Note 6 — Chapter I
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It may be of some use if I adduce here a characteristic example of each of the great groups of medicines to which I have alluded above:
Class I. Hæmatics.
Div. 1. Restoratives. Iron, in Anæmia.
Div. 2. Catalytics. Mercury, in Syphilis.
Class II. Neurotics.
Div. 1. Stimulants. Ammonia.
Div. 2. Narcotics. Opium.
Div. 3. Sedatives. Hydrocyanic Acid.
Class III. Astringents. Tannic Acid.
Class IV. Eliminatives. Cantharides, and Croton Oil.