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It is also a uterine stimulant when administered in very 

 large doses. 



On the Body in General. — Small doses stimulate ; large doses 

 depress. Tissue change is diminished by it. 



How it Reduces Fever. — Probably by virtue of its antisep- 

 tic properties; also by increasing the size of red blood corpus- 

 cles. It prevents them from giving up their oxygen to a certain 

 extent, and diminishes the number and movement of the white 

 blood corpuscles. 



Medicinal Uses. — The bark and its alkaloids are used as bit- 

 ter stomachics and tonics to improve the appetite and stimulate 

 digestion. Checks abnormal gastro-intest ; .nal fermentation, and 

 is used in atonic indigestion. Quinine sulphate with nitro-muria- 

 tic acid dilute. 



Weakly foals and calves with relaxed bowels are bene- 

 fited by quinine sulphate and arom. sulphuric acid. 



During convalescence and for debilitating diseases, as a gen- 

 eral tonic, the following prescription is useful : 



M. Ft. chart No. 12. Sig. — One powder three times daily. 



In Anemia. — Give quininse sulphate with tincture ferri chlor. 

 or other iron preparations. 



It is serviceable in septicaemia and pyaemia, influenza, stran- 

 gles, purpura and other febrile diseases, especially of germ 

 origin. In puerperal metritis of cows and ewes; also in distem- 

 per of dogs it is of great benefit, and probably the best medicine 

 known for malarial diseases. Give 1 drachm dose every four 

 hours of Quinine sulph. for horses. 



Rheumatism. — Quinine Sulph. with salol, salicylic acid or 

 salicylate of soda, (is sometimes injected hypodermically for sci- 

 atic rheumatism). 



For rheumatism the following is highly satisfactory: 



]J Quin. sulph. 3 i— 3 jss. ' r 



Pulv, bellad. fol., 3 ij. ' 



Sodii. salicylatis, 3 "J- — i yss - 

 Pulv. cimicifugse, 3 iij- — ivss. 

 M. Ft. chart No. 12. Sig. — One powder every four hours. 



