LIST OF FLUID EXTRACTS 418 
Dose, four drachms, to be given every morning, on an empty 
stomach, for six or eight successive days, and longer if necessary. 
Fiurp Extract or Bucuu. 
(Barosma Crenata.) 
This is used exclusively for the treatment of diseases of the 
urinary organs, retention of the urine, and for the treatment of 
the various forms of dropsy. Its direct action is diuretic, yet it 
also gives tone to the parts on which it acts. Dose, from four to 
eight drachms, Should an animal be suffering from retention of 
the urine, the diuretic action of the buchu may be augmented by 
adding to it a small quantity (equal parts) of sweet spirits of niter. 
For the treatment of spasm at the neck of the bladder, add to the 
dose of buchu an equal quantity of tincture of assafetida. 
Frum Extract or Inpian Hemp (Foren). 
(Cannabis Indicus Sativus.) 
This medicine acts as a narcotic and antispasmodic. Its use is 
indicated in all diseases attended with pain and restlessness, but is 
chiefly used for the treatment of tetanus or locked-jaw. Dose, 
two drachms, to be repeated as occasion may require. 
Fiurp Extract or PrRInce’s PINE. 
(Pipsissewa. ) 
Prince’s pine is a very excellent tonic and diuretic in chronic 
diseases of the urinary organs, and has been used with much suo- 
cess in cases of local dropsy of the limbs, known as swelled lega, 
Dose, from four to six drachms. 
Frum Extracr or Buack SNAKEROOT. 
( Cimicifuga Racemosa.) 
This extract is considered a valuable agent for the treatment of 
spasmodic affections, which arise in consequence of derangement 
of some portion of the nervous system. It is an efficient remedy 
in hysteria, 
