Narcotine, and Sulphate of Morphine. 49 
the more accurately to adapt our remedial agents, to the peculiar 
circumstances of a given case. 
What quantity per centwm of Narcotine is contained in Opium, I 
know not.* As, in a given quantity, it is less active than Morphine, 
and even less so than Opium itself, no quantity of it, however large, 
will account for the full effects of Opium, upon the supposition that 
We are correct as to the proportion of Morphine. But 1 do not es- 
teem it by any means impossible, that the bitter principle already re- 
ferred to, as being called by the vague name of extractive, (if indeed 
there is any such distinct principle,) or perhaps some other part of 
this complex drug, may yet be found to contribute something to its 
medicinal efiects, : 
RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS WITH, AND OBSERVATIONS UPON, SUL- 
.. PHATE OF MORPHINE. 
ae, 
The only serie86f experiments for the purpose of determining the 
Precise medicinal powers of Morphine, of which I have any knowl- 
edge, are those of Dr. Bally, (of France,): and even with these, Iam 
acquainted only through what I take to be a mere summary of his re- 
sults, abstracted from a European periodical. Avs far as I can ascer- 
tain from the summary in question, Dr. Bally seems to have employ- 
x, uncombined Morphine. M y own experiments were made entire- 
ly with the Sulphate of Morphine, and I have generally employed 
this salt in my subsequent practice, so that my results must be under- 
Stood as having been obtained with that preparation. I am not aware 
that there is Supposed to be any difference between the number and 
the quality of the operations of Morphine and its salts, though there 
may be more or less in the degree of their effects. It is my purpose 
0 refer to the Conclusions of Dr. Bally, in immediate connexion with 
NY own, | 
ven Billy Says that the action of Morphine upon the system, is 
Sunk ar to that of Opium. This is certainly the fact with the 
Be ‘oh Morphine. Several of my professional friends, to 
— ave recommended the use of it, have informed me that 
Y could perceive no difference between its effects and those of 
um. To this conclusion, however, I cannot entirely agree. Dr. 
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* 
ig ~ = n said, (but upon how good authority I cannot decide,) that Opium 
Vv. fontains about twice a3 much Narcotine as Morphine. 
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