This section is from the book "Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses", by Lavinia L. Dock. Also available from Amazon: Text-book of materia medica for nurses.
Manufactured from a small gland at the base of the brain of the ox.
The corresponding gland in man secretes a substance which contracts the blood-vessels and acts as a stimulant to the uterine muscle.
To aid in the control of hemorrhage and to overcome uterine inertia.
 
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