ACETUM

(Lat.), n. n. A*s(a®k)-e(a)tu?m(tutm). From acere, to turn sour (vinum acetum = wine that has turned sour). Gr., fos, dgeiâtov. Fr., vinaigre. Ger., E ig. It., ace to. Sp., vinagre. 1. Vinegar. 2. A pharmaceutical preparation made with vinegar. [B.]—A. acerrimum, A. acetosum. Old terms for distilled vinegar. |A,844.|—A. a leal is a tum, An old term for normal acetate of pota ium.—A. antihystericum. Ger., Muttere ig. 1. An old mixture containing spirit of con vallar i a maialis, 2 oz.; vinegar of rue, 1 0z.; tincture of castoreum, 1 dr.; oil of lavender, 2 dr. [Ludovicus (B, 48).] 2. An acetous preparation of rue, elderberries, sagapenum, galbanum, peucedanum, castoreum, asafœtid a, ete. [Mynsicht (B, 57).]—A. antily ieum. An old acetous infusion containing chiefly southernwood, betony, and sage. [Hannemann (B, 57).|—A. antimephiticum maravillianw Ger., Peste ig. A preparation consisting of 10z. of garlic juice, and 2 oz., each, of camphor and chloride of ammouium, di olved in 50 Ibs, of vinegar. iB, 48.|—A. anti sept i cum [Fr. Cod.], A. a rom at i cum [Fr. Cod., Ger. Ph.], A. bezoardicum. Fr., ee anti sept i que (ou a rom at i que, ou des quatre voleurs, ou de Marseille). Ger., a rom at is cher E ig (Ger. Fh.) Gifte ig, Peste ig, Vierräubere ig. It., ace to antipestilenziale (0 aromatico, o profilattico, o bezoardico). Syn.: a. quatuor furum (seu latronum). Thieves? vinegar, vinegar of the four thieves; so called from the story of its having been used as a preventive of the plague by four men who, under pretense of nursing and succoring the sick in the great Marseilles epidemic of 1720-1721, robbed the sick, the dying, and the dead, and themselves escaped unharmed. One of them, having been afterward captured, was pardoned on condition of his divulging the composition of the vinegar, The original formula directed that 14 0z., each, of wormwood tops, rosemary, sage, mint, and rue, 2 0z. of dried lavender flowers, and 2 dr., each, of garlic, sweet. flag, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg be macerated for 12 days in 8 Ibs. of the best vinegar. To the liquid, expre ed and filtered, was added } 0z. of camphor di olved in alcohol. The a. anti sept i cum of the Fr. Cod. is pre; d after the following formula: Wormwood tops (Artemisia absinthium), Roman-wormwood_tops (Artemisia pontic a), peppermint, rosemary, rue, sage, lavender flowers. each 15 parts; sweet-flag root, Ceylon cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, garlic, each, 2 parts; camphor, 4 5 glacial acetic acid, 15 parts; white vinegar, 1,000 parts. Macerate the vegetable drugs in the vinegar, in a closed ve el, for ten GR expre ; add the camhor, di olved in the acetic acid; and, after a few hours, filter, ‘he a. a rom at i cum of the Fr. Cod. consists of a filtered mixture of 1% parts of alcool at ure vulnéraire (q. v.) and 875 parts of white vinegar. The a. a rom at i cum of the Ger. Ph. is made by di olving 1 part, each, of the oils of lavender, perpen ints rekemay Ener) and cinnamon, aud 2 parts, each, of oil of lemon and oil of cloves, in 300 parts of alcohol, and adding 480 parts of acetic acid and 1,200 parts of water. The term a. bezoardicum (see BEZOAR) has been spelled to various preparations consisting of aromatics infused in vinegar and employed as antidotes to the plague. _ [A, 253, 306; B.] —A. britannieum. Fr., vinaigre anglais. 1. Malt vinegar. 2. (Fr. Cod.) a preparation consisting of 1,000 pent of glacial acetic acid, 100 parts of camphor. 2 parts, each, of oil of cinnamon and oil of cloves, and 1 of oil of lavender. [A, 253; B.J—A. camphor a tum [Fr.. Fr., vinaigre camphré (ou camphor até), acétolé de camphre. Ger., Kam: ig. It., ace to can for a to. Sp., vinagre alcanforado. Camphorated vinegar; made by POT: dering 25 parts of camphor, with the aid of the same quantity of lacial acetic acid, and ‘gradually pcdine oe parts of white vinegar, eeping the mixture in a tightly closed bottle until solution is compine and then filtering. [A, 253].—A. cardia cum. See A. a romaji cum.—A. cerevisiæ. Vinegar. [A, 316.]—A. chalybeatum. Ger., Stahle ig. Chalybeate vinegar; a solution of iron in vinegar or in acetic acid. [B.] See Tinctura FERRI a cet at is.—A. chymicorum met all i cum, An old term for a hydromel containing antimony, [A, 325.|—A.commune. Vinegar. [A, 316.]—A. con centra tum, Fr., vinaigre concentré. Ger., concentrirter E ig. Concentrated vinegar, acetic acid. [B.]—A. contra pestem. “Vinegar against the plague”; an old preparation containing wormwood, sage, rue, and turpeth. |B, 89.} Cf. A. anti sent i cum. —A.crudum, Crude, or commercial, vinegar.