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the nerves or nervous system ; atonic dyspepsia, broken wind, re- 

 laxed condition of bowels due to lack of tone, in small doses. In 

 weak condition of the heart give with small doses of digitalis or 

 strophanthus ; it stimulates sexual organs. Give it in conva- 

 lescence from debilitating diseases, also as an aid to recovery 

 during their progress ; in collapse and for narcotic poisoning 

 strychnine hypodermically, intratracheally or per rectum ; in par- 

 alysis, whether of limb, intestines or bladder; may be injected into 

 paralyzed muscles ; in antepartum paralysis, asthma, and chronic 

 bronchitis ; for paralysis commence with small doses of strych- 

 nine, and increase until muscular twitching occurs, then lessen 

 the dose. 



In constipation, Nux vomica with colchicum and physo- 

 stigma in small often repeated doses ; for diarrhcea, due to lack 

 of tone of muscular coat of bowels combine with astringents ; for 

 anaemia, strychnine combined with iron and quinine ; nervous 

 coughs use strychnine with sedatives ; also in incontinence of 

 urine and chorea ; in dogs after distemper. 



The syrupus ferri, quininse et strychninse phosphatum, each 

 1 drachm contains about ■£-% gr. of strychnine, i]4, gr. of ferri 

 phosphate and 1 § gr. of quinine. Dose, J^ to 2 dr. makes a 

 good general tonic for dogs. 



Acetic Acid Fluid Extract of Nux Vomica (Squibb's) is 

 more active than the official fluid extract, and is of special value 

 as a stomachic, given in drachm doses to the horse, three times 

 daily one half hour before meals. 



ERGOTA— ERGOT. 



Synonyms. — Secale cornutum, smut of rye, spurred rye, 

 mother of rye, cockspur rye, ergot of rye, (a fungous growth from 

 Rye.) 



Extractum ERGoTse eeuidum — Fid. Ext. of Ergot. — Dose 

 as an ecbolic for mare or cow, }4 to 2 ozs. up ; sheep and swine. 

 1 to 2 dr. ; bitches, % to 1 dr. ; repeat every ^2 hour or hour. 



POWDERED ERGOT. — Same dose. When ergot is given in re- 

 peated doses for other purposes give smaller doses except to 

 prevent or check haemorrhage, then give full doses. 



Extractum ERGOTse — Extract of Ergot. — Synonym ; — Ergot- 



