elaterin

(e-lat’er-in) [L. elater i’num]. A crystalline principle, Cy >H.sOs, from elaterium: a violent hydragogue purgative. Dose, ὠγτ- ς gr. (0.002- 0.004 gm.); of triturate, 14-1 gr. (0.03-0.04 gm.).