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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... grain of morphia to one dying for want of sleep , or a grain of quinine to cure an ague fit . In selecting hemlock as a remedy in the treatment of nervous diseases , we must dissociate from it all notions of a deliriant , hypnotic , or ...
... grain of morphia to one dying for want of sleep , or a grain of quinine to cure an ague fit . In selecting hemlock as a remedy in the treatment of nervous diseases , we must dissociate from it all notions of a deliriant , hypnotic , or ...
Page 76
... grains , and having lique- fied it with fl . 3j . solution of caustic potash ( gr . 32 in fl.3j . ) , transferred the ... grain of bright yellowish - brown oily fluid , which almost wholly dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid . It was ...
... grains , and having lique- fied it with fl . 3j . solution of caustic potash ( gr . 32 in fl.3j . ) , transferred the ... grain of bright yellowish - brown oily fluid , which almost wholly dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid . It was ...
Page 77
... grain of hydrated conia . April 7 , 1867. I took 10 grains of this extract . April 10 : 15 grains . April 13 : 20 grains . Not the slightest effect followed any of these doses , although the conditions for their development were as ...
... grain of hydrated conia . April 7 , 1867. I took 10 grains of this extract . April 10 : 15 grains . April 13 : 20 grains . Not the slightest effect followed any of these doses , although the conditions for their development were as ...
Page 78
... grains . Now , granting that this prepa- ration retain the whole of the active principle , which , from my examination of the succus , ' I place at 14 grain in a 100 grains ; 6 grains of the extract would represent only the 0.084 of a grain ...
... grains . Now , granting that this prepa- ration retain the whole of the active principle , which , from my examination of the succus , ' I place at 14 grain in a 100 grains ; 6 grains of the extract would represent only the 0.084 of a grain ...
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... grain , a quantity 0-12 gr . less than I obtained by the same process from the same quantity of the succus , to ... grain of conia was obtained . Mr. Judd , in his experiments upon cats , found that it required 80 grains of Squire's ...
... grain , a quantity 0-12 gr . less than I obtained by the same process from the same quantity of the succus , to ... grain of conia was obtained . Mr. Judd , in his experiments upon cats , found that it required 80 grains of Squire's ...
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1000 grain measures accel action of opium active æther afterwards albumen alcohol alkaline alkaloid animal appears Atrop atropia beats belladonna beneath the skin breathing caustic potash Chlorine codeia colour conia conii conium continued convulsive Crown 8vo cryptopia delirium disease drachms drowsy drug dryness dysuria Edition excitement extract eyes faint Fcap fluid giddiness grain atropiæ sulph grain measures contained heart hemlock henbane increased influence Injected grain irritation jerked laudanum legs meconine minutes moist morphia motor centres mouse mouth movements muscles muscular narceine nausea nerve observations occasionally odour opium ounces palates passed patient Phosphates POEMS poison produced pulse accelerated Pupils contracted pupils dilated quantity regular remained resp Respiration respiratory restlessness sleep slept slight solution somnolency spasm spinal strong subcutaneous succus succus conii sulphate of atropia symptoms thebaia tincture tion twitchings unchanged Urea Uric acid urine volume and power vomiting walk
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