- Source: Antimonial
Antimonials, in pre-modern medicine, were remedies principally containing antimony, used chiefly for emetic purposes. They might also have qualified for cathartic, diaphoretic, or simply alternative uses. Such treatments were considered unparalleled in their strength.
Metaphorical usage
The following passage illustrates the use of the word antimonial to mean emetic in common (as well as medical) terms:
See also
Antimony pill
Antimonial cup
Pentavalent antimonial
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Antimonial". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
Antimonials.
See also
Antimonial cup
Pentavalent antimonial
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Antimonial
- Antimonial cup
- Pentavalent antimonial
- Antimony
- Antimony pill
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Silver–calcium battery
- Glass of antimony
- Leishmaniasis
- Antimony potassium tartrate
