This section is from the book "A Practitioner's Handbook Of Materia Medica And Therapeutics", by Thos. S. Blair. Also available from Amazon: A Practitioner's handbook of Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
Scammonium. A hydrogogue cathartic used in doses of 2 to 8 gr., but seldom employed now except in combination with other agents.
 
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