GENTIAN — GINGER. 99 



black and the white ginger ; the latter is 

 preferred for culinary purposes, on account 

 of its more pleasant flavour, but the former 

 seems to be equal, if not superior in strength, 

 and being considerably cheaper, and more 

 easily powered, I think it deserves a pru* 

 ference as a horse medicine. 



I consider ginger as the most useful stimu* 

 lant in the veterinary materia medica ; when 

 joined with aromatics, caraway seed, anise 

 seed, cummin seed, &.c. or their essential 

 oils, it forms an efhcacious cordial, and with 

 emetic tartar and opium, an excellent dia- 

 phoretic for giving gloss to the coat, and 

 relaxing the skin. Joined with bitters, it 

 makes a good stomachic; with squills an ex- 

 pectorant, often relieving obstinate coughs. 



Ginger is extremely beneficial in weak- 

 ness, and flatulency of the stomach, and as- 

 sisted by other remedies, such as oil of juni- 

 per, or camphor, it seldom fails of curing 

 the flatulent cholic, or gripes. 



The dose is from one dram and a half to 

 three or four drams. 



It should be recently powdered when 

 used ; but in a well-stopped bottle the pow- 



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