cardiac sedative

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• Sedative — A sedative, or, more specifically, a sedative hypnotic, is a substance that depresses the central nervous system (CNS),cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/seven/0000955… …   Wikipedia

• Sedative — A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by modulating signals within the central nervous system. These sedatives can dangerously depress important signals needed to maintain heart and lung …   Medical dictionary

• Strophanthus — Stro*phan thus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ? a flower.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species ({Strophanthus hispidus}) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Strophanthus hispidus — Strophanthus Stro*phan thus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ? a flower.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species ({Strophanthus hispidus}) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aconitine — The exceedingly poisonous active principle (diterpene alkaloid) of Aconitum sp. and Delphinium sp., formerly used as a cardiac sedative and applied externally for neuralgia. * * * acon·i·tine ə kän ə .tēn, tən n a white crystalline intensely… …   Medical dictionary

• arnica — The dried flower heads of A. montana (family Compositae); Obsolete cardiac sedative seldom given internally; used externally for sprains and bruises; formerly widely used as a counterirritant liniment. SYN: leopard s bane. [Mod. L.] * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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