Sal ammoniacum factitium, 336
de Duobus, 371; ii, 198; ii, 281
Enixon, 261
fixum, 335; ii, 298
Fossile, 369
Gemmæ, 369
Jovis, 425; ii, 311
Polychrestum, 369;
Glaser's, 371; ii, 198;
Seignette's, ii, 197; ii, 297
Prunella, how prepared, 368;
why so-called, 369
Purgatorius, 220
sacerdotale, 220
sapientiæ, 417; ii, 279
viperum, 208
volatile oleosum, 336.
See also Salt and Sel
Salamanders' Blood, ii, 298
Salerno Medical School, 115;
dissolved, 117
Salia, ii, 298
Salicylic acid, synthetic, ii, 269
Salmon, W., note on, ii, 179; ii, 180
Salol, discovery, ii, 274
Salsa, ii, 119
Salt, etymology of, 325
of the Holy Apostles, 220
of many virtues, 369
of Mars, 398
of St. Luke, 220
of tartar, 326, 371, 372
of wisdom, 417; ii, 279
of wormwood, 326.
See also Sal and Sel
Saltpetre, See nitre
Salpêtrière Asylum, why so-called, 359
"Sardonic grin," origin of expression, ii, 226
Sarsaparilla, introduction, ii, 118;
medical use, ii, 118;
etymology, ii, 119;
decoctions, ii, 154
Savory's Seidlitz Powders, ii, 156; ii, 167
Saxifrage as remedy, 184
Saxon pharmacy, 124
Scammony powder, 308
Schacht's liquor bismuthi, 387
Scheele, biography, 266;
statue, 267;
investigations, 268;
pharmacy, 269;
medallion, 276
Schönbein discovers pyroxylin, 340
Schwalbach mineral springs, 403
Schwanberg's fever powder, ii, 191
Scorpion grass, 184
Scrofula, etymology, 299;
cramp-*rings for, 303;
burnt sponge for, 353.
See also King's Evil
Scruple sign, origin, ii, 300
Scutum, ii, 298
Sea-sickness, early remedy, 126
Seba, naturalist, 278
Seed of gold, 389
Seguin discovers morphine, ii, 244
Seidlitz powders, origin, ii, 156;
patent, ii, 167
Seignette's salt, 372; ii, 197
Sel de Duobus, 371; ii, 198
Essentiel de quinquina, ii, 246
Narcotique de Derosne, ii, 244
de Seignette, 372; ii, 197
Seneca oil, 359
Senna, introduction, 105, 218
Seplasia, 94
Seplasiarii, 94
Serapion of Alexandria (or The Elder), 109;
epilepsy remedy, 166, 217
The Younger, 110
Serenus, Roman physician, 164
Sertürner discovers morphine, ii, 244
Serullas, French chemist, 282
"Seven metals," ii, 304
Sévigné, Marquise de, portrait, 192
Shakespearian references, 20, 30; ii, 70
Sheba, Queen of, 54
Sheben, identity, 42
Shekel, ancient weight, 59
Signatures, doctrine of, 183
"Signet star of philosophy," 225
Silphion, introduction, 16
Silver, medical uses, 422;
symbol, ii, 306, 307, 310
nitrate, first use, 105, 423;
made into sticks, 424
Simpson, J. G., uses anæsthetics, ii, 251;
portrait, ii, 253
Sinapisms, ii, 298
Singleton's eye ointment, ii, 126, 199
Skin, as a charm, 173
Skull oil, 247
Skulls, medical uses, 248; ii, 5, 6
Sleep promoting, 128, 138
Sloane, Sir Hans, edits P.L. 1721, ii, 65
Small-pox, first mention, 104;
early treatment, 130, 169, 186; ii, 130
Smegma, ii, 298
Snails as remedy, ii, 11
Snake-venom antidotes, 112;
immunity, ii, 239
Soap, Biblical reference, 70, 324
Soap liniment, origin of, ii, 150
Society of apothecaries. See Apothecaries' Society
Soda tartarata, ii, 197
