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THERAPEUTICS. The uses are much the same as 

 of belladonna, q. v.; but belladonna is more regular 

 in action and is less depressing. The principal 

 practical use of stramonium is as a palliative in 

 spasmodic bronchial asthma, where it is of great 

 value, both internally and in the form of fumes 

 from the burning leaves, either in the form of cones 

 or cigarettes. Ten to twenty grains of the dried 

 leaves may be smoked in a pipe. 



DOSES. The fl. is given in an average dose of 1 

 minim, the extract 1-6 grain, the tr. 8 minims. The 

 10% ointment is especially applicable in palliating 

 hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and painful ulcers. 



STROPHANTHUS 



Strophanthus species universally official, S. hispidus 

 in the U. S. and six other countries, S. Kombe in the 

 U. S. and ten other countries. The latter is the 

 better species, but supplies of it are often hard to 

 secure. 



PHARMACOLOGY. Strophanthus is a member of 

 the digitalis group, and under "Digitalis" will be 

 found a fairly complete presentation of the group 

 pharmacology. See the description of strophanthin. 



STROPHANTHIN is a mixture of glucosides obtained 

 from Strophanthus. That official in the U. S. P. 

 is given in an average dose of 1-200 grain, the 

 average daily by mouth 1-60 grain and intravenously 

 1-80 grain. Kombe strophanthin and Hispidus 

 strophanthin are amorphous bodies freely soluble 

 in water. The crystalline strophanthin differs from 

 these; it is obtained from Strophanthus grains or 

 from Acocanthera ouabaio. This crystalline product 

 is known as OUABAIN, CRYSTALLIZED, or G. Stro- 



