Strophanthus hispidus –continued: Pharmacological Action

Thomas R. Fraser
1890 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh  
(Abstract.)Strophanthus extract and Strophanthin are substances of great pharmacological activity, as, by subcutaneous administration, Strophanthin produces death in average-sized frogs with a dose of. of a grain, and in rabbits weighing about 3 lbs. with a dose ofof a grain. The kind of action is the same with both substances, and therefore Strophanthin may properly be regarded as the active principle ofStrophanthus hispidus.
doi:10.1017/s0370164600006519 fatcat:r4vg3io7bfhr7gy6rh5s444ijq