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vinum ipecacuanhas — Wine of Ipecac. — Contains 10% of 

 the fluid extract. 



Dose. — About the same as the syrup. 



Antagonists and Incompatibles. — Salts of lead and mercury, 

 vegetable acids and astringents are incompatible; bismuth, car- 

 bolic acid, hydrocyanic acid and narcotics generally, hinder its 

 emetic action. 



Synergists. — The emetics; its actions on the skin are in- 

 creased by opium, warmth, etc. 



Actions. — Nauseant, systemic and local emetic, expectorant, 

 cholagogue, diaphoretic, hemostatic, sternutatory and counter- 

 irritant, may cause pustules ; small doses are stomachic. 



Uses. — Is a safe non-depressant and sure, but slow emetic ; 

 is also a good expectorant in bronchitis when secretion is scant, 

 also used against dysentery, jaundice, etc. 



In dysentery and chronic diarrhoea 'it is highly efficacious, 

 in these conditions it should be combined with opium. 



ANTIMONII ET POTASSII TARTRAS— ANTIMONY 

 AND POTASSIUM TARTRATE. 



Synonym. — Tartar emetic. 



Actions. — It is a systemic and local emetic, a diaphoretic, 

 cardiac and arterial sedative and a gastro-intestinal irritant. 



It is a powerful waste producer and stimulates the secre- 

 tions of the stomach, intestines, salivary glands, liver and pan- 

 creas. 



It is also a vermifuge. 



In large doses it causes vomiting and purging with much 

 prostration. 



Uses. — It is too slow as an emetic in poison cases. 



In asthma of dogs it may be used in from 1-16 to % grain 

 doses to relax spasm and promote secretion. 



For horses its most valuable use is to expel the common 

 round worms from the intestines, for which it is very efficacious ; 

 given in two drachm doses once or twice daily in the feed for 4 

 to 6 days, or J4 oz. dissolved in water is given on an empty 

 stomach, followed by a full dose of oil. 



