AGENTS PROMOTING WASTE. 5'? 



Sodii Boras, borate or biborate of sodium, borax. 

 Sodii Sulphas— soAima. sulphate, Glauber's salt. 

 For sodium sulphite and sodium hyposulphite, see 

 under Sulphur and Sulphites. 



The physiological actions of the sodium salts 

 are similar to those of potassium salts, but they are 

 not so alkaline, not so depressant, nor are they such 

 powerful cardiac and nerve poisons as the potassium 

 salts. 



The Sodium Carbonate and Bicarbonate are ant- 

 acids and alteratives. Dose: H., 3i.-iv. ; D., gr. 

 v.-xxx. 



Sodiuin Chloride. — Small doses are restorative, 

 stomachic, and antiseptic; larger doses irritant, ca- 

 thartic, and emetic ; externally stimulant, refrigerant, 

 and antiseptic. Dose: H., lb. ss.-i. (on this animal 

 its action as a purgative is uncertain and irritant) ; 

 cattle, lb. ss.-i.; sheep, li.-iij. (is more adapted for 

 these animals than for the horse) . 



Sodium Borate. — Antiseptic, parasiticide, slightly 

 astringent, and alkaline. Dose same as that of the 

 bicarbonate. 



Glauber's Salt. — Cathartic, cholagogue, febrifuge, 

 and slightly diuretic. Has very low diffusive power, 

 impedes absorption of fluids in the intestinal canal, 

 but increases the amount of intestinal secretion and 

 stimulates peristalsis; produces an increase in the 

 quantity of bile secreted by its direct action upon the 

 hepatic cells. As a cathartic it is slow in operation, 

 generally requiring from twenty to twenty-four hours, 

 and is more suitable for cattle than for horses. 



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