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Alcohol Ammoiiiat. E. D. Sulphuretum Ammon. D. Aq. Cup.Ammoniati. D. Mur. Ammon. et Ferr. D.

Ammonite Subcarbonas. L. E. D. P. Subcarbonate of Ammonia.Sal volatile, and Ammonia preparata. O. Prepared by mixing ibjmuriate of ammonia with ftjss of prepared chalk dried, and then sub-liming them by a heat gradually increased till it becomes red. Itcontains from 25 to 50 per cent, of alkali, and is

Soluble in thrice its weight of cold water, but not in alcohol.

Incompatible with magnesia, potassa fusa, and liquor potassse.

Adulterated with the residue sold by the gas-light companies; but ifit has any fcetor, it may be removed by subliming it by means ofpowdered charcoal. Exposure to the air renders it opaque, friable,and bad.

Medicinally it is strongly antacid, stimulant, antispasmodic, and dia-phoretic, in doses of gr. v to gr. xv in pill or in any bland fluid,not containing potass, magnesia, acids, acetates, muriates, or car-bonates. It is a good antidote to acid poisons. It is emetic in dosesof 5ss.

Externally it is epispastic, corrosive, and resolvent in paralysis andtumours. In syncope and hysteria it is used as smelling salts.

Enters into Liq. Ammon. Acetat. L. E. D. Liq. Ammon. Carbon.L. E. D. Cup. Ammoniatum. L. E. D.Ammoniarbtum Cupri. E. See Cuprum Ammoniatum. L.Amniotic Acid was discovered by Buniva and Vauquelin, in the liquoramnios of the cow, which, upon being gently evaporated, producesthe acid in white needle-formed crystals.

Soluble sparingly in water ; but its alkaline compounds are soluble andreadily decomposed by all the stronger acids.Amygdalae Amar^e et Dulces. L. E. D. P. Bitter and Sweet Al-monds. The fruit of two varieties of the Amygdalus communis, oralmond-tree, imported from Syria, Barbary, Italy, and Spain.

Bitter almonds contain the hydrocyanic (Prussic) acid, in additionto the constituents of sweet almonds, along with a narcotic vola-tile oil.

Poisonous in the form of the distilled water, in so small a dose as thirtydrops. When eaten in quantity, bitter almonds may prove injurious;but a few seldom occasion inconvenience. The best antidotes to thepoison are brandy, ammonia, and turpentine. See Acidum Hydro-cyanicum.

Sweet almonds are similar in chemical composition to human milk, con-taining 54 parts of sweet oil, 24 of albumen, 6 of sugar, 3 of gum,with traces of acetic acid. The quantity of oil renders them indi-gestible.