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grain at the beginning, and then be cautiously increased to five 

 or six grains, according to the effects produced. If it be injudi- 

 ciously or incautiously given ; or when it is taken for a con- 

 siderable time, it is apt to induce a dryness and stricture of the 

 pharynx and adjoining parts of the oesophagus, sickness, ver- 

 tigo, and dimness of sight, symptoms sufficiently indicative of 

 the necessity of suspending its use for some time, and giving it 

 in smaller doses when it is resumed *. 



EXTRACTS OF DEADLY NIGHTSHADE "J". 



Take of fresh leaves of Deadly Nightshade one pound. 



Bruise them, sprinkled with a little water, in a stone mortar ; then 

 press out the juice, and without straining, evaporate it to a convenient 

 consistence. Dose, half a grain gradually increased to five grains. 



INFUSION OF DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. 



Take of dried leaves of Deadly Nightshade ten grains ; 



Boiling water one pint. 



Macerate in a slightly covered vessel for an hour, and strain. Dose, 

 from one to two ounces every six hours. Used chiefly as an injection in leu- 

 corrhcea, and cancer of the womb. 



* Thomson's Dispensatory, 8th edit. p. 215. 

 t Pharmacopceia Londinensis, 1836. 



