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regarded as a maximum. Keep the patient in bed 

 while giving large doses. Look out for "coupling of 

 the beats" and a pulse below seventy. 



Digitalis leaves, average dose, 1 grain; extract, 

 1-5 grain; fl., 1 minim; tincture, 15 minims (rather 

 high) ; infusion, 1 fluidrachm. 



DIGITALIS PRINCIPLES AND NEWER PRODUCTS. 

 These are honest and scientific products; but it is 

 very questionable if these proprietary preparations 

 possess any advantages over assayed and standard- 

 ized official preparations. 



DIGITALEIN, CRUDE. A mixture of glucosides. 

 Dose: 1-60 to 1-30 grain 2 or 3 times a day. DIGI- 

 TALIN, TRUE an active drug given in dosage a little 

 greater than digitoxin. The FRENCH DIGITALIN 

 has an action like digitoxin. Dose: 1-250 to 1-35 

 grain. DIGITALIN, "GERMAN" is a mixture of 

 glucosides and may be given in twice the dose of 

 the French. DIGITOXIN a very active product. 

 Dose: 1-130 grain. DIGIPOTEN a mixture of digi- 

 talis glucosides. Dosage the same as digitalis, each 

 tablet containing ^ grain. DIGIPURATUM free 

 from digitonin. Put up in ampules containing 1^2 

 grains of the drug, and in tablets of same dosage. 

 DIGITOL a standardized fat-free tincture. Dose: 

 5 to 15 minims. DIGITONE is a similar product, but 

 sealed in glass containers from which the air is ex- 

 hausted. DIGALEN is low in alcohol and may be 

 used intravenously in doses not to exceed 15 minims; 

 per os, 8 to 15 minims. NORMAL DIGITALIS, fat free. 



DIOSCOREA 



WILD YAM, COLIC-ROOT, Dioscorea villosa. Not 

 official, but listed in the National Formulary. Sev- 



