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Dioscorea. Dioscorea villosa. Wild yam. N. O. Dioscoreaceae. Tincture of fresh root, or trituration of resinoid, Dioscorein.   Clinical.-Abdomen, distended. Acne. Angina pectoris. Biliousness. Cholerine. Chorea. Colds. Colic. Constipation. Cough.

Digitoxinum. Digitoxine. “Crystallised Digitaline” (of Nativelle). (Neither a glucoside, nor an alkaloid) C31 H33 O7. (The most active principle of Digitalis). Trituration.   Clinical.-Phlegmon. Suppuration. Vision, disordered Vomiting.   Characteristics.-Digitoxin

Digitalis. Digitalis purpurea. Fox-glove. N. O. Scrophulariaceae. Tincture from the leaves of the second year of the plant.   Clinical.-Amaurosis. Angina pectoris. Asthma. Bright’s disease. Cyanosis. Delirium tremens. Dropsy. Fever.

Digitalinum. An active principle (glucoside) of Digitalis purpurea. C5 H8 02. (Schimiedeburg); C27 H45 O15 (Kosmann). Trituration.   Clinical.-Asthma. Diarrhoea. Emissions. Exophthalmus. Heart, affections of. Palpitation. Spermatorrhoea. Vertigo. Vision, hallucinations

Dictamnus. Fraxinella. Dictamnus fraxinella. N. O. Rutaceae. Tincture of whole plant.   Clinical.-Constipation. Flatulence. Leucorrhoea. Metrorrhagia.   Characteristics.-The authorities for Dictamnus are Stoerck, and Noack and Trinks. The few symptoms

Derris Pinnata. N. O. Leguminosae. (Cochin China.) Tincture of plant.   Clinical.-Asthma. Blepharospasm. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Eyes, inflammation of. Locomotor ataxy. Mania. Ozaena. Smell, sense of, affected. Tic-douloureux.   Characteristics.-Dr. X.

Datura Metel. Indian Datura. N. O. Solanaceae. Trituration of seeds.   Clinical.-Convulsions. Delirium. Epilepsy. Eye, affections of. Mania. Timidity.   Characteristics.-Datur. metel causes a soporose condition, and later delirium and