Acetates
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Acetates are salts of acetic acid used in laboratory practice to prepare buffer solutions. When introduced into the organism, they oxidize to carbonates, increasing the alkalinity of the blood and urine while exhibiting diuretic and diaphoretic effects.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ACETATES, salts of acetic acid, are used in laboratory practice for the preparation of buffer solutions. When introduced into the organism, acetates, like other salts of fatty acids, are oxidized to carbonates, causing an increase in the alkalinity of the blood and urine. Acetates possess diuretic and diaphoretic actions: potassium acetate is used in therapeutic practice as a diuretic, and ammonium acetate as a diaphoretic.
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“Acetates.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/acetates/