Part 73

Myrophecia, 95

Myropolia, 95

Myrrh, origin, 23; Biblical references, 63

Myrrha, legend of, 22

Mythology, science of, 33

Naphtha, legend, 359

Narceine, discovery, ii, 248

Narcotine, discovery, ii, 244

Nardos pitike, meaning, 73

Nardostachys, 74

Narwhal horn, 28

Nasalia, ii, 290

Nataph, meaning of, 56

Necklaces, medical uses, 214

Nectarion, identity of, 24

“Negro Cæsar’s Cure for Poison,” ii, 237

Nepenthe, etymology, 23; identity, 24

Nettleton, Dr. T., originates citrine ointment, ii, 126

Newbery, maker of James’s Powder, ii, 188

Newton, Sir Isaac, connection with pharmacy, 279

Nicandor’s treatise on poisons, ii, 226

Nicotine, discovery, ii, 245; synthetic, ii, 266

Nihil album, 427

Nitre, Biblical reference, 70; medical use, 108; manufacture in France, 352, 353, 359; early references, 358; symbol, ii, 309

Nitric acid, first use in medicine, 105

Nitrous oxide gas, discovery, ii, 249

Nitrum fixum, 371

Noctiluca, ii, 296