Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

Asclepedin. From Asclepias tuberosa. Expectorant, diaphoretic, and tonic.—Dose, 1 to 5 grains three times a day.

Baptistin. From Wild Indigo. Given in liver affections.—Dose, ¹⁄₄ to ¹⁄₂ grain.

Barosmin. From Buchu. Diuretic, alterative, antispasmodic.—Dose, 2 to 4 grains.

Caulophyllin. From Caulophyllum thalictroides. Tonic and alterative, acts on the uterus.—Dose, ¹⁄₄ to 1 grain three times a day; as a parturient, 2 to 4 grains.

Cerasein. From the Cerasus virginiana. Given as a substitute for quinine when this latter is inadmissible.—Dose, 5 to 10 gr.

Cimicifugin. Syn. Macrotin. From Black Snakeroot. Tonic, alterative, nervine, antiperiodic, and in chorea.—Dose, 1 to 6 gr.

Cornine. From Cornus Florida (Dogwood). Antiperiodic.—Dose, 10 grains.

Eupatorine. From Eupatoreum purpureum. Diuretic.—Dose, 3 to 5 grains.

Euphorbin. From Euphorbia corollata. Emetic, cathartic, expectorant, and vermifuge.—Dose, 1 grain or less.

Gelsemin. From Gelsemium sempervirens. Given in pneumonia, hysteria, and dysmenorrhœa.—Dose, ¹⁄₄ to 2 grains. This must not be confounded with the powerful alkaloid, Gelsimia.