Alexander Trallianus, his prescription for a gout medicine, 32.
—— ——, his just notions on the subject of medicinal combination, 63.
Alexandrian library, the lamentable consequence of its destruction, 45.
—— ——, burnt by the Caliph Omar, the cotemporary and companion of
Mahomet, 46 (_note_.)
Alexipharmics, Alexiterials, Counter-poisons, or Antidotes, true
meaning of the terms, 125.
Alkali, original signification of the term, 38.
——, Volatile, discovered by Basil Valentine, 49.
Alkalies, distinction between the vegetable and mineral first
established by Avicenna, 48.
——, fixed, formerly supposed to vary according to the plants from which
they were produced, 52.
——, their agency as diuretics considered, 96.
——, the great utility of in calculus, often independent of their
chemical agency, 123.
Alkaline salts, how conveyed to the kidneys, 68.
Almond, the wild parent of the peach, 61.
Aloes, the chemical and medicinal influence of Alkalies upon, 178.
——, their insolubility determines their specific action upon the
intestines, 172.
Aloëtic preparations well calculated to correct the consequences of
Opium, 162.
Alterative medicines lose their efficacy by acting violently as
evacuants, 161.
Alternation of similar remedies recommended by Dr. Chapman, 149.
Alvine evacuation suspends the process of intestinal absorption, 94.
Alum, first used by Van Helmont in the cure of Uterine hemorrhage, 50;
why advantageously combined with Nutmeg, 161.