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certainly very inert in th.e horse ; and 

 though siill employed by farriers as an 

 ar.tlielmintic and alterative, is unworthy of 

 notice, while we can procure so many va- 

 luable preparations of quicksilver. 



EUPHORBIL M, A gum resin, that ex- 

 udes spontaneously from a lare^e oriental 

 tree. It is brought to us in small drops, of 

 a pale yellow colour, which are generally 

 mixed with woody and other extraneous 

 matter. 



Euphorbmm is found useful in veterinary 

 practice, as an external application. It is 

 generally emploj^ed in the form of tincture : 

 sometimes it is mixed into an ointment with 

 ■Jiog^s lard, mercurial ointment, oil of origa- 

 num, oil of bay, &.c. being previously re- 

 duced to a fine powder. It is also frequent- 

 ly an ingredient in strong blisters, to which 

 it proves a powerful auxiliary. In whatever 

 form enphorbium is employed, it proves 

 extremely acrimonious and stimulating, and 

 is therefore well calculated to reduce callous 

 swellings of the back sinews, or other parts, 

 curbs, windgalls, &c. 



The tincture is naade by digesting, or 

 steeping, one ounce of the powder m four 



