Formulary for the preparation and mode of employing several new remedies : namely, morphine, iodine, quinine ... / with an introduction, and copious notes, by the late Charles Thomas Haden ; translated from the French of the third edition of Magendie's "Formulaire."

  • Magendie, François, 1783-1855.
Date:
1824
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Credit: Formulary for the preparation and mode of employing several new remedies : namely, morphine, iodine, quinine ... / with an introduction, and copious notes, by the late Charles Thomas Haden ; translated from the French of the third edition of Magendie's "Formulaire.". Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it would have the advantage of producing similar effects without being attended by the inconvenience of being so very powerful. MODE OF ADMINISTRATION. Brucine, like strychnine, may be adminis¬ tered in pills or in tincture, gradually increas¬ ing the dose. For medical use the brucine extracted from the bark of the false angustura should be adopted ; that which is obtained from the nux vomica is too apt to remain mixed with a certain quantity of strychnine, which increases its activity and prevents us from calculating its effects. CASES IN WHICH IT MIGHT BE EMPLOYED. As brucine possesses the properties of strychnine, but in a weak degree, it may be administered in the dose of one, two, and even three grains (gr. 0.82, 1.64 or 2.46 troy), without fear of accident, under the same circum¬ stances in which the preparations of nux vomica are indicated. It is even probable that the dose might be carried much higher, but it is better to use the remedy with a wise caution. It is for experience to decide whether this new substance should be preserved as a medi¬ cine or rejected.