Scanned version copyright © 2000-2013 Henriette Kress.
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.