bismuth

(biz’muth) [L. bisms/thum). A_ silver white metal, symbol Bi: its salts are much used in medicine, especially in inflammatory diseases of the stomach and intestine. b. albuminate, a white or grayish, insoluble powder: used for intestinal and gastric cramps. Dose, 8-15 gr. (o.5-1 gm.). Ὅ. and ammonium citrate, a white, crystalline compound: astringent in intestinal irritation. Dose, 1-5 gr. (0.065-0.324 gm.). b. benzoate, a whitish, tastele powder, Bi(C.Hs- CO,);Bi(OH);: an external and internal antiseptic. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.3-1 gm.). b. beta naphthol ate. See orphol. b. borophenate, a compound used as an antiseptic dusting-powder. b. carbo late, Bi(OH),C,H,O, a grayish-white powder: used as an intestinal antiseptic in doses of 5-15 gr. (0.324-1 gm.). b. cerium salicylate, a bismuth salt, in the form of a pinkish, insoluble powder: used in enteritis, diarrhea, etc. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-1 gm.). Ὦ. chrysophan ate. See dermol. b. citrate, an amorphous powder, BiC,- H;0;: used in pharmacy and in the pre tion of other bismuth remedies. b. cresol ate, a Pertaining to the Pertaining to both Dose, 1-3 gr. (0.065-0.2 gm.) every 154 BISOL grayish-white, tastele and odorle powder: an intestinal antiseptic and a good substitute for iodoform. Ὦ. icylate. See gastroscn. Ὦ. dithiosalicylate. See thio form. Ὅ. loretinate, an antiseptic and astringent combination of bismuth and loretin: used externally for wounds and skin diseases, and internally for the diarrhea of tuberculosis. Dose, 7 gr. (0.5 gm.). meta cresol b. (75 per cent. of bismuth, 17.5 per cent. of meta cresol), antiseptic: used in diseases of the alimentary canal. b. naphthol ate, a compound of bismuth with crevol, phenol, and beta-naphthol: used as an_ intestinal antiseptic. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.3-1 gm.). Called also naphthol-bismuth and orphol. Ὅ. nitrate, used as an astringent in phthisical diarrhea: Dose, 5 gr. (0.3 gm.). b. oleate, an insoluble emollient and astringent powder, Bi(C,,H CO,);: used externally in skin diseases. 6. oxybromid, an impalpable yellowish powder, to be given in a tragacanth emulsion: it is useful in nervous dyspepsia. b. oxyiodid, a brownish-red powder, BiOI, a local antiseptic: useful in certain stomach diseases. Dose, 5-10 gr. (0.32-0.65 gm.). pancreatin i zed b., a proprietary remedy for dyspepsia. Dose, 15-75 er. (1-5 gm.) peptonate, a remedy for gastralgia and dyspepsia. Dose, 15-75 gr. (1-5 gm.). phenol-b., an antiseptic: used for diseases of the digestive organs—bismuth, 27.5 per cent., phenol, 22 per cent. b. phosphate, a white. powder: used as an intestinal antiseptic and astringent Dose, 3-74 gr. (0.3-0.5 gm.).__b. pyro; te, a yellow powder, C,H;.0H.O.O.BiOH: used as an internal and external antiseptic. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.3-1 gm.). Called also helcosol. b. resorcin ate, a yellowish-brown powder: used in gastric catarrhs. b. salicylate, a white, tastele , and insoluble powder for internal and external use. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.3-1 gm.). b. sub carbonate, a yellowish-white, insoluble powder, (BiO),;CO,; + H,O: used like the sub nitrate. Dose, 10-30 gr. (0.666-2 gm.). Ὦ. sub gallate, dermatol, a yellow powder, BiC,;N;O,: used as a non-toxic siccative antiseptic in ulcers, wounds, burns, etc., and internally in gastro-intestinal affections. Dose, 30 gr. (2 gm.) daily. b. sub nitrate, a white, insoluble powder, BIONO, + H,O: used mainly in gastric disorders. Dose, 10-60 gr. (0.666-4 gm.). b. sub salicylate, a white, amorphous powder, Bi(C;H;0,);: as an intestinal antiseptic in diarrhea and typhoid fever. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-1 gm.). b. sulphocarb olate, a purplish-red powder: an intestinal antiseptic. sulphophenate, a reddish powder, sparingly soluble in water: used in dyspepsia. Dose, 3-5 gr. (0.2-0.3 gm.). Ὅ. tannate, used as an astringent in diarrhea, dysentery, etc. b. tri bro mph enate, a compound of bismuth and tribromphenol: used in cholera. Dose, 7 gr. (0.4 gm.). Ὦ. trioxid, bismuth oxid, Bi,O;. Dose, 3 gr. (0.2 gm.). b. valerate, b. valerian ate, a white, insoluble powder, Bi(C;H,O,)3: useful in gastrodynia and neuralgia. Dose, 4-2 gr. (0.032-0.13 gm.).