624 VETERINARY MATERIA MEDIC A. 



arise. If they are very dry, and the powder flies much, 

 add a few drops of sweet oil, which will prevent this. 

 Of all the vesicating articles in use, none equal cantha- 

 rides. They likewise make a very useful stimulating 

 tincture for injecting into sinuous sores. Cantharides 

 are found also to have a very salutary effect in those 

 relaxations of mucous membranes w^hich produce a mor- 

 bid purulent secretion ; and which is apparently done by 

 stimulating the system generally, axid these parts particu- 

 larly, into, a new and healthy action. It is thus they 

 have been applied to the treatment of glanders : in nasal 

 gleets they have been extremely beneficial. 



Capsicum. — In Indian horse practice, an infusion of 

 Cayenne pepper is often given as a cure of flatulent 

 colic, and as a vermifuge also ; it is likewise used ex- 

 ternally as a stimulant. We have ourselves tried it in 

 colic with some advantage, but not with sufiicient 

 benefit to prefer it to the more established means. 

 As a stomachic, it is decidedly more potent than most 

 other peppers. 



Caraways. — Both the seeds and essential oil are used as 

 warm stomachic cordials. — See Cordials. 



Carbon. — The chemical name of charcoal: it is useful in 

 stopping the ulcerative process. — See Poultices. 



Carbonate of Ammonia, or Salt of Hartshorn of the 

 shops. — See Ammonia. 



Carbonated Water of Ammonia, or Spirit of Harts- 

 horn. — See Ammonia. 



Carbonate of Iron. — See Iron. 



Carrots. — These become, under many circumstances, a 

 medicine, as well as an article of diet. Even for the 

 latter purpose they are not sufficiently known ; for they 

 fatten without heating ; but, on the contrary, they keep 

 the body cool by keeping it open, and greatly promote a 

 healthy coat. As a medicine they often remove cough, 

 cure incipient grease, are good in farcy, and beneficial in 

 surfeits and mange ; but in these latter cases they must 

 be wholly substituted for corn. A poultice formed of 

 the scraped root is an excellent application in cases of 

 ichorous discharge from the heels. — See Poultices. 



Castor Oil {Oleum Ricini). — See Oils. 



