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tion, in bromidrosis, in gastralgia, in heart disease 

 when it is desired to completely empty the ven- 

 tricles, or in cardiac pain, in some cases of shock, in 

 the early stages of "colds" or coryza, in vesical 

 spasm, in cystitis, in the insomnia of delirium tre- 

 mens, in neuralgia of the spasmodic type, and in 

 lumbago. 



In some severe spasmodic affections atropine is 

 preferable to belladonna, as also in the passage of 

 a calculus, the use before an anesthetic to check 

 the tendency to excessive cardiac inhibition, as an 

 antidote to morphine, pilocarpine, muscarine, and 

 physostigmine poisoning, and when the respiratory 

 center must be quickly stimulated. 



Hyoscine, scopolamine, and allied agents will be 

 discussed under "Hyoscyamus" (q. v.). 



Externally is anesthetic and used in liniments 

 and the U. S. P. UNGUENTUM BELLADONNAE (10% 

 of extract) and in plasters. The official LINIMENTUM 

 BELLADONNAE combines belladonna and camphor. 

 The extract is used in pills, suppositories, etc. 



DOSES. The average dose of the extract of the 

 leaves is 34 grain; fl., 1 minim, but ranges from 1-10 

 minim up; tincture, from 1 to 10 minims. Atropine 

 is given from 1-200 to 1-100 grain; homatropine 

 hydrobromide, 1-64 to 1-32 grain, in some texts; 

 but the U. S. P. IX gives the average dose as 1-120 

 grain. 



SPECIAL OPHTHALMIC USES. To dilate the pupil 

 and paralyze accommodation. For dilation prelim- 

 inary to retinoscopy homatropine may be used. 

 Atropine is used for breaking down adhesions of 

 the iris to the lens, and relieving reflex ciliary 

 spasm. Never use if there is glaucoma. After 



