Latin, Acidum Hydrocyanicum Dilutum (Gen., Acidi Hydro-Cyanici Diluti)

Eng., Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid. Synonym, Diluted Prussic Acid. A colorless liquid composed of about 2 per cent. of absolute Hydrocyanic Acid and about 98 per cent. of water.

Average Dose

1 l/2 minims (0.1 mil).

Therapeutic Action

Sedative and local anesthetic.

Uses

Hydrocyanic acid as such is seldom used in medicine. Internally it is sometimes used to allay cough or nausea. Externally it is used to allay itching. Seldom prescribed as such, except by dermatologists.

1 Hughes: Practice of Medicine.