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cotton or cloth saturated with it ; the fetor is removed and slough- 

 ing arrested. It is equally useful for furuncles, phagedenic 

 ulcers, etc. In 2 drachm doses every 3 hours it frequently ab- 

 orts suppuration in Parotiditis of horses. For tape worm it is 

 given with oleoresin of aspidium in oil. 



As an inhalation in pulmonary diseases J/£ ounce is added to ft 

 quart of boiling water. 



In pupura hemorrhagica, turpentine is a valuable drug as 

 a vaso-motor stimulant and diuretic ; given in two drachm doses 

 every 4 hours with tincture chloride of iron and linseed oil, as ; — 



IJ Quin. sulph., 3 j. 



01. Terebinth, 3 iij. 



Tr. Ferri chloridi, 3 iij. to vj. 



Ol. Lini, qs. ad., 3 xxxvj. 



M. Sig. — Three ounces every 4 hours. 



The writer prefers potassium bichromate, (q. v.). In ab- 

 dominal pain, "turpentine stupes" are useful to aid in relieving 

 the pain ; a woolen blanket is wrung out of boiling water and oil 

 of turpentine is sprinkled over it, it is then applied around the 

 patients body, covered with dry blankets and left on about thirty 

 minutes. 



As a stimulating healing application for mud fever, grease 

 heels, etc., the following is a useful application. 



5 01. Terebinth. 



01. Picis Liq. 



Glycerini, aa. 3 iij- to 3 'v. 



01. Adipis, qs. ad., O j. 

 M. Sig.— -.Apply 2 or 3 times daily. 



One ounce oil of tar to the pint of oil of turpentine, effectually dis- 

 guises it. 



COPAIBA— BALSAM OF COPAIBA. 

 An oleoresin. 



OLEUM COPAIBAE. 



Dose. — Same as turpentine. 



Actions. — Similar to oil of turpentine, is stimulant, diuretic, 

 diaphoretic and expectorant; it acts as an antiseptic to the genito- 

 urinarv apparatus, and is used chiefly in gonorrhoee in man. 



