THERAPY OF VERATRUM VIRIDE.
Abstract
Veratrum viride slows the heart's action and makes it more feeble. It was first used by Magendie and Andral in physiologic experiments in 1821. Meisner first discovered it in the seeds of veratrum sabadilla in 1818. Bardsley first used it in rheumatism and dropsy in 1826. The curative effect of veratrum viride lies in its influence on the heart to retard its action in acute inflammatory diseases wherein the pulsation is very much accelerated. I have been able to produce the physiologic...