THE VETERINRY PHARMACOPGEIA. 



251 



Arsenic, 10 grains, 

 Off.tmoal, 1 ounce. 



Mix and give in a mash, or 

 tnoi&iened oats nightly. 



- ' :>L^^U^ . 



131. Astringent Mixtures for 

 Diarrhuea, Lax or Scouring. 



1. 



Powdered ipecacuanha, one 



drachm, 

 Do. opium, half a drachm. 

 Prepared chalk, 2 ounces, 

 Boiled starch, 1 pint. ■ 



2. ^ 



Suet 4 ounces, boiled in 

 Milk, 8 ounces, 

 Boiled starch, 6 ounces. 

 Powdered alum, 1 drachm. 



The following has been very 

 Btrongly recommended in some 

 cases, for the lax of horses and 

 cattle. 



3. 

 Glauber's salts 2 ounces, 

 Epsom do. 1 ounce, 

 Green vitriol 4 grains, 

 Gruel, half a pint. 



When the lax or scourmg at 

 all approaches to dysentery or 

 molten grease, the following 

 druik should be first given. 



4. 

 Castor oil, 4 ounces, 

 Glauber's salts, dissolved, two 



ounces, 

 Powdered rhubarb, half a drachm, 

 Powdered opium, 4 grains, 

 Gruel, i pint. 



132. Astringent balls foi Dia- 

 betes or pissing evil. 



Catechu, [Japan earth] half an 



ounce, 

 Alum powdered, half a drachm, 

 Sugar of lead, 10 grains. 



Conserve of roses, to m.iie a 

 ball. 



133. Astringent paste for thrush, 

 foot-rat, foul in the ^'oot, ^c. 



Prepared calamine. 



Verdigris, of each half an ounce, 



White vitriol. 



Alum, of each half a drachm. 



Tar, 3 ounces . mix 



134. Astringent washes for crackt 

 in the heels, wounds, 6fC, 



1. 



Sugar of lead, 2 drachms, 

 White vitriol, 1 drachm. 

 Strong infusion of oak, or elm 

 bark, 1 pint: mix. 



2. 



Green vitriol, 1 drachm, 

 Infusion of galls, half a pint, 



Mix and wash the parts three 

 times a day. • 



135. Powder for Cracks, ^c. 

 3. • 

 Prepared calamine, 1 ounce, 

 Fuller's earth, powdered, 

 Pipe clay, do. of each 2 ounces, 



Mix and put within gauze, and 

 dab the moist surfaces of tiie 

 sores frequently. 



136. Astringent Paste for Grease 



1. 



Prepared calamine, i 



Tutty, powdered, 

 Charcoal, do. of each 2 ounces. 

 Yeast enough to make a paste. 



2. 



To the above, if more strength 

 be required, add of alum and ver- 

 digris each a drachm. z 



\ 



137. Astringent W<ishfor do. -^ 

 3. 

 Corrosive sublunate, ^ drachms. 

 Spirit of wine or brandy 1 ounce. 

 Soft water, 10 ounce?. 



Rub the sublimate iu a mot 

 tar with the spirit till dissolved 

 then add the water. This is a 

 strong preparation and has often 

 proved successful in very bad 