—A. des till a tum. Fr., vinaigre distillé. Ger., destitlirter E ig. It., ace to distillate (o bianco). Sp., vinagre destilado. Distilled vinegar. [B.]—A. diaphoreticum Mynsichti. Mynsicht’s diaphoretic vinegar; an old preparation made by bruising together 1 0z., each, of sarsar ill a root and Smilax china, 6 dr. of sa afras wood, } oz. of elder lowers, 2 dr. of ca ia wood, and a sufficient quantity of distilled wine vinegar, [B, 57.]—A. emeticum. Lémery’s name for acetate of antimony.’ [A, 3H.]—A. empyreumatièum. Wood vinegar. S LIGNEOUS AcID.— A. esurinum, Syn.: acetosa esurina, pa? œruginis. Lit., “ hungry vinegar ” (esurire, to be hungry), from its creating an appetite; an old preparation made by distilling vinegar and verdigris. [A, 325, 343, 344.1—A. gallicum. French, or wine, vinegar. [B.|—A. glaciale. Glacial acetic acid. [A, 344.|—A. lenitivum Prævotii. Prevost’s lenitive vinegar; an old preparation containing cream of tartar and cinnamon. [B, 89.]—A. lignorum. Wood vinegar. See Pyno- LIGNEOUS aciD.—A. lith argyrites. Vinegar of ae an old pecearatom) consisting of a solution of subacetate of lead, made y digesting 4 oz. of litharge in a pint of the strongest vinegar, over a sand-bath, for three days, with occasional agitation. Diluted, it was used as a lotion for burns, bruises, etc., and given internally as a hemostatic, as a eee of impending gangrene, and to cure cancers. [A, 336, 314.]—A. medicatum. Fr., vinaigre médicinal, acétolé. ‘Ger., medic in is cher E ig, Arzneie ig, Kräutere ig. ‘It. ace to medic in ale, acetoteo. Sp., vinagre medicinal. A medicated vinegar.—A. mithridaticum. Mithridatic vinegar; an old preparation containing a great number of aromatics, [Mynsicht (. 57).) Cf, À. anti sept i cum.—A, mulsum, From mulcere, to sweeten, A mixture of vinegar and honey. [A. 312.]—A. muisum duice. See Oxyciucus—A. myrrhatum (Mynsichti). Vinegar with myrrh; an old aromatie vinegar containing myrrh, used as a preventive of pestilential diseases. [P, 89.]—A. odoratum. A perfumed vinegar, mentioned in an old Wurtemberg dispensatory, [B, 57.]— A.’ philosophicum, A, Philosophorum. Gr., vdwp godav. Philosophers’ vinegar; an alchemical preparation distilled from honey. [A, 373.] See also Agua mercurial is and Lac. virginum.—A. plumbicum. See Liquor PLUMBI sub a cet at is.—A. prophylaeticum. See A. anti sept i cum.—A, purificatum, A. purum. Syn.: a. des till a tum. Purified vinegar; the acidum aceticum dilutum of the U. S. Ph. [B.J—A. purum con centra tum. Acetic acid.—A. pyrolignosum. Ger., Holze iq. roligneous acid or wood vinegar.—A. pyrolignosum crudum (Ger. Ph.]. Ger., roher Hokze ig. Crude pyroligneous acid.—A. pyrolignosum réctificatum [Ger. Ph.]. Ger., rectificirter Holze ig. Rectified pyroligneous acid.— A. quatuor furum, A. quatuor latronum. Four thieves’ vinegar. See A. anti sept i cum.—A. radicale, A. radicatum. Fr., vinaigre ic Ger., Rad i kales sig. It.. ace to radicate. Sp.. vinaare See Radical vVINEGAR—A. rhizoticum (Mynsichtl). Mynsicht’s rhizotic vinegar, so called from its being made largely from roots; an old aromatic preparation used as a preventive and curative of pestilential diseases. fi 80,)—A. rosatum. Fr., vinaigre er., Rosene ig. It.. acetô rosa to. An infusicn of 1 rt of red-rose petals in 12 parts of red vinegar; used in astringent Injections. [A, Sel 1A. saturn i, A. Eatarninam, Vinegar of lead. See Liquor PLUMBI sub acc tat is,—A, scilliticum [Fr. Cod.], A. squillitieum. See 4. scILLæ.—A. still a tum. Distilled vinegar. [B.]—A. theriac ale. A preparation containing vinegar and treacle. Mynsicht’s treacle vinegar (a. theriac ale Mynsichti) was made by digesting 1 oz. of Venice treacle; } 0z., each, of elks’ horns “spagyrically calcined,” juniper berries, and seeds of Carduus benedictus; 2 dr., each, of vervain, scordium, and rue; 14 dr., each, of red ‘myrrh and citron peels; 1 dr., each, of the roots of tormentil and angelica, zedoary, and ‘* butter bur,”; 4 dr., each, of camphor, aloes-wood, and mace, in a sufficient quantity of marigold vinegar. [B, 8.]—A. vin i. Wine vinegar.—A. vin i con centra tum, A, vin i radicale. Acetic acid. [A, 3H.]—A., vomitorium Mynsichti. Mynsicht’s emetic vinegar; made from the roots of Thapsia and Asarum and the seeds of Cart ham us and cinnamon, distilled with wine vinegar; formerly esteemed as ‘‘a sweet and gentle vomit.” [B, 89.]—A. zedoarticam Mynsichti. Mynsicht’s zedoartic vinegar; an old preparation containing zedoary; used against poisons and pestilential diseases. [B, §9.|—Syrupus cum ace to [Fr. Cod.]. See Sirop de VINAIGRE—Syrupus cum ace to rub i idæi [Fr. Cod.]. See Sirop de VINAIGRE framboise. For other rere made with vinegar, see under the drugs that figure in their titles,