24 ACTIONS OF MEDICINES 



On the Surface of the Body. 



Counter-irritants : Rubefacients : Vesicants : Pustulants : 



Caustics. 



Setons : The Actual Cautery : 

 Astringents : Styptics : 

 Demulcents : Emollients : Diluents. 



On Muscles. 



Muscular Stimulants : Muscular Poisons. 



On the Nervous System. 



The Brain. Cerebral Stimulants : Exhilarants. 

 Cerebral Depressants : Soporifics : Narcotics : Anodynes : 



Antispasmodics : Anaesthetics. 



The Spinal Cord. Spinal Stimulants and Depressants. 

 Motor Nerves. Stimulants : Paralysers. 

 Sensory Nerves. Stimulants : Local Sedatives : Local 



Anaesthetics. 



On the Eye and other Special Senses. 



Mydriatics dilate the Pupil. 

 Myotics contract the Pupil. 



On the Respiratory Organs. 



Errhines or Sternutatories : Respiratory Sedatives : Ex- 

 pectorants : Disinfectants. 



On the Circulatory Organs. 



Cardiac Stimulants : Vaso Dilators : 



Tonics : Constrictors. 



Sedatives : 



On the Digestive System. 

 The Salivary Glands and Fauces. Sialagogues : Anti- 



sialics : Refrigerants. 



The Stomach. Gastric Tonics : Stomachics : Antacids : 

 Emetics : Anti-emetics : Gastric Sedatives. 



The Intestines. Purgatives : Carminatives : Intestinal 



Astringents : Antiseptics. 



The Liver. Direct Cholagogues : Indirect Cholagogues. 

 Worms. Athelmintics : Vermicides : Vermifuges. 



