On the action of medicines in the system / by Frederick William Headland.

  • Headland, Frederick William.
Date:
1870
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Credit: On the action of medicines in the system / by Frederick William Headland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prop. VIII That a second class of medicines, called Neurotics, act by passing from the blood to Ihe nerves or nerve-centres, which they influence. That they are transitory in action. 1. That of these some, called Stimulants, act so as to exalt nervous force, in general or in particular. 2. That others, called Narcotics, act so as flrst to exalt nervous force, and then to depress it, and have also a special influence on the intellectual part of the brain. 3. That others again, called Sedatives, act so as to depress nervous force, in general or in particular. Prop. IX That a third class of medicines, called Astringents, act by passing from the blood to muscular fibre, which they excite to contraction. Prop. X. That a fourth class of medicines, called Eliminatives, act by passing out of the blood through the glands, which they excite to the performance of their functions. CHAPTER IV. On the Action op some op the more important Medicines in PAGE 245 291 PARTICULAR 147