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Picrotoxinum. Picrotoxin. An Alkaloid obtained from the fruit of Cocculus indicus. C15H16O6H2O. Trituration.   Clinical.-Dysentery. Dyspepsia. Hernia. Locomotor ataxy. Night-sweats. Urine, excess of.   Characteristics.-Coc. ind. is used to stupefy

Picricum Acidum. Picric Acid. Carbazotic Acid. Tri-nitro-carbolic Acid. (C6H2(NO2)3OH). Trituration. Solution in rectified spirit.   Clinical.-Acne. Anaemia. Boils. Brain, base of, pain in. Brain-fag. Burns. Cancerous cachexia. Condylomata. Debility. Diabetes.

Pichi. Fabiana imbricata. N. O. Solanaceae. Fluid extract.   Clinical.-Cystitis. Gall-stones. Gonorrhoea. Liver, affections of. Prostate, disease of.   Characteristics.-Pichi is a solanaceous shrub of South America. It is unproved,

Phytolacca. Phytolacca decandra. Virginian Poke. Poke-root. Red Ink Plant. Garget Weed. N. O. Phytolaccaceae. Tincture of fresh root dug in winter. Tincture of the ripe berries. Tincture of fresh leaves.

Physostigma. Physostigma venenosum. Calabar Bean. Eséré. N. O. Leguminosae. Trituration of the bean.   Clinical.-Astigmatism. Bathing, effects of. Blepharospasm. Chorea. Ciliary spasm. Climacteric. Constipation. Coccygodynia. Dentition. Diarrhoea. Dyspepsia. Epilepsy. Eyes,

Physalia. Physalia pelagica. Portuguese man-of-war. N. O. Physophoridae.   Clinical.-Urticaria.   Characteristics.-G. Bennett was stung by the animal on second and ring fingers. The sensation was as if stung by

Phosphorus Muriaticus. Phosphorus pentachloride. PCl5. Solution.   Clinical.-Asthma. Coryza. Ophthalmia.   Characteristics.-J. Meredith (H. W., xxxiii. 127) has recorded the effects observed on a science student from grinding up this