Nux vomica, particularly its alkaloid strychnia, has been much employed with the view of stimulating the muscular power of the stomach.
In irritable, broken-down conditions of the nervous system nux vomica, or its alkaloid strychnia, is a useful remedy.
It was but for a moment, for the action of the alkaloid is rapid.
I was a fairly good dispenser, so I worked thisalkaloid into small, soluble pills, and each pill I put in a box with a similar pill made without the poison.
An alkaloid obtained from hydrastis or prepared synthetically.
The hydrochloride of hydrastinine, an alkaloid obtained synthetically from hydrastine.
No; but I should expect to find it in the urine, and I found in that morealkaloid than was consistent with morphia.
When the alkaloid is obtained in a sufficiently pure form and in sufficient quantity, the sublimation process of Dr.
If no colour is shown at once, the battery should be removed, as further galvanic action may decompose any other alkaloid that may be present.
Letheby’s galvanic test is interesting, and has the advantage of not introducing any extraneous substance into the matter under examination, so that another alkaloid can be tested for afterwards.
If it be worth while, the second and third extracts may be treated separately as above, and should any further quantity of alkaloid be found, it may be determined quantitatively, and the amount added to that already obtained.
A tingling of the lips and subsequent numbness indicate aconite; intense bitterness points to strychnia; if there be no taste at all it is unlikely that any alkaloid is present.
By a further process I obtained more morphia, but the first alkaloid I referred to was more than could be accounted for by the morphia I obtained.
Aconitia is a vegetable alkaloid poison, and the appearances would be consistent with a fatal dose of that poison, but I have no special knowledge on the subject.
If the picrate precipitate be dissolved in dilute potash, and the solution shaken with ether-chloroform, the latter, on evaporation, leaves the alkaloid again in a free state.
This seems to have been produced by a kind of varnish, the elements of which are not absolutely certain; but it would appear that the substance added to produce the effect was of an essentially alkaloid nature.
As usually taken, of course, the proportion of the alkaloid is much less.
They are probably allied to neurine, an alkaloid obtained from the brain and also from the bile.
If a fixed alkaloid, treat the acid solution with soda or potash and ether, evaporate ethereal solution after separation, when the solid alkaloidwill be left in an impure state.
Contains the poisonous principle coniine, a volatile liquidalkaloid with a mousy smell; insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform.
The bean of Physostigma venenosum contains thealkaloid physostigmine or eserine, with the antagonistic alkaloid calabarine.
Contains thealkaloid cytisine, which is also contained in arnica.
A cadaveric alkaloid or ptomaine has been found in the body, possessing many of the actions of aconitine.
If the alkaloid is volatile, oily streaks appear on the glass; if not volatile, crystalline traces will be visible.
The alkaloid may be separated by the process of Stas-Otto.
The root, leaves, and berries, of the Atropa belladonna are poisonous from the presence of alkaloid atropine.
When the alkaloid is heated in a watchglass with a drop of strong sulphuric acid until the acid begins to fume, and is then allowed to get quite cold, a drop of nitric acid produces a brilliant red colour.
It is an alkaloid which effects all living protoplasm.
In 1862, Professor Schraff discovered that the tip of the tongue was rendered numb, and insensible when a little of the cocaine alkaloid was applied to it and that it remained so for a considerable length of time.
An alkaloid from Java coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic.
An alkaloid called boldine, extracted from the plant, has reputed medicinal value, and a drug called Boldu is similarly produced.
Their great value depends upon the presence of certain alkaloid substances called quinine, cinchonine, and quinidine, which exist in the bark in combination with tannic and other acids.
The alkaloid forms salts with Citric, Hydrochloric and Sulphuric acids.
The action of thealkaloid was aided here by a tonic wine prepared from the extract of the plant.
Hale communicated the following concerning thisalkaloid to the Homoeopathic Recorder for 1889): Dyspnoea.
If such results can be ascribed to Parthenium and its alkaloid Parthenina, I think it would be unjustifiable to set them aside.
This alkaloid is from the South American tree--Quebracho.
It contains a large number of chemical compounds which belong to the alkaloid group.
Substances of this alkaloidgroup doubtless have useful functions in the plant in which they grew, but in the animal body they are disturbing factors.
The alkaloid which gives coffee its characteristic properties is caffein.
Though used as cattle feed, it contains alkaloidsubstances which sometimes have a poisonous effect when fed too generously.
The variousalkaloid poisons thus far discussed form but an infinitesimal part of the great group of articles used by old school physicians in the treatment of dis-ease, and by civilized people as stimulating and sedative beverages.
Many of the alkaloid compounds are used in medicine.
He had used the usual tests, and found the presence of the alkaloid of hemlock, known under the name of conia.
A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia, since found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil.
An alkaloid produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on solanidine, as a tasteless yellow crystalline substance.
An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste.
Quinine is an alkaloid also, and I will here reprint a selection from the original LATCH KEY which explains the manner in which the organic bases become dangerous.
It has been proved that meat allows an alkaloid condition in the intestines which generates poison producing germs, while vegetable food, like oat-meal, etc.
Morphine, the chiefalkaloid of opium, is also abused by many, and is swallowed as well as used by injection under the skin.
From recent investigation the activity of the mandrake root is proved to be due to an alkaloid called mandragorine.
A great deal of misconception exists in the mind of the average individual as to the power of the alkaloid of tobacco.
The physiological action of coffee mainly depends on the presence of the alkaloid caffeine, which occurs also in tea, Paraguay tea, and cola nuts, and is very similar to theobromine, the active principle in cocoa.
An alkaloidfound with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
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