ZINGIBER — GINGER 



Tinctura Zingiberis. H. 5] — ij ; 30. — 60. D. Tl\, x — Ix ; 



0.6—4. 



pieoresina Zingiberis. H. gr. x — xx; 0.6 — 1.3. D. gr. ss — 



j ; 0.03—0.06. 



Action and Uses. Ginger is principally used as a carminative' 

 and flavoring agent. It is often combined with bicarbonate of soda 

 and bitters in atonic indigestion of horses and ruminants. It is also 

 used simplj' as a carminative to expel flatus and is frequently admin- 

 istered with purgatives to prevent the griping of those agents, as is 

 the case of aloes and magnesium sulphate. 



Other Carminatives. The other carminatives belong to the 

 volatile oil series and will be discussed later. Besides being carmina- 

 tive they are antiseptic and to some extent anesthetic. They in- ' 

 elude turpentine, oils of peppermint, spearmint, cloves, anise, sassa- 

 fras, etc. Besides the above certain drugs are used for their flavoring 

 power such as caraway, fennel, coriander, foenugreck. Ginger and 

 capsicum are probably more used than any of the other carminatives 

 with the possible exception of turpentine. 



Turpentine. See p. 301. This agent is valuable in acute gas- 

 tric tympany and flatulent colic to expel gas, arrest fermentation, and 

 consequently relieve pain, also in tympanites of cattle. In either 

 case it should be combined with an ammonia preparation and given 

 with a full dose of linseed oil or it may be administered in a capsule. 

 It is also an anthelmintic for round or tapeworms. Tor the former 

 it should be combined with linseed oil and for the latter, with male 

 fern (Hoare). It is contraindicated in congestion of the kidneys, 

 nephritis, gastritis or enteritis. 



Externally it is rubifacient, vesicant or pustulant according to 

 s+rength and method of application. Used chiefly in liniments and 

 blisters. 



Tympany, horse or cow. 



3 01. Terebinthinse 3 ij-iv 



Spts. Ammonise Arom S ij-iv 



01. Menthse Piperitse 5 j 



01. Lini q. s ad. O. j 



M. Pt. Haustus. Give at once. 



Eound Worms, adult dog. 



B 01. Chenopodii S j 



01. Terebinthinse 5 i_ 



Chloroformi 3 ii 



01. Ricini 3 xiv 



M. Ft. Sol. 



Sig. One-half to two drams in an equal amount of castor oil. 



Hoare. 



Mentha Piperita — peppermint : is a valuable carminative in 

 colic and flatulence. Externally, it is a good antiseptic. 



