Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla.
- William Whitla
- Date:
- 1892
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Q to I gr. or more), which cause much irritation of the stomach, it is inferior to hellebore, aconite, and other remedies. It acts as an emmenagogue, and has been given in functional uterine ailments, but it is dangerous, and should be discarded for this purpose. The dose of the U.S.P. tincture is 30 minims, or of the fluid extract 5 minims. Santoninoxim is a substance in white, silky crystals, soluble in alcohol, which is prepared by heating 5 parts santonin with 4 parts hydrochlorate of hydroxylamine and 4 parts carbonate of calcium with alcohol. Upon filtering the boiling liquid, and adding 5 times its bulk of boiling water and cooling, this substance crystallizes out. Cappola claims that it can be given in doses three times as great as santonin without the risk of producing any toxic symptoms, and it kills the worm whilst santonin is said to only paralyse it. Saponin.—See QuiUaia Saponaria. Scopoleine is an alkaloid obtained from Japanese Belladonna root (Scopolia japonica), introduced by Pierd'houy to cause rapid, painless, and persistent dilatation of the pupil. Contrasted with atropine, he found the greatest degree of mydriasis and paralysis of accommodation produced in a little more than half the time required for the full action of atropine. It lasted much longer, and was not overcome by eserine. Recent reports speak highly of the drug. Dunn finds it much superior tc atropine for keratitis^ corneal ulcers^ and iritis. Scopolia Carniolica has been used by Duckworth and others as a remedy for sweating and palpitation. It contains hyoscy- amine, and is less objectionable than belladonna. The fluid , extract may be given in 5 min. doses. The root has been re- ! commended instead of belladonna for all the preparations usually ' made with belladonna. | Siegesbeckia Orientalis is an herb which has been long used 1 in the Mauritius as an internal alterative remedy in ^07</, ^y;)//777>, and scrofula., and as an external application to sloughing sores. Dr. J. Hutchinson has reported most favourably upon the use of the , drug in ringworm. He used a tincture procured from Mr. Christy ] {2\ oz. to I pint), and the tincture was mixed with an equal \ quantity of glycerine, and rubbed well into the affected parts . morning and night ; all the cases yielded rapidly to this treatment. } An active principle has been isolated, and called Darut)me. For | internal use 2 drs. of the i to 8 tincture of the herb may be given, j Simulo is the fruit of Capparis coriacea, and it has been used by Drs. White and Eulenburg in epilepsy. The remedy ha5 given satisfactory results though none of the cases \yere cured, | and it may be expected that the drug upon further trial may be |](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20417846_0592.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
