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Doses. Sheep and Swine. § ss— ij ; 15. — 60. Lambs. 3 

 J— ij ; 4.-8. Dogs. 5 j— ij ; 4—8. 



Action and Uses. Kousso contains a yellow amorphous active 

 principle, kussotoxin, a resin and a volatile oil. The first mentioned 

 is probably the most active. It has no appreciable effect except to 

 cause nausea in medicinal doses. Overdoses resemble those of 

 aspidium. Its only use is that of a tsenicide. It is usually not 

 necessary to follow with a purgative but should be followed by 

 one if purgation does not take place within 6 to 8 hours. 



PEPO 



Synonym. Pumpkin Seed 



Parts Used. This is the seed of the common pumpkin {Cuv' 

 curbita Fepo). 



Action and Uses. The seeds contain a fixed oil and a resin. 

 They have been used with good results as a tsenicide and by some are 

 given second place to aspidium. Power and Salway were unable to 

 find any tsenicide properties in the seeds. Pepo has no appreciable 

 efl^ect upon animals even in large doses and the only therapeutic use 

 is that of a ta'nicide. 



Dose. J). § j— iij ; 30. — 90. 



Administration. The seed should be suspended in an emul- 

 sion, made into an infusion, or beaten into a paste with sugar and 

 diluted with milk. They should be followed by a purgative. 



Early Bird Tapeworm Remedy. Human. 



5 Peponis ^ ij 5 §• 



Granati. 



Cusso aa. 3 j ; 4. 



Aquse Bullentis q. s ad. 5 j ; 30. 



Ft. infusum, cole et add. 



Oleoresinse Aspidii ^ j ; 4. 



Kamalse ^ J ; 4. 



Glycerini 3 iv ; 2. 



Mucilaginis Acacise S ss ; 2. 



Aquse q. s. ad. 5 viij ; 240. 



Misce et fiat solutio. 



Sig. One-half statim, one-half in three hours. 



OTHER T.XNICIDES 



Turpentine. This drug is discussed in detail on page 301. 

 It has long been used as a vermicide against both varieties of worms, 

 but on account of its irritant action upon the stomach and kidneys 

 is not used so much as formerly. It answers fairly well for horses 

 and hogs. It should be given to the former in raw linseed oil and 

 to the latter in milk. As a remedy against tapeworms it is usually 



