WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Felter's Materia Medica on Hydrastine
HYDRASTISHYDRA2
...oot, Yellow Puccoon, Orange Root. Principal Constituents.Three alkaloids: berberine (yellow); and hydrastine and canadine, both white. Preparations and Derivatives.1. Specific Medicine Hydrastis. ...... 1 to 30 drops. 2. Colorless Hydrastis (Lloyd's). Dose, 1 to 15 drops. Largely employed locally. 3. Hydrastine Muriate (Hydrochlorate of Berberine). A yellow powder. Dose, 1 to 5 grains. 4. Hydrastin ......t now used. 5. Hydrastin (Combined Hydrastin). Only substance now sold as hydrastin. 6. Hydrastina, Hydrastine. (Alkaloid, both natural and synthetic.) Permanent white or creamy crystals or powder, al...1
...oot, Yellow Puccoon, Orange Root. Principal Constituents.Three alkaloids: berberine (yellow); and hydrastine and canadine, both white. Preparations and Derivatives.1. Specific Medicine Hydrastis. ...... 1 to 30 drops. 2. Colorless Hydrastis (Lloyd's). Dose, 1 to 15 drops. Largely employed locally. 3. Hydrastine Muriate (Hydrochlorate of Berberine). A yellow powder. Dose, 1 to 5 grains. 4. Hydrastin ......t now used. 5. Hydrastin (Combined Hydrastin). Only substance now sold as hydrastin. 6. Hydrastina, Hydrastine. (Alkaloid, both natural and synthetic.) Permanent white or creamy crystals or powder, al...1
SOLANUM CAROLINENSE
The root and fruit of Solanum Carolinense, Linné (Nat. Ord. Solanaceae). Waste places and fields in eastern half of the United States. Dose, 10... / ... acid, and solnine, a crystallizable alkaloid isolated by John Uri Lloyd, and physically resembling hydrastine. Preparation.Specific Medicine Solanum. Dose, 10 to 30 drops. Specific Indications.Ep... / ...but not with marked benefit. We have found it a good modifier of the paroxysms of whooping cough. Altogether its virtues are much overrated.1
The root and fruit of Solanum Carolinense, Linné (Nat. Ord. Solanaceae). Waste places and fields in eastern half of the United States. Dose, 10... / ... acid, and solnine, a crystallizable alkaloid isolated by John Uri Lloyd, and physically resembling hydrastine. Preparation.Specific Medicine Solanum. Dose, 10 to 30 drops. Specific Indications.Ep... / ...but not with marked benefit. We have found it a good modifier of the paroxysms of whooping cough. Altogether its virtues are much overrated.1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Hydrastine
HYDRASTINE
An alkaloid obtained from GOLDEN SEAL, q. v. The medicinal activity of Golden-seal seems to reside chiefly in this alkaloid which is a valuable remedy in catarrhal affections of the mucous mem branes, and as a uterine hemostatic. Dose, 0.008 to 0.03 Grm. (1/8 to 1/2 grs.).2
An alkaloid obtained from GOLDEN SEAL, q. v. The medicinal activity of Golden-seal seems to reside chiefly in this alkaloid which is a valuable remedy in catarrhal affections of the mucous mem branes, and as a uterine hemostatic. Dose, 0.008 to 0.03 Grm. (1/8 to 1/2 grs.).2
HYDRASTININE
Derivative alkaloid from HYDRASTINE which it closely resembles in medicinal action. The hydrochloride is official in the U. S. P., 1890. Dose, 0.01 to 0.03 Grm. (1-6 to 1/2 gr.).2
Derivative alkaloid from HYDRASTINE which it closely resembles in medicinal action. The hydrochloride is official in the U. S. P., 1890. Dose, 0.01 to 0.03 Grm. (1-6 to 1/2 gr.).2
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Therapeutics Memoranda on Hydrastine
LEUCORRHEA
Improve general health by appropriate medication, exercise, etc. Uterine tonics will be generally useful. Local treatment may be by vaginal douche or by use of vaginal suppositories (preferably Iodosyl Ovoids, N., B. & Co.), the most useful remedies in this connection be ing boric acid, zinc acetate or sulphocarbolate, hydrastine, Iodosyl, alum, carbolic acid and belladonna.2
Improve general health by appropriate medication, exercise, etc. Uterine tonics will be generally useful. Local treatment may be by vaginal douche or by use of vaginal suppositories (preferably Iodosyl Ovoids, N., B. & Co.), the most useful remedies in this connection be ing boric acid, zinc acetate or sulphocarbolate, hydrastine, Iodosyl, alum, carbolic acid and belladonna.2
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.