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230 SYNOPSIS OF VETERINARY 



Or the powdered male fern 1 to 2 ozs. for dogs may be used, 

 but is too bulky. 



REMEDIES AGAINST TJENLE OR TAPE WORMS. 



Preparation. — First, fast your patient, only allowing a little 

 milk, then give a purge, then administer the taeniafuge, then a 

 purge; always look for the head of the tape worm, for if not 

 removed it will reproduce itself. 



ASPIDIUM. 



Synonyms. — Male Fern, Male Shield Fern — Filix Mas. 



oeEorEsina aspidii — Oleoresin of Male Fern. 



Dose. — Horses, 4 drs. to 2 ozs. average dose 1 oz. ; dogs, 10 

 to 15 ms. up to 1 or 2 drs. according to size; sheep and swine, 

 1 to 2 drs. 



Oleoresin of Male Fern combined with areca nut or oil of 

 turpentine makes the best tseniafuge. Chloroform is also used 

 with it. 



It should not be combined with oils. 



For Thread Worms occupying rectum, use the following 

 remedies : Infusions of quassia or aloes ; or carbolic acid 20 to 

 30 ms. to water 1 pint or Tr. chloride of iron 1 to iy 2 ozs. to the 

 pint ; Sodium chloride l / 2 to 1 oz. to water 1 pint. 



URINO-GENITALS. 



These remedies are used for their actions on the ,genito-uri- 

 nary organs ; they increase the activity of the kidneys and ex- 

 cite the function of the genital organs ; in excessive quantity or 

 long continued they may set up inflammation of the kidneys, pro- 

 duce strangury and bloody urine, excite uterine contraction, and 

 stimulate to an -unnatural degree, the sexual appetite ; they con- 

 tain an essential oil or principle, which is eliminated by the uri- 

 nary passages and excites local irritation by direct contact. 



TURPENTINE is an oleoresinous exudation, liquid or con- 

 crete, consisting of a Resin combined with a particular oil, 

 named Oil of Turpentine, and generally procured from various 



