a70 SPECIFICS FOR THE ALIMENTARY TRACT 



M. Divide in Chart. No. 3. 



Sig. One every twelve hours in a pint of flour gruel until diarrhea 



ceases. 



Diarrhea in Puppies. 



5 Bismuthi Subnitratis 3 ij 



Tincturse Opii Camphoratse 3 j 



Mucilaginis Acacise 5 jss 



Aquse Chlorof ormi q. s ad. S iij 



M. 



Sig. One-half to one teaspoonful every three hours until diarrhea is 

 checked. 



9. ANTHELMINTICS — WORM REMEDIES 



Anthelmintics are agents used to kill or expel intestinal parasites. 

 They are sometimes divided into vermicides which kill the parasites, 

 and vermifuges v^hich expel them, but for practical purposes this 

 distinction is unimportant. According to this method of division 

 they may be grouped as f ollov?s : 



Vermicides. 



Aspidium 



Chenopodium 



Cusso 



Granatum 



Quassia 



Vermifuges. 



Calomel 



Kamala 

 Turpentine 

 Pepo 

 Santonin 



Spigelia 



Thymol 



Beta-naphthol 



Antimony and Potas- 

 sium Tartrate (Tar- 

 tar Emetic) 



Chloroform 



Hydrogogue Cathartics 



Vermicides may be further divided according to the particular 

 type of worm for which they are effective, as, 

 Tsenicides (Tapeworm remedies). 



Aspidium 



Granatum (Pelletierine) 



Kamala 



Pepo 



Cusso (Kusso) 

 Turpentine 

 Areca Nut 

 Chloroform, 



Hook Worms (Uncinariaj. 



Thymol, Beta-naphthol and Chenopodium. 



Round Worms (Santonin Group). 



Santonin 

 Spigelia 

 Chenopodium 

 Chloroform 



Turpentine 

 Calomel 

 Tartar Emetic 

 Hydrogogue Cathartics 



Pin Worms (Oxyures). 



Santonin or other vermicide per os, followed by enemata of 

 quassia, vinegar, lime water or solution of sodium chloride. 



