Acidol-Pepsin
(Bayer) Indicated for dyspepsia, lack of appetite.
Antiphlogistine-Poultices
(Lyssia) A paste to be applied by poultice in cases of inflammation of the joints and glands, pleurisy, bruises, knocks and abrasions.
Belladonna Obstinol
(Dr. Thiemann & Co.) Against constipation in patients with hyper-sensitive intestinal tracts. For use with patients with vegetative regulatory disorders and tendency to spasms.
Benerva-fortissime
(Roche) Indicated: Vitamin B deficiency, neuralgia, sciatica, circulatory disorders with vitamin deficiencies; if repeatedly used in some cases it may result in shock, so it must be very slowly in-jected.
Betabion-forte
(Merck, Darmstadt) Aneurin chloride hydrochloride. Indicated:vegetative disorders.
Bismogenol
(Tosse) Bismuth campho-carbonate, used in treating the neck glands.
Boxberger pills against constipation.
Brom-Nervacit
(A. Herbert Pharmacy, Wiesbaden) When Hitler became excited or aggravated, which was often, Morell would prescribe one or two tablespoons of Brom-Nervacit, an old and well-known tranquil-liser consisting of
percent potassium bromide, . percent so-dium phosphate, one percent naphrodyl, diethyl-Barbiturate acid,
phenyldimethylpyrazolon, alcohol, sweetener and aromatics. To prevent a bromine reaction Morell would however prescribe it only during alternate eight-week periods.
Calcium Sandoz
(Sandoz, Nuremberg) Calcium gluconal actobional. Indicated: disorders of calcium metabolism. Allergic disorders. Hæmorrhages.
Calomel Subchloride of mercury (HgCl). “Used frequently for cleansing enemas, which Hitler administered [to] himself,” says OI/CIR/
Cantan
One tablet contained . pure l-ascorbic acid. Indicated: vitamin C deficiency.
Cardiazol
(Knoll, Ludwigshafen) In , Morell began administering Cardiazol (chemical designation: pentamethylenetetrazol) to overcome the circulatory disorder evident from the œdema observed by Morell
on the external and internal malleoli (bony prominences) of Hitler’s fibulae and tibia.
Normal dosage would be twenty drops taken three or four times a day. Professor Schenck says, “We now know that the effect is relatively short-lived. The drug is still available, but it is not as highly rated as it used to be.”
Castor oil
Oleum ricini. A purgative.
Chineurin
(Hamma, Olmütz) Prepared in capsules by Dr. Kurt Mulli. It contained some quinine, and was occasionally used therapeutically against colds, administered orally to Hitler after a meal, in place of Ultraseptyl (q.v.).
Coramin
(Ciba) Well known respiratory and circulatory stimulant: PyridinB-carbonic acid diethylamide, used like Cardiazol.
Cortiron
(Schering) Chemical name: desoxycoticosteron acetate. Morell injected this intramuscularly into Hitler on a few occasions, to combat muscle weakness and influence the carbohydrate metabolism and fat resorption.
Dolantin
(Hoechst) Controlled by the Narcotics Act. A powerful and effective analgesic and pain-killer.
Enterofagos ampoules
(Antipiol) Indicated: Acute and chronic diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract, constipation caused by bacteria.
Eubasin
A sulpha drug used only once by Morell, since injected intragluteally it caused pain. He used it therapeutically to cure a cold.
Euflat
This was a combined preparation of radix angelica, papaverin, aloe, active bile extracts, coffee,
charcoal, pancreas extract. Morell supplied Euflat pills to Hitler to improve his digestion and combat the meteorism.
Eukodal
(Merck, Darmstadt) Dihydro-hydroxycodeinon hydrochloride. Indicated: For use instead of morphine in cases of severe pain and tenderness.
Familiar since
,a synthetic morphium derivate, controlled by the Narcotics Act. Injected intravenously against epigastric
cramps.
Eupaverin
(Merck) Synthetic alkaloid, an anti-convulsant made from poppies.Indicated: Spasms, embolisms, peripheral blood disorders. Used similarly to Eukodal. Morell would mix . gram Eukodal with . gram Eupaverin and inject them as a cocktail intravenously.
Franzbranntwein
An ancient and popular liniment: alcohol, pine needle oil. Still available.
Gallestol Glucose.Morell injected percent glucose, usually in cc shots, in Hitler from to the end, to supply calories. He told his American interrogators that he injected it only every second or third day, but the diaries show he used it much more frequently. He wrote on December , : “By injecting glucose, I’m doing what I
can to strengthen his heart and also to dehydrate the system.”
Glyconorm
(Nordmark Works, Hamburg) Containing metabolic ferments like Cozymase I and II, vitamins B , B and C, and the amino acids cystein, histidine, tryptophane, and a cocktail of extracts of the cardiac muscle, suprarenal gland, liver and pancreas. Used mainly to prevent pellagra, a nutritional skin disorder, and against vitamin C deficiency, carbohydrate metabolism disorders, intoxication and neuritis. Morell administered cc shots intramuscularly to
check Hitler’s digestive disturbances.
