Aids to materia medica / by Arnold E. Collie.

  • Collie, Arnold E.
Date:
1919
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Credit: Aids to materia medica / by Arnold E. Collie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BITTERS— Continued. CARDIAC DEPRESSANTS. Lat. Cardia =the heart. Deprimere = to depress. CARDIAC STIMULANTS. Lat. Cardia =the heart. Stimulus =a goad, CARMINATIVES. Lat. Carminare = tocard, hence to cleanse. (a) Volatile Oils. (b) Used in hys- teria. CATHARTICS. Gk. xaOaipey. Kathirein=to purge. (a) Simple Pur- gatives. Gentian Root. Quassia Wood. Agents which lower the arterial blood pressure. Aconite Root. Aconitine. Antimony Tartrate. Dilute Hydrocyanic Acid. Agents which raise the arterial blood pressure. Adrenalin. Chloroform. Digitalis Leaves. Kther. Rectified Spirit. Strophanthus Seeds. Agents which expel flatus from the alumentary canal. Oil of Peppermint. Thymol, Asafetida. Agents which evacuate the bowels. Aloes. Aloin. Cascara Sagrada. Castor Oil. Phenolphthalein.
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