Memoranda on Poisons

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This book focuses on toxicology, a branch of medical science that treats the nature, properties, and effects of poisons. The book explores the following: Definition and Mode of Action of Poisons - Diagnosis of PoisoningDuties of the Practitioner - Duties of the PractitionerTreatment of Poisoning - Detection of Poisons - Classification of Poisons - The Concentrated Mineral Acids - The Corrosive Vegetable Acids - The Caustic Alkalies and their Carbonates: Potash, Soda, Ammonia - Salts of the Alkalies and Alkaline Earths - Salts of the Metals: ZincSilverTinBismuthChromeIron - Simple Vegetable and Animal Irritants - Irritant Gases - Iodine and Iodide of Potassium - Phosphorus - Arsenic and its Compounds - Antimonial Compounds - Mercury and its Compounds - Preparations of Lead - Salts of Copper - Specific Vegetable Irritants - Specific Animal Irritants.Cantharides - Narcotics.Neurotics, acting on the Brain and producing Sleep: Opium - Anæsthetics.Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Insensibility: ChloroformChloralBichloride of MethyleneEtherAmyleneNitrous Oxide - Inebriants.Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Intoxication: AlcoholNitro-BenzoleCocculus IndicusFungi - Delirants.Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Delirium:HyoscyamusBelladonnaStramoniumDatura albaNightshade - Convulsives.Neurotics producing Convulsions: Nux VomicaBruciaStrychnia - Hyposthenisants.Neurotics producing Death by Syncope: AconitePrussic Acid - Depressants.Neurotics producing marked depression of the Heart's Action: DigitalisCalabar BeansTobaccoHemlock - Asphyxiants.Noxious Gases, producing Neurotic Symptoms - Abortives.Substances producing Abortion

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