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Anthemis Cotula et Tinctoria. P. Mayweed and Ox-eye are bothused for similar purposes to the former, though not so good.

Antiaris. See Upas Antiar.

Anti-attrition. The patent specifies one part of plumbago to fourparts of hogs-lard, or other grease, well mixed. Another receiptgives 3jv of camphor to ftx of hogs-lard coloured with black-lead.

Antidotes. Medicines given to counteract poisons. The best anti-dotes are mentioned under each of the poisonous substances.

Anhhectic Draught. O. Prepared by mixing equal parts of tinand pure antimony, adding thrice the quantity of nitrate of potass,and dephlagrating it, and afterwards washing it. Dose 3j to 9ij.

Antimony, or Stibium, or Regulus of Antimony. O. A metal found ina crude state combined with sulphur, but is purified for medicinalpreparations. See the eight following articles.

Antimonial Powder. See Pulvis Antimonialis.

Antimonial Wine. See Vinum Antimonii Tartariz.

Antimonic Acid is a peroxide of antimony in form of a white hydrate,procured by treating antimony with strong nitric acid, or nitro-mu-riatic acid, concentrating by heat, and pouring the solution intowater. With alkalies it forms antimoniates.

Antoionii Oxydum. L. P. Oxide of Antimony. Prepared by dis-solving separately in water, 3J of tartarized antimony, Jij of sub-car-bonate of ammonia, then mixing the fluids and boiling till the oxidefalls, which is to be washed with water and dried.Decomposition. The ammonia of the subcarbonate of ammonia passesover to the tartaric acid and the potass, forming with them a solubletartrate of ammonia and potass, the carbonic acid escaping in theform of gas, while the white protoxide of antimony is thrown down.Medicinally it is diaphoretic, and alterative in doses of gr. 4 to gr. j forfebrile disorders. It is emetic in larger doses.

Antimonii Soxphuretum. L, E. Sulphuret of Antimony, or Com-mon Antimony. In 100 parts there should be 74 antimony and 26sulphur.Adulterated with lead, arsenic, manganese, and iron, or smithy dust. Ifgenuine it will entirely vaporize by heat, and have no smell of garlic.It should not be bought in powder.Medicinally it is alterative, diaphoretic, and laxative, in doses of gr. xto 9ij in scrofula, tumefied glands, rheumatism, and cutaneous andfebrile diseases, when the stomach and bowels have been first evacu-ated, as it acts violently if it meet with an acid.In the East it is used to paint the eyebrows and eyelashes black.Enters into Antimonii Sulphuret. Prscip. L. E. D. Pulv. Antimonial.

L. E. D. Oxyd. Antimonii. D. Antimon. Tarlarizatum. L.In Farriery it is given to horses with their food, in the dose of an ounce