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334 DENTAL MEDICINE.
ing to Langaard, this drug produced a decided reduction of blood-
pressure, which is developed more gradually and is later in making
its appearance than that caused by chloral. Compared with
chloral, chloralamid is more agreeable to the taste, and more
easily administered, rarely causes digestive disorders, does not
depress the heart or the circulation, seldom produces cerebral
disturbances. Compared with sulphonal, it is more prompt in its
action, more soluble, more easily administered, the sleep it pro-
duces always passes away by morning, and it is less expensive.
The action of chloralamid upon digestion is as follows
1. Large quantities retarded the digestion of fibrin in the
ratio of the quantity employed.
2. Small quantities, for example, up to 0.02 gramme, did not
have any marked influence either in accelerating or in delaying
the digestion of fibrin.
3. Putrefaction was not retarded by either large or small
quantities.
Therapeutic Uses.—The most important uses of chloralamid
are in diseases of the nervous system not attended by much pain,
such as have before been enumerated.
Dose.—Of chloralamid, gr. 30 to 45. In doses of twenty to
thirty grains it produces better effects than sulphonal, but cau-
tion in the use of this drug is necessary in diseases of the heart,
on account of its causing decided reduction of blood-pressure.
DENTAL FORMULA.
For Use as a Hypnotic.
R. Chloralamid ziv
Spts. vini gallici ^ij
Curacao ^ ij. M,
SiGNA.—A tablespoonful (30 grains chloralamid) in water and repeated
in 4 hours if necessary.
CHLORETONE—TRICHLOR TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOL.
Chloretone is a white crystalline compound with an odor like
that of camphor. It is highly soluble in chloroform, ether,
acetone, alcohol and in glacial acetic acid ; also soluble to the
extent of one per cent, in cold water, but more soluble in boil-
ing water. Chloretone, or aceton-chloroform, was produced
334 DENTAL MEDICINE.
ing to Langaard, this drug produced a decided reduction of blood-
pressure, which is developed more gradually and is later in making
its appearance than that caused by chloral. Compared with
chloral, chloralamid is more agreeable to the taste, and more
easily administered, rarely causes digestive disorders, does not
depress the heart or the circulation, seldom produces cerebral
disturbances. Compared with sulphonal, it is more prompt in its
action, more soluble, more easily administered, the sleep it pro-
duces always passes away by morning, and it is less expensive.
The action of chloralamid upon digestion is as follows
1. Large quantities retarded the digestion of fibrin in the
ratio of the quantity employed.
2. Small quantities, for example, up to 0.02 gramme, did not
have any marked influence either in accelerating or in delaying
the digestion of fibrin.
3. Putrefaction was not retarded by either large or small
quantities.
Therapeutic Uses.—The most important uses of chloralamid
are in diseases of the nervous system not attended by much pain,
such as have before been enumerated.
Dose.—Of chloralamid, gr. 30 to 45. In doses of twenty to
thirty grains it produces better effects than sulphonal, but cau-
tion in the use of this drug is necessary in diseases of the heart,
on account of its causing decided reduction of blood-pressure.
DENTAL FORMULA.
For Use as a Hypnotic.
R. Chloralamid ziv
Spts. vini gallici ^ij
Curacao ^ ij. M,
SiGNA.—A tablespoonful (30 grains chloralamid) in water and repeated
in 4 hours if necessary.
CHLORETONE—TRICHLOR TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOL.
Chloretone is a white crystalline compound with an odor like
that of camphor. It is highly soluble in chloroform, ether,
acetone, alcohol and in glacial acetic acid ; also soluble to the
extent of one per cent, in cold water, but more soluble in boil-
ing water. Chloretone, or aceton-chloroform, was produced
