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nine esas 1-100 gr. to 1-30 gr.; Strychnine 
sulphate, 1-1000 gr. to 1-16 gr. 
Also a number of combinations in various forms. 
Note.—The above products are made from crude 
material yielding no less than 1.25% of strychnine when 
assayed by the official method; they are carefully adjusted 
to a definite strength so that each dose is uniform and 
positive as regards alkaloidal content. Our hypodermatic 
tablets and other products of the alkaloid or alkaloidal salts 
: contain exactly the amount of medicament specified, and in 
its very purest form. 
OPIUM. 
The concrete milky exudation from the unripe capsules 
of Papaver somniferum (Linne) is used. : 
Contains numerous alkaloids, the most important being 
morphine, codeine, narcotine, and narceine. 
Heroin» Leieanesys morphine) i is an ee derivative of 
‘morphine. 
-Anodyne, narcotic, bphalic: and antispasmodic. 
~ Serviceable for the relief of pain and nervous irritabil- 
_ ity—in neuralgia, colic, spasms, delirium tremens, pleurisy, 
