SPARTEINUM SULPHURICUM mit generierter deutscher Übersetzung Royal ry2 Should you want a drug which acts directly upon the cardiac ganglia and respiratory centers when they are flagging, use Spartin-s. It is used more as an energizer, something which will act very promptly, when it seems that the heart would stop beating because it is being overpowered by toxins of pneumonia. Prof.A.W. Hins dale's proving is the best source from which to obtain symptoms. Prof.A.L. Blackwood is authority for the statement that as large doses as two grains may be given. We have never used doses larger than one grain. Half a grain is considered the best dose by most who use it. In the condition of the heart found in pneumonia calling for Spartin-s. it is rarely advisable to repeat the one dose, whether it be half a, grain or two grains.