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Absorption of poisons, 16

Acetate of

lead, 86
morphia, 97

Acetic acid, 47

Acid of sugar, 43

Acids,

mineral, 35
vegetable, 43

Aconite, 122

Aconitia, 122

Action of poisons, 16

Adder, the common, 139

Æthusa cynapium, 132

Agaricus

campestris, 111
esculentus, 111

Alcohol, 108

Alkalies, poisoning by the, 52

Almonds, bitter, 124

Aloes, 57

Amanita, muscaria, 111

Ammonia, 48

Ammonio-chloride of mercury, 85

Amylene, 107

AnÆsthetics, 102

Aniline, 109

Animal irritants, 58

Antidotes, 26

Antimonial compounds, 78

Aqua

fortis, 38
regia, 40
reginÆ, 40

Argol, 53

Arrow-poison, 116

Arseniate of

potash, 67
soda, 67

Arsenic, 66

Arsenic eating, 67

Arsenious acid, 69

Arsenite of

copper, 67
potash, 67

Arum maculatum, 57

AsagrÆa officinalis, 134

Asp, bite of the, 140

Atropa belladonna, 113

Atropia, 113

Bacon, rancid, 58

Baryta and its salts, 53

Bees, stings of, 143

Belladonna, 113

Bichloride of mercury, 81

Bichromate of potash, 56

Binoxalate of potash, 43

Bismuth, 56

Bisulphide of arsenic, 67

Bisulphuret of mercury, 85

Bitartrate of potash, 53

Bites of

rabid animals, 142
venomous reptiles, 139

Bitter almonds, 124

Bitter-sweet, 115

Black hellebore, 92

Blistering flies, 92

Blue vitrol, 90

Brick-kilns, vapor from, 135

Brucia, 117

Bryony, 57

Burnett’s solution, 55

Butter of antimony, 80

Calomel, 85

Camphor, 110

Cantharides, 92

Carbonate of

baryta, 54
lead, 87
potash, 48
soda, 48

Carbonic acid gas, 134

Carburetted hydrogen, 136

Castor oil seeds, 57

Caustic soda, 48

Ceruse, 87

Cevadilla seeds, 134

Champignons, 111

Charcoal vapor, 135

Cheese, decayed, 58

Chloride of

antimony, 80
arsenic, 77
barium, 53
mercury, 85
zinc, 55

Chlorides of tin, 56

Chlorine, 59

Chloroform, 102

Chrome, 56

Chronic

antimonial poisoning, 79
arsenical poisoning, 70
copper poisoning, 89
lead poisoning, 88
mercurial poisoning, 82

