USES OF OIL OF TURPENTINE, ETC. , 479 



Oil of turpentine is a valuable counter-irritant in reliev- 

 ing pain and inflammation of deep-seated parts. It is 

 particularly useful in tympanitis, flatulent and spasmodic 

 colic and peritonitis. In the first two named disorders, 

 external application is combined with the internal and rectal 

 exhibition of the drug. Oil of turpentine is less frequently 

 employed over the chest in pleurisy and bronchitis. The 

 turpentine stupe is the favorite method of applying the oil- 

 in abdominal troubles. A blanket is thoroughly sprinkled 

 with turpentine, folded, and rolled into a cylindrical form 

 which will fit into an ordinary pail. Boiling water is then 

 poured on the blanket until it is saturated. The blanket is 

 quickly wrung out, placed over and around the horse's trunk, 

 covered with rubber protective and dry blankets, and 

 allowed to remain in place fifteen to thirty minutes. 



Uses Internal. — Digestive Tract. — Oil of turpentine is of 

 greatest utility in colic and in expelling gas in tympany 

 given internally ( 3 ii.-Oii. of linseed oil) and per rectum. 

 Enemata can also be employed for their stimulant action on 

 the nervous system and circulation, in collapse. One or two 

 ounces of oil of turpentine are dissolved in two or four 

 ounces of cottonseed oil, when used as an enema for horses. 

 Turpentine is an anthelmintic for round and tape worms. 

 From two to four ounces of the oil with one ounce of oleoresin 

 of aspidium in a pint of linseed oil, are recommended for the 

 latter purpose in the case of horses. Oil of turpentine is 

 often advised as an antidote for phosphorus because it con- 

 tains ozone and forms a harmless, camphor-like body — tur- 

 pentine phosphoric acid. The French variety only is effica- 

 cious ; the American oil, so far from being antagonistic to 

 phosphorus, actually assists its solution and absorption. 

 Turpentine is occasionally given in indigestion, chronic 

 diarrhoea, and dysentery of horses and cattle, as a local 

 stimulant and antiseptic. 



Respiratory Organs. — Oil of turpentine is an efficient 

 stimulating and antiseptic expectorant in subacute and 

 chronic bronchitis ; and deodorant in gangrene of the lungs. 



