ASP I DO SPERM A TINE

n. A*s-pi?d-o-spuSrm'a?-ten. Lat., asp i do sperm at in a, aspidospermatinum. Fr.. i do sperm a tine. Ger., Asp i do sperm at in. A crystalline, bitter, levo gyrous alkaloid found in the bark of A: pecrner ia quebracho, isomeric with asp i dos a mine, melting at 162° C. (He e, ‘Ann. d. Chem.,” cexi: “Pharm, Jour. and Trans.,” Mar. 25, 1882, p. 781; “Am. Jour, of Pharm.,” July, 1882, p. 366; A, 247.]—A. lactate. Lat., asp i do sperm a tine lactas, aspidospermatinum tacticum. A compound of a. and lactic acid, havi ae marked depre ant action upon the animal temperature. [C. Eloy and H. Huchard, “ Union méd.,” 1884, No. 137; ** Ctrlbl. f. d. med, W usch.,” Feb. 2, 1885, p. 77 (B).]