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Actions. — Is a good stomachic, anti-spasmodic, aphrodisiac, 

 diaphoretic, diuretic, and expectorant ; stimulates heart similar to 

 digitalis and acts like ergot on involuntary muscular fiber, but 

 much feebler than either. 



Uses. — Three or four drachms given to horses one-half hour 

 before feeding acts as a powerful appetizer ; use in cardiac dis- 

 eases where digitalis would be dangerous ; chorea, rheumatism, 

 especially of the localized muscular variety, as lumbago or gen- 

 eral muscular soreness. It is prescribed with nux vomica for 

 weakness of sexual organs. 



BELLADONNA— DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. 



Parts used, leaves and roots of atropa belladonna. 



belladonnae foliae — Belladonna Leaves. — One-half the 

 strength of the root. 



Dose of powdered leaves for horse, 2 to 4 drs. ; 1 oz. is some- 

 times given ; cattle, 4 drs. to 1^ ozs. ; dogs, 2 to 5 grs. 



belladonnas radix — 'Belladonna Root. — Not used in crude 

 form. 



Emplastrum belladonnae — Belladonna Plaster. — Much 

 used in human practice for lame back, etc. Strength 20% of 

 the extract. 



EXTRACTUM belladonnae RADicis — Extract of Belladonna 

 Root. (Non-official.) 



Dose. — Horse, 10 to 30 grs. ; cattle, y 2 to 1 dr. ; dogs, 1-16 

 to yi gr. ; sheep, 2 to 10 grs. 



EXTRACTUM BELLADONNAE FOLIORUM ALCOHOLICUM — Ako- 



holic Extract of Belladonna Leaves. 



Dose about the same as the extract of the root. 



linimentum belladonnae — Belladonna Liniment. — Fluid 

 Extract with 5% of Camphor. 



Extractum belladonnae radicis fluidum — Fluid Extract 

 of Belladonna Root. 



Dose. — Horse, ^ to 1 dr.; 2 drs. can be given if not re- 

 peated more than once or twice, as in colic as an antispasmodic; 

 cattle, 1 to 2 drs. ; pigs, 2 to 10 ms. ; sheep, 20 to 30 ms. ; dogs, 

 J4 to 3 m. 



