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Rad. ipecacuanh.e trita reducta. Mix the ipecacuanha 

 with the seeds of narrow-leaved wild orache, atriplex patula ; those 

 of garden orache, a. hortensis : the root of primrose, primula veris 

 vulgaris ; or the root of oxlip, p. veris elatior. 



PuLPA coLOCYNTHiDis FACTrxiA. Scm. colocyth. 3lb., rad. 

 bryonia? lib. ; sold for the ground pith. 



Battle y''s green senna powder. This nostrum is sup- 

 posed to be senna leaves heated until they become yellow, and 

 then reduced to a greenish hue ])y the addition of powdered 

 charcoal. 



FOE VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Horse spice. Species equinus, Rasur. guaiaci lib., zz. nigri, 

 pimentae, sem. cymini ana 21b., rad. curcuma?, canellse albse ana 

 lib. — 2. Rad. curcumse, sem. cymini ana 5lb. zz. 2lb. 8 oz. — 

 3. Piper. Cayennae 2 oz., fabarum 45lb., mustard hulls 451b., sem. 

 cumini 15lb., pulv. carui lolb., pulv. curcumas 9lb., bacc. lauri 

 3lb., ivory black lib. 



Cow SPICE. Rad. curcumae, sem. anisi, rad. glycyrrh., pul. 

 diapente ana p. aeq. 



Diapente. Rad. aristol. longi, myrrha?, bacc. lauri, ras. 

 eboris, rad. gentiaufu ana lb. j ; used by farriers as a tonic. — 2. 

 Bacc. lauri 3lb., rad. gentianae 2lb., rad. curcumae 4lb. sinapis 

 31b. 



Absorbent powders for horses. Natron ppd. 2 dr., 

 columlx) root powd. 3 to 4 dr., ginger 1 dr. ; mix for a dose. — 

 2. Ppd. chalk 4 dr., gentian root powd. 2 to 3 dr., pul vis aroma- 

 ticus 1 to 2 dr. ; mix for a dose. — 3. Aloes 2 to 3 dr., rhubarb 3 

 to 4 dr., natron ppd. 2 dr., ginger 1 to 2 dr. ; mix for a dose. 



Alterative powders for horses. Prep, antimony 6 oz., 

 flowers of sulphur 8 oz. ; mix for eight doses. — 2. Rosin 4 oz., 

 nitre 3 oz., emetic tartar 1 oz. ; mix for eight doses. 



Arsenical powder for horses. White arsenic gr.j, cream 

 of tartar gr. x ; rub well together for a dose, to be given three 

 times a day, unless it produces loss of appetite. 



Astringent powder. Alum 4 oz., bole Armenian 1 oz ; 

 mix ; for grease and running sores. — 2. White vitriol 2 oz., 

 flowers of zinc 1 oz ; mix ; for external use. — 3. White vitriol 

 and bole of each 2 oz. ; mix. — 4. Sugar of lead 2 oz,, bole 1 oz. ; 

 mix. 



Caustic powder, y&r canker in /lorses, Corros. sublim. powd. 

 1 oz., blue vitriol 2 oz., ppd. chalk 4 oz. ; mix. 



Cordial diuretic powder, for horses. Nitre, yellow rosin, 

 and carui seeds powdered, of each 1 oz. ; mix, for one dose. 



