Memoranda on Poisons

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 Poisoning—Duties of the Practitioner - Duties of the Practitioner—Treatment 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: Zinc—Silver—Tin—Bismuth—Chrome—Iron - 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: Chloroform—Chloral—Bichloride of Methylene—Ether—Amylene—Nitrous Oxide - Inebriants.—Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Intoxication: Alcohol—Nitro-Benzole—Cocculus Indicus—Fungi - Delirants.—Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Delirium:Hyoscyamus—Belladonna—Stramonium—Datura alba—Nightshade - Convulsives.—Neurotics producing Convulsions: Nux Vomica—Brucia—Strychnia - Hyposthenisants.—Neurotics producing Death by Syncope: Aconite—Prussic Acid - Depressants.—Neurotics producing marked depression of the Heart's Action: Digitalis—Calabar Beans—Tobacco—Hemlock - Asphyxiants.—Noxious Gases, producing Neurotic Symptoms - Abortives.—Substances producing Abortion