American journal of pharmacy . Alkaloids of Yeratrum Viride and FIG. 4. JERVIA, FROM BLOOD OF DIAM. On further purifying the resin-ous matter left in the capsule, itfurnished, under the action ot con-centrated sulphuric acid, very goodevidence of the presence of vera-tria. Exp. 2. Dog.— Between twoand three drachms of the fluid ex-tract were administered to a dog,weighing about thirt\-flve animal was soon seized with\iolent vomiting and retching, suc-ceeded by purging anddischarge ofurine. Two hours after the admin-istration, there still being \ erv active symptoms, t


American journal of pharmacy . Alkaloids of Yeratrum Viride and FIG. 4. JERVIA, FROM BLOOD OF DIAM. On further purifying the resin-ous matter left in the capsule, itfurnished, under the action ot con-centrated sulphuric acid, very goodevidence of the presence of vera-tria. Exp. 2. Dog.— Between twoand three drachms of the fluid ex-tract were administered to a dog,weighing about thirt\-flve animal was soon seized with\iolent vomiting and retching, suc-ceeded by purging anddischarge ofurine. Two hours after the admin-istration, there still being \ erv active symptoms, the animal was killedby a blow upon the head. The stomach of this animal was not exa-mined. The Blood.—Three ounces of blood carefullv taken from the femoralartery of this animal, were acidulated with acetic acid, violently agitatedwnth a mixture of water and alcohol, and the mixture treated in thesame manner as the blood from the cat,—the final solution beingreduced to 375 fluidgrains. This solution, after addition of carbonate sodium, was extractedwith 20c flu


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