Uses.—Weak heart. Syncope. Collapse.
Dose.—For adult: of the tincture, 5–15 ♏︎, fl. ext. 1–3 ♏︎, ext. gr. 1/6½.
Digipuratum. A preparation of digitalis from which the inactive substances have been removed. It is used in the same conditions as digitalis.
Dose.—The tablets contain 1½ gr. and one is given four times daily until ten are taken. Then stop. Hypodermically. Each viol contains 1 c.c. of fluid and equals 1½ gr. of digipuratum. Each dose contains enough of the active principle of digitalis to kill a 30 gm. frog.
Ergot (Fungus of Rye). Contracts unstriped muscle fiber.
Uses.—To check hæmorrhage after labor. To promote involution. Must not be given in labor until the uterus is empty.
Dose.—By mouth 15–60 ♏︎ of the fl. ext. Hypodermically, 10–20 ♏︎.
Ergotole, Ergotine. Concentrated solutions of ergot, 2½ times as strong as the fluid extract. They are sterilized and preserved in glass ampoules.
Uses.—See Ergot.
Dose.—30–60 ♏︎.