1. Gelsemium is a Latinized form of the Italian word for jasmine, gelsomino.

2. Aperients were given in various forms and quantities and at different stages of the patient's admission.: Feverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to Aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.: Besides alcohol and ether, the patient took vast quantities of Aperients, thyroid preparations and various salts, as well as homoeopathic preparations.: In all cases the bowels should be moved by