Glycovarin glucose
Harmin
An alkaloid, one of the family of drugs extracted from deadly nightshade (Solanaceæ), used against tremors, but which according to Professor Schenck has no real advantage over other such atropine-based drugs.
Homburg 68o
(Homburg) A stabilised extract from the Bulgarian belladonna (deadly nightshade) root. Indicated: all diseases of the Parkinsonism variety, in particular that known as morbus Parkinson (paralysis agitans).
Homoseran
(Hamma, Olmütz) A preparation made from placenta, injected by Morell into Hitler for the first time on November
,. Morell administered it to Hitler (two ampoules intramuscularly every second day) to ward off his depressive moods.
Prostrophanta
(Probably made by Hamma, but unlisted in any codex.) Each ampoule of Prostrophanta contained
. milligrams of Strophantin (q.v.) in combination with glucose and vitamin B complex (nicotinic acid).
Quadronox-Tabletten
(Axta) Sedative.
Relaxol
(Fischer) Indicated: for various kinds of constipation.
Sangostop
A hæmostatic.
S. E. E. injections
(Merck) Later known as Scophedal, and controlled by the Narcotics Act. Indicated: pain killer, tranquilliser.
Septoiod
(Diewag Chemical Factory, Berlin) Prescribed against Hitler’s respiratory infections. A solution of three percent iodine, made up of various iodine salts. The intention was that after instillation, the free iodine would be released and disinfect inflamed areas and increase bodily resistance. Morell injected shots of up to cc intravenously. He also expected the Septoiod to retard the progress of Hitler’s coronary sclerosis, and he occasionally used it as a
substitute for the toxic Ultraseptyl.
Spasmopurin suppositories
Used by Morell against Hitler’s epigastric spasms.
Strophantin
This crystalline glucoside was used as a powerful heart tonic after the August electrocardiogram indicated that Hitler was suffering a progressive coronary sclerosis. For two or three weeks at a time Morell injected intravenously with Strophantin daily, and he continued this treatment on several occasions to the end of Hitler’s life. It was a powerful and direct-acting stimulant. In order to reduce the risk of inducing a cardiac arrest by injecting
too high a concentration too fast, it was usually mixed with cc of glucose (sometimes in the form of the commercially premixed Prostrophanta), and both were injected in one syringe.
Sympathol
(Boehringer)(chemical name: Para-oxyphenylethanolmethylamine.)
Used to increase the heart-minute-volume of blood. After Morell administered ten drops of Sympathol in a solution to be swallowed each day. Sympathol is only one-hundredth as effective as adrenaline.
Tempidorm
(Roland) A barbiturate suppository. Indicated: Insomnia, sleep disorders.
Testoviron
(Schering) Testosterone, the male sex hormone secreted by the testes. Indicated: anginal disorders, depressive conditions.
Thrombovetren
(Promonta) A heart tablet.
Tibatin
A sulphonamide drug.
Tonophosphan
(Bayer) Supplied in – percent ampoules or . gram tablets, Tonophosphan was the sodium salt of dimethyl-amino-methylphenyl-phosphinic acid. It was a recognised stimulant for unstriped muscles and was also administered to supply the body with phosphorus. Morell injected Tonophosphan subcutaneously in Hitler frequently during the latter years of the war.
Tonsiosan (Schwabe)
Trocken-Koli-Hamma
(Hamma, Olmütz) A coli preparation developed by Professor Laves of the University of Graz, in capsules, and used as a substitute for Mutaflor(q.v.) as the Mutaflor supply dried up during the war.
Tussamag
(Tempelhof ) Indicated: Expectoration; acute and chronic catarrh of the upper respiratory tract.
Ultraseptyl
(Chinoin, Budapest) A sulphonamide drug. Its chemical designation was -(p-aminobenzolsolfanamido)-
-methylthiazol. Morell would administer one or two tablets to Hitler, each containing . gram, with much
fluid, like fruit juice or water, after a meal,against colds and infections.
Vitamultin-Calcium
(Hamma, Olmütz) Its ingredients varied, but in one form it contained ascorbic acid, calcium, vitamin C and vitamin B
,and was filled into ampoules of cc.Each ampoule thus contained . gram vitamin C and . milligrams of B (aneurin)–minimal quantities which would not even remotely approach the daily needs of an adult male. It is interesting to note that Rudolf Franck’s pharmacological handbook lists as further ingredients nicotinamide and a minute quantity of p-amidobenzoyldiethylamino-ethanol hydrochloride (otherwise known as procain, the cocaine-
like alkaloid now marketed as Novocaine).
Vitamultin-forte
(Hamma, Olmütz) Ampoules of this were first injected by Morell on March ,,to combat Hitler’s general fatigue. Not listed in any pharmacological handbook, nor are the ingredients evident from Morell’s papers.
Yat r e n
One tablet of Yatren contained . grams of chinoiforum iodoxychinolinsulphate. Indicated: amœbic dysentery.
