This section is from the book "A Text-Book Of Materia Medica, Pharmacology And Therapeutics", by George F. Butler. Also available from Amazon: A text-book of materia medica, pharmacology and therapeutics.
Definition. - A liquid composed of not less than 2 per cent. by weight of absolute hydrocyanic acid, HCN, and about 98 per cent. of water.
Description. - A colorless liquid with characteristic odor, extremely poisonous. Dose. - 1 1/2 minims (0.1 Cc), U. S. P.
Potassii Cyanidum - Potassii Cyanidi - Potassium
 
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