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ANGELICA. — Angelica. This root is largely cultivated for 

 medicinal purposes. Its properties are tonic and carminative. 

 Although a very elegant aromatic, it requires to be conjoined 

 Avith some other stimulants when administered to the horse. The 

 dose is from half an ounce to an ounce and a half. 



ANISE-SEED. — Anisi Semina. This seed is much used in 

 horse medicine, as a stimulant, carminative and cordial ; but its 

 power is by no means considerable. It is thought to possess also 

 an expectorant quality, and is therefore given in coughs and 

 other complaints of the lungs, but is generally joined with other 

 expectorants. It is certainly, though weak, a very grateful sti- 

 mulant, and does much good where the stomach is w^eak, and 

 disposed to flatulency ; it is therefore an useful ingredient in 

 cordial medicines. The dose is about one ounce or rather more. 

 (See Cordials and Carminatives.) The virtues of anise-seed 

 are contained in its essential oil, the dose of which is about half a 

 drachm or more : it may be rubbed in a mortar with sugar, mu- 

 cilage, and ginger, and given in warm ale or water. 



In the human being anise-seeds are supposed to increase the 

 secretion of milk ; but I am not aware that they possess this 

 power over animals. 



ANODYNES. Medicines that alleviate or remove pain, the 

 most efl^ectual of which is opium. The other narcotics have also 

 been occasionally employed for this purpose, among w^hich are 

 henbane, deadly nightshade, hemlock, w4iite poppy-heads, &c. 

 When pain depends upon spasm, as in the flatulent or spasmodic 

 colic, commonly named gripes or fret, it is an excellent remedy. 

 (See article Colic.) In that dangerous complaint, named locked- 

 jaw, opium is the medicine that is principally relied on, though 

 it is generally given with others, such as camphor, &c. See 

 ■ Antispasmodics, Opium, Henbane, &c. 



anodyne ball. 



No. 1. Opium i dr. to 1 dr. 



Castile soap .... 2 drs. to 4 drs. 



Powdered ginger 1 dr. to 2 drs. 



Powdered anise-seed \ oz. to 1 oz. 



Oil of caraways ^ dr. 



Syrup enough to form the ball. 



anodyne draught, or drench. 



No. 2. Tincture of opium ...from ^ oz. to 1 oz. 



Spirit of nitrous ether I oz. to 2 oz. 



Essence of peppermint 1 to 2 drs. 



Water 1 pint. 



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