378 A COMPENDIUM UF 
ANIMAL DRUGS. 
Animals and parts of animals have been used 
from the earliest history of man as curative - 
agents, they have either been applied externally, 
as charms against disease, or given in form of 
some famed elixir; after which crabs’ eyes, egg 
shell, burnt sponge, and the powdered remains 
of the cuttle fish have been used. The list of 
animal drugs, now recommended by the Phar- 
macopoeia is but a small one, a portion of which 
might be advantageously excluded as remedies 
for internal use. 
Adeps, lard; Axungia Porci, Hogs’ lard.— 
The prepared fat of the sus scrofa, class Mam- 
malia, and order Pachydermata. The finest 
quality of lard is obtained from the fat around 
the kidneys and the intestines of the animal. 
This select fat is subjected to washing and the 
removal of all membrane; the water is then 
carefully drained off, after which heat is applied, 
but the temperature should never go beyond 
that of boiling water (212°); the liquid fat is 
then strained, and in a few hours is ready for use. 
