300 GENITO-URINARY STIMULANTS 



Doses. 



Copaiba. Horses. Sijss — ^vj; 10. — 25. Cattle. 3vj — §ijss; 

 25. — 50. Sheep and Goats, 3j — ij ; 4. — 8. Dogs, gr. 

 vij — oss; 0.5 — 2. Cats, grs. iij — ^xv; 0.25 — 1. 



Oleum Copaiba is a volatile oil distilled from copaiba. 



Doses. One-half those of copaiba. 



Action. In small doses it is a stimulant to the mucous mem- 

 branes generally. Since it is eliminated by the mucosa of the 

 bronchi and kidneys it serves as a diuretic and expectorant. It is 

 also an antiseptic and renders the urine and bronchial secretions 

 antiseptic. Large doses are irritant, causing abdominal pain, gastro- 

 enteritis, nephritis, and frequent micturation. 



Uses. 1. In chronic discharges from the genito-urinary tract, 

 pyelitis, cystitis, urethritis, but it should not be given until the ^lost 

 acute symptoms have subsided. 



2. In subacute or chronic bronchitis with excessive purulent dis- 

 charge it often produces good results, but is generally inferior to 

 guaiacol or some of its preparations for this purpose. 



Administration. All preparations of copaiba are very dis- 

 agreeable and should therefore be administered in capsule or an 

 emulsion. 



CUBEBA 



Synonyms. Cubeb, Cubebs, Cubebo 



Cubeb is the dried unripe but fully grown fruit of Piper 

 Cubeba, a perennial climbing vine of Borneo and vicinity. It con- 

 tains a volatile oil, a resin and cubebic acid. 



Doses and Preparations. 



Powdered drug. H. 3v — §ij ; 20. — 50. gm. D. gr. xv — ^Ixxv ; 



1. — 5. gm. 

 Oleum CubebcB. H, and D. one-half of the above. 



Action and Uses. With the exception of being less irritant 

 than copaiba, cubebs closely resemble that drug in action and uses. 

 These drugs are frequently prescribed in combination and often give 

 better results than when either is used alone. As in case of copaiba, 

 cubebs should be administered in capsules or an emulsion. 



OLEUM — SANTALI 



Synonyms. Oil of Santal or Sandalwood 



This is a volatile oil distilled from the wood of Santalum album, 

 a tree which grows in Southern India. It is used almost entirely 

 for small animals, the dose being for dogs, Vtl v — xx. 



