Linimentum Ammoniae

Eng., Ammonia Liniment.

Liquor Ammonii Acetatis

Eng., Solution of Ammonium Acetate. Synonym, Spirit of Mindererus. A colorless aqueous solution containing about 7 per cent. of Ammonium Acetate.

Average Dose

4 fluidrachms (15 mils).

Therapeutic Action

Diuretic, diaphoretic, refrigerant. Uses.-Sometimes used in fevers, nephritis, etc. Administration.-Its employment is illustrated in the following:

1 Musser and Kelly: Practical Treatment.

2 Ibid.

For acute febrile conditions:

M.

Sig

Tablespoonful every two hours.

Ammonii Benzoas

See Benzoates, p. 92.

Ammonii Bromidum

See Bromides, p. 100.

Ammonii Carbonas (Gen., Ammonii Carbonatis)

Eng., Ammonium Carbonate. A mixture of Acid Ammonium Carbonate and Ammonium Carbamate.

Form

White, translucent masses or cubes.

Odor And Taste

Strong odor of ammonia; sharp saline taste.

Solubility

Slowly soluble in 4 parts of water; partly soluble in alcohol.

Incompatibles

Acids, acid salts, etc.

Average Dose

5 grains (0.3 Gm.).

Therapeutic Action

Stimulant, expectorant. Uses.-Principally employed in the treatment of coughs, colds, bronchitis, etc.; has been used extensively in treating pneumonia.

Ammonium carbonate should be kept in a well-stoppered bottle, and even then there is a tendency to deterioration, as evidenced by the formation of a powder on the surface of the hard, translucent lumps. This powder should be discarded.

Administration

It is almost always given in solution, usually in some flavored syrup. Its employment is illustrated in the following:

As an expectorant:

M.

Sig

Teaspoonful every two hours till relieved.

In the treatment of capillary bronchitis of infants:

M.

Sig

Teaspoonful in water every two hours.

1 Hughes: Practice of Medicine.

2 Shoemaker: Materia Medica and Therapeutics.