306 GENITO-URINARY STIMULANTS 



Spiritus Juniperi. 5 per cent, of oil of Juniper. 



Spiritus Juniperi Compositus. This is a substitute for Hol- 

 land Gin. It is a solution of the oils of juniper, caraway 

 and fennel in 70 per cent, alcohol. H. and C. gij — iv; 

 60.— 120. D. 5j— iv; 4.— 15. 



Action and Uses. Juniper is quite similar in action to tur- 

 pentine. It is a diuretic, expectorant, carminative and stomachic 

 and is probably more diuretic than most of the members of this 

 group. The berries are added to gin to give its characteristic odor. 



Juniper is not frequently used in veterinary medicine and when 

 used is almost always prescribed as a diuretic or stimulating expec- 

 torant. Yox the former purpose it may be used to increase the urine 

 in passive congestion of the kidneys, resulting from chronic heart 

 disease. In subacute or chronic diseases of the genito-urinary tract 

 it is not generally regarded as so serviceable as buchu, copaiba, or 

 oil of sandalwood. It is undoubtedly most used as an expectorant in 

 chronic respiratory diseases. 



Bronchial Catarrh. Cow. 



B Juniperis S viij 



Sodii Sulphatis S xvj 



Ammonii Chloridi S ij 



Misce et fiat pulvis. 



Sig. One tablespoonful on each feed. 



Catarrh of the Bladder. Dog. 



B Olei Juniperi 3 ijss 



Alcoholis 3 V 



Misce et fiat solutio. 



Sig. 10 drops every three hours. 



* OLEUM ERIGERONTIS. OIL OF ERIGERON 



Synonym. Fleabane 



This is a volatile oil obtained from the fresh flowering herb of 

 Erigeron Canadensis, an annual plant of North America. The oil 

 is a pale yellow liquid, with persistent aromatic odor and taste. It 

 resembles turpentine in action, but is less powerful. It is little used 

 in veterinary medicine. It has some reputation as a hemostatic in 

 slight, persistent, internal hemorrhages. 



BUCHU 



Parts Used. The'leaves of Barosma hetulini, a plant growing in 

 Southern Africa. It contains a volatile oil from which Barosma 

 camphor is obtained, a glucoside and a bitter. 



* UnofBcial. 



