173 VETERINARY MATERIA MEDICA. 



Alumen, alum. See under Alum. Safe, but slow 

 in action. 



Sinapis Alba, white or yellow mustard ; Sinapis 

 Nigra, black mustard. See under Sinapis (topical 

 agents). 



Apomorphina, apomorphine. See under Opium. 

 Very depressant and convulsant. 



Antimonii et Potassm Tartras, Tartarus Stibi- 

 atus, tartrate of antimony and potassium, tartar 

 emetic. Given to the dog in doses of gr. i.-iv. dis- 

 solved in tepid water. 



Emetics are given to cause expulsion of foreign 

 bodies from any part of the oesophageal tract or from 

 the air passages, to remove or evacuate the contents 

 of the stomach, and to remove an obstruction from 

 the gall duct. Contra-indications for their use are— ^ 

 aneurism, atheroma, hemorrhagic diathesis, hernia, 

 prolapsus uteri, and pregnancy. 



Ipecacuanha — Ipecac. 



The dried root of Cephaelis ipecacuanha, a Brazil- 

 ian shrub of the natural order Rubiaceae, collected 

 during the first three months of the year. The shrub 

 grows about three feet high ; the root has a twisted 

 knotty appearance, of about the thickness of a quill, 

 and is from two to four inches long. The active 

 principle is contained in the outside brownish bark, 

 while the inner part of the root is white and nearly 

 inactive, medicinally. The powdered root is of a 

 grayish-brown color, of a bitter, acrid taste, and has 



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