The proposed Materia Medics. is as follows, in which it will be perceived that the vegetables are described, in the second column, from Wildenow's edition of the " Species Plantarum" of Linnxus ; and the animals from Gmelin's "Systems Naturm" of the same writer, excepting indeed in a very few instances. This table we cannot and ought not to abridge.
Absinthium Artemisia Absinthi drn Acetosa Rumex Acetosa Folium Acetosella Oxalis Acetosella Acetum Aconitum Aconittun Napellus Acidum sulphuricum Acidum sulphuri cum Adeps Sus Scrofa Adept+ Xrugo Sub Acetis Capri Allium Allium sativum Radix Aloe 13arhadensis Aloe elongata 3Iunast, Opusc. Bolan.
Succus spiosata --socotorina Aloe spicata Succus spinal= Altlizew Folium ? Althxa officinalis -Radix S Alumen Super-sulphas Alu minx et Potassze Ammonia mu•iata Murias Ammonim Ammoniacum Plante adhuc incog ni_fx Gummi-resins Upon these divisions the limits to which we are confined prevent us from making more than a few observations.
Among the acids we perceive a form for the citric, now first introduced into the list, which will be found a useful and elegant medicine ; we have a new form for the nitric, and the fibres benzas as sume the name of acidum benzoicum In the alkalines we meet with no great difference, except in the change of names, which, for the most part, are shortened from those of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia.
The same general observation may apply to the earths and salts, which, un der the existing Pharmacopoeia, form one common chapter with the two preceding divisions. The chapter sales employs the term soda instead of that of natron.
The sulphurea of the proposed Phar. macopceia is nearly a transcript of the preparata e sulphure of that now in use.
Among the metallica we perceive the pulvis antimonialis ordered to be prepar ed with half the quantity of sulphurated antimony to that of gross antimony, as under the present form. A useful and well-known preparation of arsenic is in troduced under the name of liquor arse. nicalis. Copper furnishes two prepara lions, cuprum ammoniattim and liquor cupri ammoniati ; and iron several addi tional forms.
Among the distilled waters, the aqua anethi is banished, and the aqua carui introduced in its stead.
The addition to the chapter of decoc tions is numerous, and consists chiefly in a form of this kind for the dulcamara, lichen, senega, and veratrum.
To the infusions there is also a very numerous addition : angustura, cloves, cascarilla, cinchona, columbo, quassia, rhubarb, simarouba, tobacco, digitalis, tar, horse-radish, each becomes a sepa rate subject of this mode of preparation.
Among the mucilages, that of traga canth is omitted.
The extracts afford us new prepara tionsin the hop lupulus) poppy, sarsaparilla, dandelion (taraxactua), and hemlock.
The mixtures give us a new form for gum gualaciim.
The spirits revive the old spiritus anisi, and spiritus raphani, the latter un der the newer name of spiritus armoracix composites.
The chapter of tinctures provides a new form for capsicum, digitalis, humu lus, hyoscyamus, kino.
The accts give us a form for the col chicum.
The syrupi provide a form for the le mon, and order the syrupus papaveris somniferi to be prepared from its ex tract.
The term confcctiones is intended to embrace equally, eleCtuaries, confections, and conserves : from this chapter several of the existing forms are banished.
The list of pulveres is also considera bly diminished, chiefly by a rejection of several of the cretaceous preparations.
Among the pilulm we now meet with a gamboge pill : the opium pill is ba nished.
The list of emplastra is diminished in a few forms, and enriched by a new Pre paration, entitled emplastrum thuris cum opio.
The cerata are increased by a ceratum sabinze, and C. vesicatorii.
The unguenta are much diminished ; several of those, indeed, in the existing Pharmacopoeia being transferred under a different preparation to the chapter of cerata : while as new articles we have an IL hydrargyri nitrici, U. hydrargyri nitrico•oxydati, and U. veratis.
The liniments give us as a new prepa ration, a lin. wruginis.
The,cata.plasms offer us a new form for one prepared from meal and yeast, under. the title of C. effervescens.