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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... excitement ; but in a few minutes the heart regained its usual quietude , and she remained perfectly com- fortable and calm , but without power to move the arms or legs . An hour after taking the medicine , there was nearly complete ...
... excitement ; but in a few minutes the heart regained its usual quietude , and she remained perfectly com- fortable and calm , but without power to move the arms or legs . An hour after taking the medicine , there was nearly complete ...
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... excitement of strong light overcoming the tendency to dilate , just as the exertion of a strong will strengthens for a time an enfeebled limb . The absence of any preponderating action of the muscles supplied by the fourth and sixth ...
... excitement of strong light overcoming the tendency to dilate , just as the exertion of a strong will strengthens for a time an enfeebled limb . The absence of any preponderating action of the muscles supplied by the fourth and sixth ...
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... excitement of the motor centres , conium is a tonic to these parts of the nervous system , in cases which require its use . The influence of conium appears to be in proportion , not to the muscular strength of the individual , but to ...
... excitement of the motor centres , conium is a tonic to these parts of the nervous system , in cases which require its use . The influence of conium appears to be in proportion , not to the muscular strength of the individual , but to ...
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... excitement of the motor centres occurring at or near the time of dentition , and producing general irrita- bility of the system with strong tendency to convulsion , and in many cases resulting in actual convulsions . I have treated ...
... excitement of the motor centres occurring at or near the time of dentition , and producing general irrita- bility of the system with strong tendency to convulsion , and in many cases resulting in actual convulsions . I have treated ...
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... excitement of the motor centres , and those in which the primary irritation is located elsewhere ; and second , as the appropriate remedy in the former class of cases . Conium can do no harm in epilepsy , whatever be its cause , and in ...
... excitement of the motor centres , and those in which the primary irritation is located elsewhere ; and second , as the appropriate remedy in the former class of cases . Conium can do no harm in epilepsy , whatever be its cause , and in ...
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