48 THE HORSE. 



Table of Medicinal Substances, Their Doses and Action. 



ACTION. 



AGENT. 



DOSE. 



INTERNALLY. EXTERNALLY. 



Strychnine 

 Sulphur 



Tartar, emetic 



Turpentine 



Tupentine oil 



Zinc, acetate 

 Zinc, carbonate 



Zinc, chloride 



Zinc, oxide 



Zinc, sulphate 



Stimulant to 

 motor nerves 

 I,axative 



and 

 Alterative 

 Nauseant 



and 

 Diaphoretic. 

 Diuretic 

 Diuretic 

 Antispasm 

 Cathartic 



Astringent 



and 

 Tonic 



Detergent 



Irritant 



Digestive 



Irritant 



Astringent 

 Astringent 

 Caustic 



and 

 Antiseptic 

 Astringent 

 Erodent 



and 

 Astringent 



I to 3 grains. 



1 to 4 ounces. 



)4 to I dram. 



J^ to I ounce. 



2 to 4 fluid drams. 



3 to 6 fluid ounces. 

 >^ to I pint 



I to 2 drams. 



Common Names for a Few Drugs. 



Tincture of Opium Eaudanum. 



Sulphate of Iron Copperas. 



Mercury, bichloride Corrosive Sublimate. 



Mercury, mild chloride Calomel. 



Sulphate of Zinc White Vitriol. 



Cantharides Spanish Fly. 



Nitrous Ether . Sweet Spirits of Nitre, 



Argentum Nitrate Nitrate of Silver. 



