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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: STE-SUS |
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STRAMONIUM , in medicine
drug
belladonna , except that stramonium relaxes to a greater extent the unstriped muscle of the bronchial tubes; for this reason it is used in asthma to relieve the bronchial spasm. Cigarettes made of stramonium leaves may be smoked or the tincture may be taken internally. Frequently the leaves powdered together with equal quantities of the powdered leaves of the Cannabis Indica and lobelia mixed with potassium nitrate are burned in an open dish. The preparation gives off dense fumes which afford great
relief
cures
asthma contain these ingredients in varying proportions. Daturine is used as daturinae sulphas. In acute mania it acts like hyoscyamine in producing sleep.. In large doses stramonium is a narcotic poison producing the well-marked stages of exaltation of function
function
paralysis .End of Article: STRAMONIUM If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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