Succus Belladonnae.—Juice of Belladonna.

Botanical name: 

Related entry: Belladonna.—Belladonna

Preparation.—"Bruise the fresh leaves and young branches of Atropa Belladonna, Linné; press out the juice; to every 3 volumes of juice add 1 of alcohol (90 per cent); set aside for 7 days; filter"—(Br. Pharm., 1898).

Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—(See Belladonna.) Dose, 1 to 15 minims.


King's American Dispensatory, 1898, was written by Harvey Wickes Felter, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D.