The chemical decompositions of the London Pharmacopeia / by Charles Mingay Syder.

  • Syder, Charles Mingay.
Date:
1821
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Credit: The chemical decompositions of the London Pharmacopeia / by Charles Mingay Syder. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V FERRUM TARTA RIZATUM *. Tonic, astringent^ five gr. to fifteen. Iron,—Supertartrate of Potass,—-Water. decomposition,'—The iron is oxidated by attracting oxygen from the water and atmospheric air; the superabundant tartaric acid combines with this oxide, and a triple salt is obtained. LIQUOR FERRI ALKALINI. Tonic, emmenagogue, half a fluid dr. to five. Iron,^Nitric Acid,~Water,—Liquor of Subcarbonate of Potass. ^composition*—The iron is oxidized at the expense of part of the nitric add, and is dissolved by the remaining acid as it forms; the subcarbonate of potass being added, gives off its carbonic acid, and the potass forms, with the nitrate of iron, a solution of alkaline iron. * A tartrate of potass and iron.