Syllabus of the lectures on medical jurisprudence and on the treatment of poisoning & suspended animation : delivered in the University of Virginia / by Professor Dunglison.

  • Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869.
Date:
1827
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Credit: Syllabus of the lectures on medical jurisprudence and on the treatment of poisoning & suspended animation : delivered in the University of Virginia / by Professor Dunglison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    act precisely like th N x vomica—old ideas re- garding the Bohon-Upas now generally ex- ploded. 259. Strychnos Ignatia--Bean of St. Ignatius; operation similar to that of the Nux vomica- Base, strychnine. 260. Brucea untidysenterica—false Angustura Bark has been given by mistake for the true Angustura and occasioned death Its active prin- ciple, Brucine—acts like strychnine on the ner- vous centres. 261. Nicotiana tabacum tobacco-^ numerous fatal instances from its administration by the mouth, as well as in the form of infusion or smoke per anum Experiments on the infusion and oil by Mr. Brodie—remarks. 262. Digitalis purpurea—Fox-glove—remarks —Peculiar effect of this substance, great reduc- tion of the frequency of the pulse and of the vital action generally—only to be relieved by the diffusive stimuli. Active principle DiLJta- Hne lately separated—very energetic. 263. Secale cornutum, Ergot, spurred rye—re- marks. 264. Loliiim temulentum~T>diTiie\~its effects when eaten in bread -remarks. 265. JLnagallis arvensis-Meadow pimpernel. 266. Aristolochia clematitis—common birth- wort. 267. Skim latifolium—water parsnip.