What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell.

  • William Murrell
Date:
1897
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Credit: What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bability extracted from A. fcrox, the Indian Aconite. Commercial aconitine is not a simple sub- stance but a mixture of several alkaloids, in- cluding aconitine, pseudoaconitine, and picra- conitine. It is generally stated that English aconitine is at least seventeen times as active as the German, the French being intermediate in power, but this classification into English, French, and German is unreliable and un- scientific. It is said that Merck’s aconitine is thirty times as active as Friedlander’s whilst Petit’s is eight times as active as Merck’s. This is a matter of some importance, for the substitution of one kind for another might give rise to serious results. I have seen a case of poisoning which re- sulted from the too energetic use of aconitine ointment rubbed into the brow as a remedy for neuralgia. For symptoms and treatment see Aconite. ALCOHOL. How taken.—Usually for a wager or from bravado. Vapour of alcohol may cause death.
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