Caffein

Caffein is well known as a specific for nervous headaches, and as a heart stimulant and diuretic.

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Caffein exerts three important actions: (1) on the central nervous system: (2) on muscles, including cardiac: and (3) on the kidney.

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Caffein and its allies form a very important group of diuretics.

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Caffein aids the action of nitrates, acetanilid, ethyl alcohol and amyl alcohol, and increases the toxicity of barium chloride.

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Caffein, by exciting the medulla, produces an initial vaso-constriction of the kidneys, which tends at first to retard the flow of urine.

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Caffein is a valuable remedy in practical medicine as a cerebral and cardiac stimulant and as a diuretic.

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_Paris_, 1883. 173 pp. LEWIN, L. (Caffein poisoning.)

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Caffein accelerates the pulse and slightly raises blood pressure.

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Caffein facilitates the performance of all forms of physical work, and actually increases the total work which can be obtained from muscle.

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Caffein was found by Nonnenbruch and Szyszka [270] to have a slight action toward accelerating the coagulation time of the blood, being active over several hours.

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