ide . ▁ ▁But ab ar b ital ▁is ▁also ▁sold ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁bell ad onna ▁al kal oid s ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁But ib el . ▁The ▁bell ad onna ▁is ▁added ▁for ▁ant isp as mod ic ▁effect . ▁This ▁product ▁contains ▁a ▁low ▁do se ▁of ▁but ab ar b ital ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁standard ised ▁mix ▁of ▁bell ad onna ▁al kal oid s ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁ant isp as mod ic ▁taken ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁cr amp ing ▁and ▁sp as ms ▁of ▁the ▁st om ach ▁and ▁int est ines . ▁They ▁are ▁used ▁also ▁to ▁decrease ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁acid ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁st om ach . ▁Another ▁similar ▁product ▁is ▁D onn atal , ▁which ▁contains ▁bell ad onna ▁al kal oid s ▁combined ▁with ▁phen obar b ital . ▁ ▁History ▁Bar bit ur ates ▁were ▁first ▁discovered ▁to ▁have ▁medical ▁use ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁when ▁a ▁research ▁at ▁Bayer ▁showed ▁bar b ital ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁effective ▁sed ative ▁for ▁dogs . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁mid ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁that ▁the ▁habit ▁forming ▁nature ▁of ▁bar bit ur ates ▁and ▁behavior al ▁side ▁effects ▁were ▁first ▁noted ▁ ▁Ben z odia ze p ines ▁are ▁more ▁commonly ▁admin ister ed ▁today ▁for ▁their ▁similar ▁sed ative ▁and ▁hyp not ic ▁properties , ▁and ▁reduced ▁risk ▁of ▁physical ▁dependence . ▁ ▁Bar bit ur ate ▁dru gs ▁such ▁as ▁but ab