. By addition of unguent.

      _Unguentum citrinum._ E.

VI. Saline preparations of mercury rendered acrid, or kept so.

   a. By redissolving precipitate.

      _Mercurius praecipitatus solutus._

   b. By addition of acid.

      _Solutio sublimati cum spiritu salis._

   c. By suspending with ammoniacal salt.

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Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal Disease

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