418 THE MODERN HORSE DOCTOR. 



MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS USED IN THE VETERINARY 

 PRACTICE. 



Compound for Wounds, Saddlegalls, fyc. 



Pulverized aloes, 8 ounces, 



" myrrh, 4 ounces, 



" catechu, 4 ounces, 



" benzoin, 4 ounces, 



New rum, 1 gallon. 



Let the mixture stand for two or three weeks, frequently shaking 

 it, and filter through fine linen. 



Styptic. — {To arrest Hemorrhage.) 



Powdered gum benzoin, 



;; sulphate of Potassa,^ eacMpound) 



"Water, 5 pints. 



Mix, and boil in a glazed vessel, for five hours, stirring constantly, 

 and add fresh quantities of boiling water to supply the loss which 

 is constantly taking place by evaporation. This mixture pos- 

 sesses the property of coagulating blood. 



Another. 



Tincture of mastic. 



Another. 



Tincture of muriate of iron. 



Physic Ball. 



Powdered aloes, ...... 6 drachms, 



" gentian, 1£ drachms. 



Oil of peppermint, 5 drops , 



Soft soap, sufficient to form a bolus. A little honey, or mucilage, 

 will also render the mass tenacious enough to administer. 



Physic Drench. — {Cathartic medicine.) 



Pulverized aloes, 6 drachms, 



Sirup of buckthorn, .... 1 ounce, 

 Tincture of ginger, .... 1 ounce. 



Laxative Ball. 



Powdered aloes, 3 drachms, 



" sulphur, 1 drachm. 



Mandrake, 2 drachms. 



To be formed into a bolus, with honey or mucilage. 



