The Old Vegetable Neurotics: Hemlock, Opium, Belladonna and Henbane; Their Physiological Action and Therapeutical Use, Alone and in Combination; Being the Gulstonian Lectures of 1868, Extended and Including a Complete Examination of the Active Constituents of OpiumMacmillan, 1869 - 355 pages |
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... effects which result from a given action . depend , primarily , on the specific development of the nervous system ; and , secondarily , on individual pecu- liarity . Many and varied as the effects of the action of a particular medicine ...
... effects which result from a given action . depend , primarily , on the specific development of the nervous system ; and , secondarily , on individual pecu- liarity . Many and varied as the effects of the action of a particular medicine ...
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... effects of conia and hemlock some account of their physiological action in small doses . This branch of the enquiry into their action I have not yet been able to inves- tigate ; it cannot be pursued with any accuracy by expe- riments on ...
... effects of conia and hemlock some account of their physiological action in small doses . This branch of the enquiry into their action I have not yet been able to inves- tigate ; it cannot be pursued with any accuracy by expe- riments on ...
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... effects of conium , I select the following examples : - 4. I gave to a man aged 57 , of powerful muscular develop- ment , the succus conii , in doses increased from three drachms to an ounce . The medicine produced no appreciable effect ...
... effects of conium , I select the following examples : - 4. I gave to a man aged 57 , of powerful muscular develop- ment , the succus conii , in doses increased from three drachms to an ounce . The medicine produced no appreciable effect ...
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... effects produced by hemlock when administered in full medicinal doses . When the dose falls short of producing any of the above - mentioned symptoms while the individual is in a state of ordinary activity , then we have absolutely no ...
... effects produced by hemlock when administered in full medicinal doses . When the dose falls short of producing any of the above - mentioned symptoms while the individual is in a state of ordinary activity , then we have absolutely no ...
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... effects will be in proportion to the degree of development of their motor apparatus . It has been doubted whether the horse is affected by hem- lock ; but this doubt is solved by the following experiments made by Mr. Frederick Mavor ...
... effects will be in proportion to the degree of development of their motor apparatus . It has been doubted whether the horse is affected by hem- lock ; but this doubt is solved by the following experiments made by Mr. Frederick Mavor ...
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