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Case of Suspected Poisoning by Oxalic Acid or its Salts: Recovery: With Remarks

1860; BMJ; Volume: s4-1; Issue: 163 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.s4-1.163.107

0959-8138

T. Skinner,

Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders

principle is readily taken up by the spirit.The absolute alcohol is for that reason also preferable to the diluted.11. Wine of Sanguinaria.It is prepared in the same manner as the officinal tincture, substituting sherry wine for the diluted alcohol.The dose is the same as the tincture, and is considered more pleasant and powerful.12. Vinegar of Sanguinaria.Take of sanguinaria fresh and sliced, half an ounce; vinegar, two pints.Shake it fre- qluently, and it is ready for use in a few hours.This is the process of Dr. Jennings.I think it preferable to recommend the root to be bruised, and rubbed up with tlle vinegar, and filtered after a few hours.13. Syrup of Sanguinaria is prepared by Wiegand as follows:-Take of bloodroot in coarse powder, eight ounces; acetic acidl, four ounces; water, five pints; sugar, two pounds.Add to the powder two fluidounces of the acetic acid, mixed with a pint of the water; macerate for three days, transfer to a percolator, and displace with the remainder of the water mixed with the remainder of the acetic acid.Evaporate the infusion obtained, by means of a water-bath, to eighteen fluidounces, then add the sugar, and form] a syrup, straining, if necessary.This is serviceable to young childien.The dose, as an emetic, is fiom one to two fluiddlrachlms.14. Ointment of Sanguinaria.Take of the powdered root a drachm; lard, an ounce.Mix. 15.Sanguinarina.This is the alkaloid, and has not been used in medicine; I have prescribed some of the salts of it, prepared by myself. CASE OF SUSPECTED POISONING BY OXALICACID OR ITS SALTS: RECOVERY:* In December 1857 (or two years ago), I applied six leeches to the os uteri of the same patient, none of which died for months afterwards.