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Alcohol Ammoniatum. O. See Spiritus Ammonia.

Alembic is a species of still or retort used in distillation.

Alexifhakmics and Alkxiterics. O. Medicines to counteractpoisons.

Alembroth Salt. O. Corrosive muriate of mercury.

Algaroth (powder of). O. The submuriate of the protoxide of Anti-mony, which is procured by boiling the sulphuret in muriatic acidand pouring the whole into water.

Alisma Plantago. Great Water Plantain. The root is said to havecured hydrophobia in Russia; but has not been successful else-where.

Alizarine. A substance procured from madder, and constituting itscolouring principle. (Robiquet.)

Alkaline Earths are lime, magnesia, alumina, baryta, and strontia.

Alkahest, the name which the Alchymists gave to their alleged uni-versal solvent.

Alkalescent substances are those having a tendency to pass intoAlkalies.

Alkali, a term applied to a substance which combines with an acid andproduces a neutrail salt. The mineral alkali is soda, the volatilealkali is ammonia, the vegetable alkali is potass; but there are manynew ones, such as morphine, quinine, &c.

Alkanet Root. The root of Anchusa tinctoria, brought usually fromFrance, but the best is from India. It should be kept in a dryplace, and not much handled. It is used to colour hair-oils andlip-salves ; and tends also to preserve them.

Alkekenge. Winter Cherry. Vhysalis alkckengi- P. The fruit isdiuretic, eccoprotic, and lithontriptic, and is used in nephritis,dysuria, ascites, &c.

Alkoiiol. See Alcohol.

Allii Radix. L. E. D. P. Garlic. Allium sativum. Stimulant,diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant, and anthelmintic, in doses from 5ssto ^ij of the juice, with milk or sugar; or one to four cloves, swal-lowed in the morning, fasting, for worms, dropsy, asthma, &c. Thejuice added to oil of almonds, and dropped into the ears, is good inatonic deafness. Externally it is stimulant, and has been used inbaldness. At present little used.

Allspice. See Pimenta.

Almond Cake. See Amygdala Placenta.

Almond Emulsion. See Mistur. Amygdal.

Almond Paste. A cosmetic for softening the skin, is made by beatingin a mortar ^iv of bitter almonds, blanched, with the strongestspirit of lavender, or Hungary water, into a very smooth, fine paste ;

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