ergotin

or er·got·ine

[ ur-guh-tin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pharmacology.

Origin of ergotin¹

Erpiol (Dr. Schrader) is the name applied to capsules containing apiol, ergotin and gossypin, which are sold as an emmenagogue.

Trivial injuries may be the starting-point, the anæsthesia produced by the ergotin preventing the patient taking notice of them.

Menorrhagia: Gallic acid, fifty grains; Ergotin, twenty grains; Hydrastin, ten grains.

The use of small doses of atropin and ergotin was recommended by von Bergmann.

The hypodermic use of ergotin has been followed by results most gratifying to those employing it.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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