Succus

(suk'-us)S.. S. Juice, as S. belladonna;, coni i, S. limonis, S. mod, S. scoparii, S. taraxaci, all official in the B. P. S. alterans, a proprietary remedy composed of roots and herbs and much exploited in the treatment of syphilis. It consists as follows: fluid extracts of smilax, sarsaparilla, stilling i a sylvatic a, and kappa minor, each 2 ounces; extract, phytolaccse decandne 2 ounces, and tinct. xanthoxyl i carol in. I ounce. Of this a dram is taken in water three times daily, gradually increasing the dose to a half-ounce. S. enteric us, the intestinal juice, secreted by the glands that are found embedded in the intestinal mucosa. It is thin, opalescent, alkaline, and has a specific gravity of IOII. Its chief function is probably to act as a diluent. It contains an amylolytic and a proteolytic ferment. S. gastric us, the gastric juice. S. spi atus, any extract prepared by evaporation of the natural juice of a Succu ion (suk-ush'-un). The shaking of the individual from side to side for the plant. purpose of determining the presence of fluid in a cavity or hollow organ of the body. S. -sound, or Splash, the peculiar splashing sound heard in hydropneumo-thorax or pyopneumothorax when the patient's chest is slightly shaken. It is due to the combined presence of air and fluid in a closed cavity. It was first described by Hippo crates, and hence is also known as the Hippocratic Sound. The sound may also be obtained in the presence of a dilated stomach partly filled with fluid.