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8. Akodyne Ball for Colic (only useful in mild cases) — 



PowdeR'd Opium i to 2 drachms. 



Castile Soa[) 2 drachms. 



Camphor 2 drachms. 



Ginger li drachms. 



Make into a ball with Li([Uorice powder and Treacle, and give every hour while the 

 pain lasts. It should be kept in a bottle or tin. 



9. AxoDYNE Ball (ordinary) — 



Opium ^ to 1 drachm. 



Castile Soap 2 to 4 drachms. 



Ginger 1 to 2 drachms. 



10. Extract of Canxabis Indicus 4 drachms to 1 ounce as a ball mixed with any 



meal. 



11. Cocaine 5 grains. 



Powdered Aniseed 4 'o 1 ounce. 



Oil of Caraway Seeds 5 drachm. 



Syrap enough to form a ball. 



12. AxoDYNE Drench in Superpurgation, or Ordinary Diarrh(ea — 



Gum Arabic 2 ounces. 



Boiling "Water 1 pint. 



Dissolve, and then add — 



Oil of Peppermint 25 drops. 



Laudanum i to 1 ounce. 



Mix, and give night and morning, if necessary. 



13. In Chronic Diarrhcea — 



Bismuth | ounce. 



Powdered Chalk and Gum Arabic, of each ... 1 ounce. 



Laudanum J ounce. 



Peppermint Water 10 ounces. 



Mix, and give night and morning. 



ANTACIDS 



As THE TERM IMPLIES, these remedies are used to neutralize acids, whether 

 taken into the stomach to an improper extent, or formed therein as products 

 of diseases. They are often classed as alteratives, when used for the latter 

 purpose. They include the alkalies and alkaline earths. The bicarbonates 

 of soda and potash are those most often employed in veterinary medicine. 



ANTHELMINTICS 

 Drugs which are used to destroy worms receive this name in medical 

 literature, when the author is wedded to the Greek language. The ad- 

 mirers of Latin call them vermifuges, and in English they receive the 

 humble name of worm medicines. Their action is partly by producino- a 

 disagreeable or fatal impression on the worm itself, and partly by irritatin'^' 

 the mucous lining of the bowels, and thus causing them to expel their 

 contents. The following may be useful : — 



14. Worm Ball (recommended by Mr. Gamgee) — 



Asafcetida 2 drachms. 



Calomel U drachms. 



Powdered Savin l| drachms. 



Oil of Male Fern 30" drops. 



Treacle enough to make a ball, which should be given at night, and followed 

 by a purge next morning. 



