Caution should be used if patient has been taking digitalis =*Strophanthus (Strophanth.
The absorption of strophanthusfrom the alimentary canal is so variable that administration by mouth is not advisable.
In this regard it differs from strychnin, and it has no resemblance to the action of digitalis, strophanthus or any of the heart stimulants.
Anasarcin is said to contain squill, sambucus and oxydendron; Anedemin discards the oxydendron and reinforces the squill with strophanthus and apocynum.
It is found in the kombe, manganja, inee, or onaje, a West African poison derived from the Strophanthus hispidus of the family of Apocynaceae.
Whatever the proportion of strophanthus may be, however, the administration of a mixture of digitalis and strophanthus in fixed proportions is indefensible.
An advertising circular contains the following claim: “The well-known diuretic properties of digitalis, strophanthus and squills are greatly enhanced by the addition of the oxysaponin.
The great disadvantages of strophanthus and apocynum pertain to the extreme uncertainty of their absorption from the gastro-intestinal tract.
Strophanthus is given either in the form of the tincture, or as strophanthin.
While strophanthus has been shown not to be a real cardiac tonic like digitalis, still there seems to be a nervous sedative action when it is given by the mouth, and it often does good in these cases.
Strophanthus acted on this center only moderately, and digitalis very slightly, if at all.
Strophanthus: Strophanthus cannot be compared with digitalis, except when the glucosid, strophanthin, is administered subcutaneously or intravenously.
The tincture of strophanthus readily deteriorates, and the preparation ordered should be known to be a good one.
If digitalis is not indicated, strophanthus sometimes is valuable.
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