513 
Pharm. J., Loncl., 1906, v. 22, p. 283. (See also Apoth. Ztg., BerL, 
1906, v. 21, pp. 41-45, 53-56.) 
Francis, John M., considers the menstruum for the fluid extract 
stronger than necessary. The drug is comparatively rich in alka- 
loids and should be assayed and adjusted to standard. — Bull. Pharm., 
Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 12. 
Hommell, P. E., thinks veratrum should be dropped, as it is infe- 
rior to aconite in febrile and inflammatory conditions. — Proc. New 
Jersey Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 109. 
Wood, H. C., jr., discusses the pharmacology of veratrum. He 
concludes that the activity of the drug is not due to veratrine, rubi- 
jervine, or protoveratrine, Avhile the actions of jervine correspond 
more nearly with those of the drug than do those of any of the other 
known constituents, but there is apparently some unknown active 
substance present. — J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 47, pp. 2061-2064. 
Felter says specific veratrum meets the full, bounding, rapid pulse 
with powerful contractile action of the heart, increase of the tem- 
perature, and sometimes throbbing carotids. — Eclectic Med. J., 
Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 203. 
Haines, Oliver L., indorses the recommendation of Veratrum viride 
as a remedy for the early stage of pericarditis. — Trans. Am. Inst. 
Homceop., 1906, 62d sess., Pt. I, p. 427. 
For additional references on the use of veratrum see the Index 
Medicus, the J. Am. M. Ass., and Merck’s Ann. Rep. 
VIBURNUM OPULUS. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Viburnum opulus L., commonly called 
viburnum opulus, cramp-bark, liigh-bush cranberry, and squaw bush, 
as being found in low, rich woods and borders of fields from New 
Jersey, Michigan, and Oregon northward. — Bull. Bur. Plant Ind., 
U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 74. 
Young, R. A. (in Ohio Nat., 1906, 6: 551, 552), gives a key to the 
Ohio viburnums in the winter condition. — Title only in Bull. Torrey 
Bot. Club, 1906, v. 33, p. 365. 
VIBURNUM PRUNIFOLIUM. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Viburnum prunifolium L., commonly 
called black haw, sloe, and stag bush, as growing in dry woods and 
thickets and on rocky hillsides, Connecticut to Florida, west to 
Michigan and Texas. Most abundant in the South. — Bull. Bur. 
Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 74. 
Ellingwood, Finley (Chicago Med. Times, Nov., 1905), thinks 
black haw and hvdrastis, continued steadily for weeks, do more 
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