DIET— DIURETICSU f3f 



DIGESTIVES, Medicines which promote 

 suppuration in ulcers, and cause them to 

 discharge a white healthy matter. (See 

 Pkarm.J 



DIGITALIS. (See Fox-Glove,) 



DITTANY OF CRETE. The essential 

 oil of this plant, resembles that of origanum, 

 and maybe employed for the same purposes. 

 (See Origanum.) 



DIURETICS. Medicines that increase 

 the secretion of urine ; an effect more rea- 

 dily produced in the horse than in the hu*» 

 jnan body. There is a great variety of me- 

 dicines that act as diuretics, the principal 

 are, the various kinds of turpentine, balsam, 

 soap, the fixed alkalies, nitre, &c. 



Diuretics are much used in veterinary 

 practice, particularly in diffused swellings 

 of the legs, or other parts, and grease; when 

 given in moderate doses, they may be conti- 

 nued for several days, and a Iiorse may work 

 without danger during their operation. The 

 diuretic alterative in our Pharmacopoeia is 

 an excellent medicine for horses that are 

 subject to swelling of the legs, and in slight 

 cases of grease ; but in more violent com- 

 plaints, we must employ more active reme* 



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