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| | King's American Dispensatory, 1898: Oleum Aethereum (U. S. P.) |
 | | Ethereal oil is officially described as "a transparent, nearly colorless, volatile liquid, of a peculiar, aromatic, ethereal odor, a pungent, refreshing, bitterish taste, and neutral to dry litmus paper. |
 | | Specific gravity, 0.910 at 15° C. The chemical composition of this oil is tersely stated by Bruno Hirsch (Universal Pharmacopoeia, 1890, No. 2109) as follows: "The heavy oil of wine which constitutes one-half of the finished product, is to be considered a solution of solid aetherin and liquid aetherol, both of the empirical formula C |
 | | In moderate doses ethereal oil stimulates the vasomotor centers, and if the dose be sufficiently large, this is followed by paralysis of the tunics of the blood vessels. |
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