sodium chloride is the chemical formula of epsom salt.
sodium chloride is the chemical formula of epsom salt.
what is the chemical formula of epsom salt?
sodium chloride
Na
Na
in 1934, arthur hirschfelder and his technician victor haury researched on the epsom salt purgation in nephritis. their results indicated that when a person without injured kidneys ingested epsom salt, despite the amount of magnesium absorbed into the body, the concentration of magnesium in the blood remained unaffected and in the normal range (1.8-2.5 mg). however, in nephritic patients, the magnesium excreted by the kidneys is lower than normal and therefore produces an exponential increase in plasma magnesium, magnesium in the blood when a single dose of epsom salt is ingested. if the plasma magnesium level is to exceed 17 mg per hundred cubic centimeters of blood, the patient will fall into a coma. in their study on animals, results indicated that those with a slightly raised plasma magnesium level (5 or more mg) are more sensitive to normal doses of morphine. hirschfelder states that that is why dr. osler said, "in severe nephritics and very old persons morphine should be given with caution".
arthur d. hirschfelder