Re: Liver of sulfur?

On 31 Oct 2003, at 23:06, Sandy King wrote:

>
> I was looking at polysulfide toners and they all seem to require
> something called liver of sulfur? What is this and where can I buy it?

Sandy,
Don't know where you can buy it, but I did find this definition on the
web:

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hepar \He"par\, n. [L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr. ?.]
   1. (Old Chem.) Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown
      color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing
      sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium),
      and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called
      also {hepar sulphuris}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
      specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also
      {hepar sulphuris calcareum} (?).
      [1913 Webster]

   {Hepar antimonii}(Old Chem.), a substance, of a liver-brown
      color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with
      alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of
      the alkalies; -- called also {liver of antimony}.
      [1913 Webster]

Regards,
Gary Nored
http://home.centurytel.net/Gary_Nored/
Received on Sat Nov 1 10:17:59 2003