Potter, 1902: A Compend of Materia Medica.

Note: I have left in all the toxic chemicals, because I think it's good to see just how much there were in general use, back then. That doesn't mean that you should start to use, say, arsenic, as a depilator, just because Potter thought it a good idea. There are better things these days. A razor, for instance. --Henriette

A Compend of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Prescription Writing, 1902, by Sam'l O. L. Potter, M.D., M.R.C.P.L.

*Baptisia,—Wild Indigo.
*Berberis,—Barberry.
*Cadmium.
*Curare—Woorara.
*Duboisia.
*Fucus Vesiculosus,—Sea-wrack.
*Ignatia,—St. Ignatius' Bean.
*Muscarina,—Muscarine.
A Compend of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Prescription Writing
Acetanilidum—Acetanilid
Acidum Lacticum,—Lactic Acid.
Aconitum,—Aconite.
Administration of Medicines.
Aether,—Ether.
Agents Acting on Excretion.
Agents Acting on Microbes, Parasites, etc.
Agents Acting on Respiration.
Agents Acting on the Circulation.
Agents Acting on the Digestive System.
Agents Acting on the Generative Apparatus.
Agents Acting on the Nervous System.
Agents Acting on the Skin.
Agents Acting upon Each Other.
Agents Affecting Metabolism.
Agents Affecting the Organs of Special Sense.
Alcohols and Aldehydes.
Alumen,—Alum.
Ammoniacum,—Ammoniac.
Ammonium.
Anthelmintics.
Antimonium,—Antimony.
Antipyrinum,—Antipyrin.
Antiseptic Oils.
Argentum,—Silver.
Arnica and Trimethylamine.
Arsenum,—Arsenic.
Asafoetida,—Asafetida.
Aspidosperma,—Quebracho.
Aurum,—Gold.
Belladonna,—Deadly Nightshade.
Benzoin and Benzoic Acid
Bismuthum,—Bismuth.
Bitters.
Bromine,—Bromides.
Bryonia,—Bryony.
Caffeina,—Caffeine.
Calcium.
Camphora—Camphor.
Cannabis Indica,—Indian Hemp.
Carbolic acid—Phenol
Carbonei Disulphidum,—Carbon Disulphide.
Cathartics.
Cerium.
Chloral,—Chloral (Chloral Hydrate).
Chloroformum,—Chloroform.
Chlorum—Chlorine
Cimicifuga,—Black Snake-root.
Cinchona Alkaloids.
Cinchona,—Peruvian Bark.
Coca,—Coca, Cuca.
Colchicum,—Meadow Saffron.
Conium,—Hemlock.
Convallaria,—Lily of the Valley.
Cuprum,—Copper.
Digestion-Ferments.
Digitalis,—Foxglove.
Diuretics.
Doses, weights, measures.
Emetics.
Emmenagogues.
Emollients and Demulcents.
Ergota,—Ergot.
Eucalyptus,—Blue Gum-tree.
Ferrum,—Iron.
Gelsemium,—Yellow Jasmine.
Grindelia,—Grindelia.
Guaiacum,—Lignum Vitae.
Humulus,—Hops.
Hydrargyrum,—Mercury.
Hydrastis,—Golden Seal.
Hydrocyanic Acid.
Hyoscyamus,—Henbane.
Incompatibility.
Iodine, Iodides.
Ipecacuanha,—Ipecac.
Lactucarium,—Lettuce.
Latinizing
Lithium.
Lobelia,—Indian Tobacco.
Manganum,—Manganese.
Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
Memoranda On New Remedies.
Mezereum,—Mezereon.
Mineral Acids.
Mints and their Preparations.
Naphtalinum—Naphtalin
Nux Vomica.
Official Preparations.
Oils and fats.
Opium,—Opium.
Pharmacopoeias and Dispensatories.
Phosphates and Phosphites.
Phosphorus.
Physostigma,—Calabar Bean.
Phytolacca,—Poke.
Picrotoxinum,—Picrotoxin.
Pilocarpus,—Jaborandi.
Plumbum,—Lead.
Potassium.
Preface to the First Edition.
Prescription Writing.
Pulsatilla,—Pasque-flower.
Rubefacients and Epispastics.
Salicin and Salicylic Acid
Sanguinaria,—Blood-root.
Sarsaparilla,—Smilax.
Scilla,—Squill.
Scoparius,—Broom.
Serpentaria,—Virginia Snake-root.
Sodium.
Stillingia,—Queen's Root.
Stimulants and Sedatives.
Stramonium,—Thorn Apple.
Strophantus.
Sulphur, Sulphites, Sulphides.
Tabacum,—Tobacco.
Tannic and Gallic Acids.
The Nitrites.
The Plants.
Thymol and Menthol
Turpentine, Pitch, Tar, etc.
Unofficial Preparations.
Valeriana,—Valerian.
Vegetable Acids.
Veratrum,—Hellebore.
Xanthoxylum,—Prickly Ash.
Zincum,—Zinc.

*Baptisia,—Wild Indigo. ›

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