Probably does not contain some of the valuable constituents of ergot (the alkaloids).
Doctor Ergotnodded three times with a gravity that might have suited a communication even more weighty than the one he made.
Heaven the fellow be not harmed--truly, he hath our neighbor Ergot in attendance.
Where the action of parsley is desired, the effects of ergot would ordinarily, be contra-indicated; furthermore, neither aloin or savin would be called for in conditions that demanded the effects of apiol.
It cannot be adapted to any individual case; when ergot is indicated, apiol would naturally be contra-indicated; if aloes is appropriate, hydrastis may defeat the object sought.
Journal des Scavans about ergot of rye in certain parts of France, and that there is nothing about ergotism in England in either vol.
Rye-bread with much ergot in it may be rather blacker than usual; but it is said to have no peculiar taste.
A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance.
One of the first effects of Ergot Poison in pregnant cattle is abortion, due to the blood supply to the womb being shut off by its contracting effect on the arteries.
Ergot is used in obstetric practice to promote the contraction of the uterus.
In pregnancy, the administration of ergot is not admissible; cold water compresses are also useful in checking uterine hemorrhage, and the utmost quietude should be observed.
The ergot is useful in these cases, with a change of air and scenery.
Take: Tincture of nux vomica 2 drams Fluid extract of ergot 4 drams Fluid extract of golden seal 1 ounce Compound elixir of calisaya sufficient to make 8 ounces Directions: A tablespoonful three times a day, between meals.
I have waited for six to eight hours for that event to take place, and if there is delay over an hour, two teaspoonfuls of fluid extract of ergot will so excite contractions of the womb that its contents will be expelled.
Ergot used to be popular, but such physiological action as it exerts, so far as we know the drug, would seem to be likely to do as much harm as good.
The well-known ergotof rye, wheat, and other grasses may be so cultivated, and Mr. Currey has developed the ergot of the common reed by keeping the stem immersed in water.
Ergot attacks wheat and rice as well as rye, but not to such an extent as to have any important influence upon the crop.
Ergot of the grasses will not always develop under these conditions, but perseverance may ultimately ensure success.
In certain seasons this ergot is much more common than others, and the belief is strong in those who ought to know something of the subject from experience, viz.
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained fromergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
ERGOT (Secede Cornutum) in very small doses acts as an emmenagogue, and in large doses it checks hemorrhage.
The general treatment indicated forErgot | this class of poisons, is to Black Hellebore.
Occasionally rye flour is made from rye upon which ergot has developed.
ERGOT IN RYE FLOUR Boettger gives the following chemical test for ergot.
The ergot has been given and the uterus forced to contract, while the pelvis was too small for the child to pass through; and the consequence has been rupture of the uterus, or complete exhaustion, with death to both mother and infant.
When gathered the ergotis in large irregular lumps, and should be so kept.
The ergot is also especially dangerous to very nervous women, or to those who are disposed to congestion, apoplexy, or inflammation.
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained fromergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
The fungus producing it was discovered in 1853, but for centuries previous its injurious effects upon the human body were recognized, and it was observed that ergot of rye was the most poisonous.
Taken in large doses, ergot will produce nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, and weakness of the heart.
Take two scruples of the ergot of rye, and divide into six doses, of which let one be given every half hour.
When the time of parturition has arrived, and there is evident difficulty in producing the foetus, recourse should be had to the ergot of rye, which should be given every hour or half hour, according to circumstances.
Mr. Simpson thus concludes some remarks onergot in difficult parturition.
This case would seem to prove the great power of the ergot of rye over the uterus; but, until more experiments are made, it is necessary to be cautious in ascribing powers to medicines which have not been much tried in our practice.
In a previous labour she had been unable to produce her young, although the ergotof rye had been freely used.
The beneficial effect of Ergot of Rye in difficult Parturition'.
Ergot of rye is used medicinally, and there is little doubt but that ergot in other grasses is equally active.
The fetlock consists of hairs, and the ergot of a horny-like substance constantly found at the back and lower part of the large pastern joints.
Fetlock: The tuft of hair that grows upon the back part of the fetlock joints of many horses' legs, and which hides the ergot or stub of soft horn that lies behind and below the pastern joint.
In my experience ergot in combination with gallic acid and dilute sulphuric acid has been very efficient.
Since belladonna and ergot were shown to diminish vascular action in the cerebro-spinal axis by contracting its capillary blood-vessels, they have {834} been put forward as having a specific virtue in this disease.
Upham states that, in 1863, Haddock recommended ergot upon theoretical grounds, and that during an epidemic at Newbern, N.
A mixture of one ounce of tincture of Calabar bean with one and a half ounces of fluid extract of ergot was administered in doses of half a teaspoonful every two hours, and with better results than had followed other remedies.
Dewar[18] regards ergot with great favor in the treatment of pertussis.
Another common failing in veterinary practitioners is, a belief that the ergot of rye, or secale cornutum, acts upon the dog as a direct uterine excitant, and thus promotes the parturitive function.
Ergot of rye not a good uterine excitant to the bitch, 365.
This I have seldom found to fail, and never have I known it to do injury; wherefore I prefer it to the ergot of rye, which in my hands has been uncertain and injurious.
It is not my intention to say the authors who speak decidedly concerning the action of the ergot on the bitch had no grounds for the statements they advance.
The poison ergot itself has long been used as a drug in obstetrics, but its composition is complex and is still not completely understood.
It occurred frequently in the Middle Ages when in times of famine the ergot or spurred rye (O.
Several constituents of ergothave been extracted, and these have been shown to possess different physiological effects.
There is no evidence to warrant the use of this indefinite proprietary in place of the biologically standardized fluidextract of ergot or other standardized ergot preparations.
From an examination of recent German medical publications, it appears that the use of Shepherd’s Purse was proposed as a substitute for ergot and hydrastis, when the latter drugs became scarce in Germany.
On the assumption that the product discussed in German publications is the Styptysate marketed in the United States, the best that can be said for it is, that during a shortage of ergot it was used in place of that established drug.
Pituitary extract is recommended in cases of postpartum hemorrhage, but ergot is undoubtedly to be preferred.
It is practically impossible," he read, "to separate ergot from the tissues so as to identify it.
Turning the pages hurriedly, he read, "There has been no experience in the separation of the constituents of ergot from the organs of the body.
There was ergotin it, cleverly concealed by the natural smell and taste of the sauce.
Blythe, that the first successful isolation of an alkaloid of ergot from the organs in a case of acute ergotism had been made by two Pittsburgh scientists.
Had it been stolen for money or had some fiend with a knowledge of this mysterious ergot stolen it simply for love of art, stopping not even at murder to get it?
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