236 HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. 



Gentian Root- — G-entiana Lutea. — This is an in- 

 valuable medicine in the treatment of diseases of horses 

 and cattle, where the appetite is to be restored and kept 

 up. In ^debility, weakness, swellings of the legs and 

 body, and where the stomach is out of order, as it is so 

 often .in fevers, and as a sequel to debilitating diseases, 

 Gentian, combined with iron, is an excellent tonic, and 

 cheap. Gentian combined with ammonia and pimenta 

 berries, will make a horse eat almost whether he will or 

 not. 



Doses. — For horses and cattle, half to one ounce is 

 the dose, repeating it three times in the day. For sheep, 

 one drachm. For dogs, five to ten grains. For horses 

 and cattle, it is best given mixed in gruel, and given in 

 a drench out of a strong necked bottle. Gentian root 

 should enter into all condition powders. (See Condition 

 Powders, in Prescriptions.) 



The colleges orders a tincture to be made, but the 

 powder is all that is wanted in the treatment of horse 

 and cattle diseases. 



Ginger Zingiberis. — A well known root, and is a 

 useful. article to have in the house. 



Dose. — Ginger is given in cases of gripes, or colic, 

 whether in horses or cattle, and should enter every dose 

 of purgative medicine, which is given to all the animals. 

 Ginger is useful in loss of appetite in horses, and in 

 calves an excellent medicine to give with chalk, and other 

 things, in scours, or diarrhoea. 



Doses. — For horses and cattle, one to two ounces is 

 the dose. For sheep, two drachms. For calves of three 

 months old, one drachm, and for younger ones less. The 

 essence of ginger, of the drug shops, is a good way to use 