Cicuta virosa, 132

Cinnabar, 85

Classification of poisons, 32

Coal gas, 136

Cocculus Indicus, 110

Cockles, 58

Colchicia, 133

Colchicum, 133

Colic, 88

Colocynth, 57

Common

hemlock, 132
salt, 13

Confectionery, poisonous, 67

Conia, 133

Conium, 132

Copper,

arsenite of, 67
salts of, 89

Copperas, 56

Corrosive sublimate, 81

Crabs, 58

Cream of tartar, 53

Croton oil seeds, 57

Curare, 116

Cyanide of

mercury, 85
potassium, 124

Cytisus laburnum, 92

Darnel seeds, 110

Daturia, 115

Datura stramonium, 115

Deadly nightshade, 113

Definition of a poison, 13

Diagnosis of poisoning, 19

Digitalin, 129

Digitalis purpurea, 129

Duties of the medical practitioner, 19

Eating of

arsenic, 67
opium, 96

Effects of poisons, 15

Elaterium, 57

Emetics, 25

Ergot of rye, 137

Essence of

bitter almonds, 124
mirbane, 109

Essential salt of lemons, 43

Ether, 106

Euphorbium, 57

Fish, poisonous, 58

Fool’s parsley, 132

Foxglove, 129

Fungi, 111

Gamboge, 57

Garden-nightshade, 115

Gaseous test for arsenic, 74

Gases, irritant, 59

Goulard’s extract, 87

Green vitrol, 56

Hartshorn, 49

Hellebore, black, 92

Hemlock, 132

Hemlock, water-dropwort, 132

Henbane, 112

Hierapicra, 51

Hocussing, 115

Holloway’s pills, 57

Hydrochlorate of morphia, 97

Hydrochloric acid, 39

Hydrocyanic acid, 123

Hydrogen,

carburetted, 136
sulphuretted, 136

Hydrophobia, 142

Hyoscyamus niger, 112

Indian tobacco, 133

Indigo, sulphate of, 40

Investigation of cases, 19

Iodide of potassium, 63

Iodine, 61

Iodism, 62

Iron, sulphate of, 56

Irritant

gases, 59
poisons, 34

Jalap, 57

Ketchup, 111

Laburnum, 92

Laudanum, 95

Laurel water, 124

Lead

and its preparations, 85
palsy, 88

Lemons, essential salt of, 43

Levant nut, 110

Lime, 53

Liquid

mercury, 81
tests for arsenic, 74

Liquor

ammoniÆ, 48
potassÆ, 48

Lobelia inflata, 133

Local action of poisons, 15

Lolium temulentum, 110

Lunar caustic, 56

Magistery of bismuth, 56

Marsh’s test for arsenic, 75

Meadow saffron, 133

Meats, poisonous, 58

Meconic acid, 101

Medical witness, the duty of, 19

Medico-legal reports, 21

Menispermum cocculus, 110

Mercurial paralysis, 83

Mercury and its compounds, 81

Mesereon, 57

Metallic

antimony, 78
arsenic, 66
lead, 85

Metals, compounds of the, 66

Mineral

acids, 36
green, 67

Mirbane, essence of, 109

Mixed acids, 41

Monkshood, 122

Morphia, 97

Morrison’s pills, 57

Muriatic acid, 39

Mushrooms, 111

Mussels, 58

Narcotic poisons, 95

Nicotiana tabacum, 131

Nicotin, 131

Nightshade, 115

Nitrate of

bismuth, 56
potash, 52
silver, 56
mercury, 85

Nitre, 52

Nitric acid, 38

Nitro-benzole, 109

Nitro-muriatic acid, 40

Nitro-sulphuric acid, 40

Nitrous-oxide gas, 107

Nux-vomica, 117

Œnanthe crocata, 132

Œsophagus, stricture of the, 41

Oil of

bitter almonds, 124
vitrol, 36

Opium, 95

Opium-eating, 96

Orpiment, 67

Oxalate of lime, 43

Oxalic acid, 43

Oxalis acetosella, 43

Oxides of lead, 87

Painter’s colic, 87

Paralysis from

lead, 86
mercury, 83

Pearlash, 48

Phellandrinum aquaticum, 132Phosphorus, 63

Picrotoxine, 110

Poison, definition of a, 13

Poisoning,

diagnosis of, 19
treatment of, 27

Poison of vipers, 140

Poisonous

confectionery, 67
fungi, 111

Poisons,

absorption of, 14
classification of, 32
mode of action of, 14
sympathetic action of, 17

Potash,

48
arsenite of, 67
bichromate of, 56
binoxalate of, 43
bitartrate of, 53
carbonate of, 48
nitrate of, 52
sulphate of, 52

Potassa fusa, 48

Potassio-tartrate of antimony, 78

Potassium, iodide of, 63

Prussic acid, 123

Ptyalism, 83

Purple foxglove, 129

Rabid animals, bites of, 142

Realgar, 67

Red

arsenic, 67
oxide of mercury, 85
precipitate, 85
spirit of nitre, 38

Reduction test for arsenic, 73

Reinsch’s test for arsenic, 76

Remote effects of poisons, 15

Reptiles, bites of, 140

Rhubarb, 43

St. Ignatius’ bean, 116

Sal de duobus, 52

Salivation, 83

Sal polychrest, 52

Salprunelle, 52

Salt of sorrel, 43

Saltpetre, 52

Salts of copper, 89

Sausages, 58

Savin, 137

Scammony, 57

Scheele’s

green, 67
hydrocyanic acid, 123

Secale cornatum, 137

Serpents, poisonous, 140

Sesquicarbonate of ammonia, 49

Shell-fish, 58

Silver, nitrate of, 56

Smelling-salts, 49

Soap-lees, 48

Soda, carbonate of, 48

Solania, 115

Solanum

dulcamara, 115
nigrum, 115

Soothing syrups, 95

Sorrel,

43
salt of, 43

Spanish flies, 92

Spirit of salt, 39

Spiritous liquors, 108

Spotted hemlock, 132

Spurred rye, 137

Stings of bees, 143

Stomach-pump, 24

Stramonium, 115

Strychnia, 117

Subacetate of

copper, 90
lead, 87

Subchloride of mercury, 85

Sugar,

acid of, 43
of lead, 86

Sulphate of

copper, 90
indigo, 40
iron, 56
potash, 52
zinc, 54

Sulphides of arsenic, 67

Sulphuretted hydrogen, 136

Sulphuric acid, 36

Sulphuric ether, 106

Sulphurous-acid gas, 59

Sympathetic action of poisons, 17

Symptoms of poisoning, 20

Tartar emetic, 78Tartaric acid, 47

Tartarized antimony, 78

Taxus baccata, 137

Tersulphide of arsenic, 67

Thorn-apple, 115

Ticunas, 116

Tin, 56

Toadstools, 111

Tobacco, 131

Treatment of poisoning, 24

Vapor of ammonia, 49

Vegetable

acids, 43
irritants, 57

Venomous reptiles, 140

Veratria, 133

Verdigris, 90

Vermilion, 85

Viper, the common, 139

Wasps, stings of, 143

Water-hemlock, 132

Water, impregnated with lead, 88

Water-parsnip, 132

White

arsenic, 69
hellebore, 133
lead, 87
oxide of arsenic, 69
precipitate, 85
vitriol, 54

Wine containing lead, 88

Wolfsbane, 122

Wood sorrel, 43

Woody nightshade, 115

Woorara, 116

Yellow arsenic, 66

Yew, 137

Zinc,

chloride of, 55
sulphate of, 54

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