80 MEDICINES USED FOR THE HOESE. 



This acid as well as nitric or muriatic acid is a powerful irrit«ti„. 

 poison when given into the stomach undiluted- and nerll! k i^ u ^ 

 in mind when these acids are given that ^ ^honld r-gtlT^^::,^ 

 with water and thoroughly mixed before administering ^ 



J^se of Sulphuric acid is about 10 to 40 drops, largely diluted with 



gan~ tTJ'^T-" '''" "^T'"-^ ™' '^ P™d-«1 fro- Nut- 

 ga is, Oak bai k, &c. It is uncrystallizable, white, or slightly yellowish 

 with a strongly astringent taste, inodorous, soluble in water "^ no i 

 very soluble in alcohol or ether, and insoluble in most oirs 



lannic acid precipitates solutions of starch, albumen' and ^Inten 

 iTathlr^ with gelatine an insoluble compound whiTh i^ the balTf 



Uses It is valuable, mixed with water, as a wash for running sores 

 and nlcers and is also excellent for diarrhoea, and may be given for anv 

 disease where this class of medicines is indicated. It w1 1 in manv 

 cases of bleeding sores, stop the bleeding if applied locally it fs some 

 mes used as an eye-wash with excellent success, by applying a Hu 

 auart ,^'t H°"'? '''""^*^ '="'""' '"'"'■ ^ ounce! colVwfter on" 

 eye wash. " ' ''"'^ '"'" '° "'"* ^' ^•'""' '<"'ommeM it as an 



Sose. For diarrhoea the dose should be from 4 to I drachm 

 Aconite. (Wolfsbane-Monkshood.) An active poison which grows 

 abundantly m the forests of Germany, France and Switzerland iHs 

 alo cultivated in the gardens of Europe, and has been introduced into 

 this country as an ornamental flower. All parts are poison. The leaves 



rhlrm theTefves:^ ''-'^ -''' '^ ^'^ -<" *'-•> -eaX: 

 Tinciure of Aconite Root.-This is one of the most powerful, and suc- 

 cessful sedatives which is in use. It is one of the best medidnes we 

 have for the successful treatment of several of the diseases of the horse 

 when properly used ; and has, to a certain extent, done away with bleed- 

 ing and physicking; the former of which has been in the past so indis- 

 crimimvtcly and dangerously used. It is not only sedative, but it is 

 an anodyne, di.-iphorotic and antiphlogistic. It controls fever, reduces 

 nflammation and alLays pain. In fact, we have no drug which will 

 so well control the circulation and action of the heart as aconite. 

 ff^oaj a^es-Tbe eifects of remedial doses are felt in 20 or 30 min- 

 tes and are at their height in an hour or two, and continue with lit- 

 tle abatement from 3 to 5 hours. We have no single drug which is used 

 with such gratifying results in many cases, such as lung fever, or in 



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