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POISONS ! THEIR EFFECTS AND DETECTION. 
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381. Thebaine—Properties—Reactions 
382. Effect of Thebaine 
383. Cryptopine ..... 
384. Pseudomorphine 
385. Apomorphine .... 
386. Laudanine ..... 
387. Tritopine ..... 
388. Meconine (Opianyl) 
389. Heroin ..... 
390. Meconic Acid .... 
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IV. THE STRYCHNINE OR TETANUS-PRODUCING GROUP OF ALKALOIDS. 
1. Nux Vomica Group — Strychnine — Brucine — Igasurine. 
391. Nux Vomica-Description—Extraction of the Alkaloids . . . 324 
392. Chemical Composition of Nux Vomica ...... 325 
393. Strychnine—Microscopical Apjiearance—Solubility .... 325, 326 
394. The Constitution of Strychnine and Brucine—Formula—Sublimation 
of Strychnine—Polarimetric Rotation ...... 327, 328 
395. Strychnine Salts — Hydrochloride — Nitrate — Acetate — Chromate 
—Sulphocyanide—Double Salts—Trichloride—Iodide . . . 328, 329 
396. Pharmaceutical and other Preparations of Nux Vomica and Strychnine 
—Liquid Extract of Nux Vomica—Dry Extract of Nux Vomica— 
Tincture—Solution of Strychnine—Hypodermic Injection of 
Strychnine—Syrup of Iron Phosphate, Quinine, and Strychnine— 
Keller’s Method of estimating the Alkaloids of Nux Vomica— 
Recognition of the Mixed Alkaloids—Vermin-killers . . . 329-332 
397. Statistics of Strychnine and Nux Vomica Poisoning-—The Murder 
Cases of Thomas Neill Cream—The Palmer Case .... 332-333 
398. Fatal Dose. 333-336 
399. Action on Animals . . . . . . . . . 336,337 
' 400. Action on Man—Symptoms ........ 337-339 
401. Diagnosis of Strychnine Poisoning ....... 339 
402. Physiological Action . . . . * . . . . . . 340 
403. Post-mortem Appearances ......... 341 
404. Treatment ............ 341 
405. Separation of Strychnine from Organic Matters—Cushman’s Method— 
Detection in the Urine and in the Blood ..... 341-344 
406. Identification of the Alkaloid—Influence of Mixtures on the Colour 
Reactions ........... 344-346 
407. Physiological Test .......... 346,347 
408. Hypaphorine ........... 347 
409. Quantitative Estimation of Strychnine—Keller’s Method . . . 347, 348 
410. Brucine—Properties—Solubility—Salts ...... 348, 349 
411. Physiological Action—Minimum Lethal Dose ..... 349 
412. Tests—Opianic Acid as a Test—Separation of Brucine from Organic 
Matters ............ 350-352 
2. Pukateine. 
413. Pukateine—Properties and Tests ....... 352 
3. The Quebracho Group of Alkaloids. 
414. Alkaloids in the Bark of the Quebracho Blanco ..... 352 
415. Aspidospermine ........... 352 
416. Quebrachine ........... 353 
4. Pereirine. 
417. Pereirine—Characters and Tests. 353 
