Uses.—For the prostration following hæmorrhage.
Dose.-½00–1/50 gr. hypodermically.
Novocaine. Local anæsthetic, similar to cocaine, but less toxic. For local anæsthesia in solutions of 0.25% to 2% usually in association with adrenalin (5–10 drops of the 1:1000 solution to each 10 c.c. of novocaine solution).
Nux Vomica. The plant from which strychnia is derived. Tonic, stomachic, and stimulant to muscle, nerve, and heart.
Uses.—Bitter tonic and stimulant. Vomiting of pregnancy and agalactia.
Dose.—Ten drops of the tincture in water before meals.
Opium. The concrete juice of the poppy. Relieves pain. Constipates.
Uses.—Hæmorrhoids in adults, colic and diarrhœa in infants.
Dose.—One grain in suppository night and morning for adult. For infant, as paragoric only. Two to five drops only, not repeated. Children bear opium badly.
Pepsin. A ferment in the gastric juice that digests proteins. In commerce it is obtained from the pig.