. American journal of pharmacy. by its effects on the circulation and respiration of anesthetizedanimals. 3. The depressing effect of novocaine on the blood pressure andrespiration of animals makes it necessary to use caution in its ad-ministration in clinical cases in which the blood pressure is low orin which the heart is at fault. 4. Great care should be exercised in the injection of novocainesubcutaneously. in order to avoid its entrance into the circulation,thereby increasing its toxicity. 5. Individual susceptibility should always be considered in theadministration of either cocaine or n
. American journal of pharmacy. by its effects on the circulation and respiration of anesthetizedanimals. 3. The depressing effect of novocaine on the blood pressure andrespiration of animals makes it necessary to use caution in its ad-ministration in clinical cases in which the blood pressure is low orin which the heart is at fault. 4. Great care should be exercised in the injection of novocainesubcutaneously. in order to avoid its entrance into the circulation,thereby increasing its toxicity. 5. Individual susceptibility should always be considered in theadministration of either cocaine or novocaine. I THE AMEEICAK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY JULY, 1917 THE PHARMACOGNOSY OF HELONIAS. By John Moser The extensive use of this domestic driig in present-day medicinewhich led to its inclusion in Part H of the National Formulary,fourth edition, and the confusion between this drug and alertis dueto the number of more or less misleading synonyms such as blazingstar, star grass, unicorn plant, unicorn root, etc., as well as certain. Fig. I. Photograph, showing several types of Helonias rhizome: A, ob-lique rhizome with stem base and two stem scars; B, upright rhizome showingnew growth at top. 292 The Pharmacognosy of Helonias. < Am. Jour. ;• July, 1917. errors and omissions in the official description of these drugs makeit desirable that an effort be made to clear up the subject. He-lonias, known in different localities as devils bit, blazing star, droop-ing starwort, unicorn plant, false unicorn root, colic root, etc., is thedried rhizome and roots of Chamcclirinm Intemn (Linne) A. Gray, asmooth, perennial, dioecious herb of the lily family, growing in lowgrounds from New England to Georgia and westward. Authentic
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