^2 PHARMACOPCEIA. 



Medical writers generally class the prepa- 

 rations of iron, copper, zinc, and lead, with 

 astringents ; these, however, have not been 

 found very useful as internal remedies in the 

 horse ; and whenever they prove serviceable 

 it is in cases of debility, in which tonics are 

 required. 



ASTRINGENTS, for diarrhoea. 

 No. 1. Opium, one dram. 



Ginger, one dram and a half. 

 Prepared chalk, six drams. 

 Mix into a ball with treacle, sjrup, or 

 iioney, for one dose. 

 N^o. 2. Gum kino, two drams. 

 Alum, half an ounce. 

 Aromatic powder, one dram and a 



half. 

 Castile soap, two dr^nis. 

 Honey enough to form the ball, fov 

 one dose. — Mix. 

 No. 3. Powdered rhubarb, one ounce. 

 Prepared natron, two drams. 

 Cassia, powdered, one dram and a 



half. 

 Oil of mint, twenty drops. 

 To be mixed as above for one dose. 

 Remark — I have often seen mischief done 



