234 SYNOPSIS. OF VETERINARY 



JUNIPERUS— JUNIPER. 



oleum juniperi — Oil of Juniper. 



Dose. — Horse, i to 3 drs. ; cattle, 2 to 4 drs. ; dogs, 5 to 10 

 15 ms., repeated every three or four hours. 



There is also a spirit and compound spirit (gin) of Juniper. 

 Dose, dogs, l / 2 to 2 drs. 



oleum cadinum — Oil of Cade. 



Synonym. — Oleum Juniperi Empyreumaticum. 



A product of the dry distillation of wood of a certain specie 

 of juniper. 



Used as an application in chronic skin disease, especially 

 parasitic ; used full strength or diluted one-half, or combined with 

 other agents in salves, lotions, etc. (See sulphur.) It resem- 

 bles tar in color and odor. 



Oil of Juniper is used only as a diuretic, and is very good ; 

 is stomachic in small doses, and is aphrodisiac. It is soluble in 

 about four parts of alcohol. 



BUCHU. 



ExtracTum buchu Eeuidum — Fluid Extract of Buchu. 

 Dose. — Horses, 1 to 2 ozs. ; dogs, 10 ms. to 1 dr. Dose of 

 powdered buchu, the same. 



UVA URSI— BEARBERRY. 



EXTRACTUM UVAE URSI FEUIDUM. 



Fluid Extract of vva Ursi. Dogs, 10 ms. to 1 drs. ; horses 

 1 to 2 ozs. 



These two drugs are tonic astringent diuretics; useful in 

 chronic cystitis ; also used in dysuria and calculous affections. 



Fluid extract uva ursi and ergot are of considerable vaule in 

 diabetes insipidus. One ounce doses of each, 3 or 4 times daily. 



SCIIXA— SQUILL. 



Syrupus sciLLAE — Syrup of Squill. (4.5 per cent). 

 Dose. — Dogs, 15 ms. to 1 dr. 



Incompatible with alkalies — it contains acetic acid. 

 ExtracTum SCiELAE fluidum — Fluid Extract of Squill. 

 Dose. — Dog, V\ to 5 ms. 



