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grasses may occur and affect whole herds; death occurs from 

 coma and asphyxia. , 



Medicinal uses of Ergot. — As a parturient, when the act is 

 prolonged in moderate doses every l / 2 hour ; in uterine haemor- 

 rhage, also to contract blood vessels, previous to an operation to 

 prevent excessive haemorrhage, especially if varicosities exist ; 

 sometimes used to hasten expulsion of the placenta ; it is useful 

 in haemorrhage of any kind ; ergot is injected into the region of 

 varicose veins ; used in cerebro-spinal meningitis, in dysentery, 

 piles, internally and locally ; eversion of uterus ; in prolapsus of 

 the rectum ; in enlarged heart may be combined with digitalis ; 

 in aneurisms. In stallions where erections are feeble or not 

 sufficiently prolonged for proper copulation give ergot com- 

 bined with strychnine or phosphorus ; paralysis of bladder, ergot 

 and strychnine ; congestion of the brain, ergot and potas, bromide ; 

 in diabetes insipidus it is a very useful drug. In conjunctivitis 

 and inflammations of mucous membranes generally, given in- 

 ternally and applied locally, it is of great benefit. 



Relaxed sphincters of the rectum and bladder are contracted 

 by ergot. Useful in acute dysentery. 



USTIL AGO.— Corn-smut or Corn-ergot. — Doses and uses 

 the same as ergot, but ergot is the best. 



GOSSYPII RADICIS CORTEX— Cotton Root Bark.— 

 This drug is very well thought of, it is a substitute for ergot ; the 

 Fid. Ext. is the best. Doses and uses the same as ergot. 



DIGITALIS— POX-GLOVE. 



Parts used ; — The leaves of Digitalis purpurea or purple 

 fox-glove. 



Extractum digitalis fluidum. — Fluid Extract of Digitalis. 



Dose. — Horses, 20 ms. to 1 dr. ; dogs, % to 3 ms - > tattle, 

 1 to 2 drs. ; sheep and swine, ms. 5 to 15. 



Extractum digitalis. — Extract of Digitalis (pilular con- 

 sistence). 



Dose. — Horses, 10 to 30 grs. ; dogs, % to 1 gr. ; cattle, 20 

 grs to 1 dr. ^ 



tinctura digitalis. — Tincture of Digitalis (■^jfper cent 

 strength.) 



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