Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition Page: 131
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MERCURIC TII YMOLA TE.-ME TALDEHYD. 131
Administration.- Thynmoacetate of mercury is given
internally in pill form, hypodermatically, or in intramus-
cular injections, in doses of from 12 to - grain (0.005 to
0.0o gramme).
MERCURIC THYMOLATE.
Another compound of mercury, having a formula of
(C,,,H, 0)g- -I HgNO3.
Physical Properties.-This drug when pure is odor-
less and tasteless, but is liable on exposure to acquire a
slight odor of thymol.
Therapeutic Applications.- Thymolate of mercury
has been particularly recommended in the treatment of
syphilis.
Administration.-The dose is about the same as that
of the thymolacetate.'
METALDEHYD.
The action of polymerizing agents upon aldehyd at a
temperature below 320 F. (o C.) gives rise to the forma-
tion of metald'/cyd; it may also be obtained by passing
hydrochloric acid vapors through acetic aldehyd and
then freezing the mixture. It is a body represented by
the formula (C2I140),.
Physical Properties.-This drug is a white crystalline
substance made up of needles or tetragonal prisms which
sublime between 233.6 and 2390 F. (I12 and II5 C.)
without melting.
I Many other combinations of mercury have of late been brought to the
notice of the profession, chief among which may be mentioned the ben-
zoate ((6IC ()) ),I Ig, [II (), a crystalline body, tasteless, odorless, and sol-
ulble in hot water and alcohol; the fo rmamidate , the naphlholate, an odor-
less lemon-yellow powder containing about 30 per cent. of mercury; the
naphtholacetate, a white crystalline substance; the oxycyanide, Hg20(CN)2;
the fJe, tonate, a yellowish liquid with a saline and slightly metallic taste;
the tannate, occurring in brownish-green odorless and tasteless scales; and
the thy/zosuphate. All these salts have been recommended in the treat-
ment of syphilis. Other mercuric compounds will be described under
other names.
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Cerna, David. Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition, book, 1894; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143542/m1/130/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.