Compound spirit of ether

Compound spirit of ether, also called Hoffmann's anodyne or aetheris spiritus compositus, is a solution of one part diethyl ether in three parts alcohol.[1] It is used traditionally as an anodyne or as a hypnotic. Its use as a drug was introduced by Friedrich Hoffmann.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Werner Gerabek: Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. Berlin 2005, p. 610. (German)
  2. ↑ T. Kleij: Zur Entwicklungs- und Herstellungsgeschichte der "Hoffmannstropfen" und ihrer Darstellung und Interpretation in den medizinischen Werken des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Dresden, 2003. (German)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 24, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.