Potassium bromide
Potassium bromide (
KBr) is a salt, used as an
anticonvulsant and a
sedative in the
1800s. In a dilute aqueous solution, potassium bromide tastes sweet, at higher concentration it tastes bitter, and when most concentrated it tastes salty to humans.
External Resources
- Taylor, Rattray Gordon. The Natural History of the Mind. ISBN 0-525-16424-3, 1979 E. P. Dutton. pp.181
- Potassium bromide handout