ALOE — ALOES 



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Purgative, Horse or Cow. 



U Olei Eicini O. j -500. 



^theris 5 ij 50. 



M. 



Sig. Give at one dose. 



c. ANTHRACINE DERIVATIVES 

 ALOE 



Synonym. Aloes 



Aloe is the inspissated juice of the leaves of Aloe vera. Aloe ferox. 

 Aloe Perryi or other species of aloe. 



It will be noticed that according to the official definition there 

 are three sources of aloes. The plant Aloes vera furnishes the 

 Curacao aloes, Aloe Perryi yields Socotrine aloes while Aloe ferox 

 produces what is commercially called Cape aloes. These plants 

 somewhat resemble the Century plant. Aloe Barbadensis — Barba- 

 does Aloes — was formerly official and was the variety most often 

 used in veterinary medicine. 



Aloes occurs in yellowish brown or orange brown to blackish 

 brown opaque masses, partially soluble in water, completely soluble in 

 alcohol. 



Preparations and Doses. 



Stomachic 

 Cattle 3 j — ijss; 6 



HorseSi 3 ss — j; 2 



Sheep or Goats 3 ss — j ; 2 

 Swine grs. xv — xxx 1 



Dogs gr. jss— vij ; 



Cats gr. % — iij; 



Aloes 



—10. 

 2. — 5. 

 2. — 5. 

 1. — 2. 

 0.1 — 0.5 

 0.05— 0.2 



Laxative 

 S jss— ijss; 

 g ss— jss; 

 3 ijss— vj; 

 3 j— ijss; 

 3 ss— j; 

 grs. iij— XV ; 



45.-75. 

 15.— 45. 

 10.-25. 



5.-10. 



2.— 5. 

 0.2— 1. 



Laxative Doses for Foals are: 



1 week old 

 4 weeks old 

 3 months old 

 6 months old 



1 year old 



2 years old 



3 years old 



4 years old 



gr. viij— xv; 

 3 ss — 3j ; 

 3 j— ijss; 

 3 ijss — iv; 



0.5— 1.0 

 2. — 4. 

 4. —10. 

 10. —15. 



3 iv— v; 15. —20. 

 3 V— vj; 20. —25. 



3 vj- 



vjH 



-vii] ; 25. — 30. 

 jss; 25. — 45. 



Frohner, 



Tincium Aloes — Tincture of Aloes, 10 per cent. 



*Tinctura Aloes et Myrrhw — Tincture of aloes and Myrrh. 



* Unofficial. 



