The specific action of drugs on the healthy system : an index to their therapeutic value, as deduced from experiments on man and animals / by Alexander G. Burness and F.J. Mavor.

Date:
1874
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    ration; pulse 3G. At 3.40, pulse feeble, erection of penis, passed dung several times, pupils very slightly contracted; pulse 34. Effects gradually passed off. (c) Gave to a colt subcutaneously, at G.55 p.m., two minims with ten minims of water. At 7.5, very rest- less, shaking his head, biting his sides and chest. At 7.25, dunged, skin warm and moist, continued eating. At 8, effects passing off. (d) Gave to a colt by subcutaneous injection, at 3.20 p.m., six minims of nicotina; pulse 42. At 3.30, very restless, passed faeces, trembling of hind extremities. At 3.50, mouth dry, pupils contracted, passed feces; pulse 52. At 4.8, erection of penis. At 4.18, passed feces again, sighing at intervals. At 4.25, passed feces again. (e) Gave to a colt by subcutaneous injection, at 3.33 p.m., twelve minims of nicotina in one drachm of water; pulse 38. At 3.36, trembling of hind limbs. At 3.47, passed feces, pupils contracted; pulse 43. At 3.50, passed feces. At 3.55, passed feces, erection of penis, sighing at intervals. At 4, trembling, dull heavy ap- pearance. At 4.5, pupils much contracted, trembling very much, passed feces; pulse 53. At 4.10, perspir- ing very much about neck and fore legs. At 4.13, per- spiring very freely, passed mucus per rectum. At 4.20, very uneasy, attempted to lie down, evidently spasm of bowels. At 4.30, restless, passed mucus per rectum; pulse GO. At 4.45, lying down, evidently suf- fering from abdominal pain; when he got up he rested