SECTION IV.-HEALTH AND 



23. MEDICINES 



DRUGS AND THEIR USES 



Acetate of Lead. A powerful astringent, given with benefit in 

 dysentery, and to arrest bleeding from the lungs. In solution it is 

 applied to "wrung" shoulders, and as a dressing in skin eruptions, such 

 as eczema and pruritis. 



Acetic Acid. Astringent, corrosive, and vesicant. Used for removing 

 warts, &c. 



Aloes. Purgative; useful in constipation of the bowels and colic. As 

 an alterative it is given in swelling of the legs and general unthriftiness. 



Aloin. See Aloes. 



Alum. Astringent, antiseptic, caustic. Antidote in lead-poisoning. 

 Given in diarrhoea. Externally applied to wounds, and as an injection is 

 employed in foetid discharges from the vagina and rectum. 



Aniseed. Stomachic, carminative, and aromatic stimulant. Given 

 with saline and other purgatives it prevents griping. In conjunction with 

 ginger it causes the expulsion of gas from the stomach and bowels in 

 flatulence, and assists digestion. 



Arnica. Mostly employed as an application to bruises and sprains. 

 It stimulates the skin and increases the activity of the circulation, but it 

 possesses no special advantage over other stimulants. 



Arseniate Of Iron. An excellent tonic and restorative for horses 

 in low condition. Useful also in obstinate skin diseases associated with 

 debility. 



Arsenious Oxide. Internally it is a tonic astringent and alterative. 

 Given in indigestion, general debility, and some of the more troublesome 

 skin diseases, as eczema, psoriasis, impetigo, &c. It is mostly administered 



in the form of " liquor arsenicalis ". 



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