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borax. Colorless, pearly, lamellar crystals, of a fee- 

 bly acid reaction, a bitter taste, and a sweetish after- 

 taste. Soluble in 35 parts of cold water, in 3 parts 

 of boiling water, in 15 parts of alcohol, and in 5 parts 

 of glycerin. It is a non-volatile antiseptic, equal in 

 power almost to carbolic acid, and because of its non- 

 irritant property may be frequently employed where 

 other antiseptics are excluded. It is but seldom used 

 internally, and tbeii only in fermentative diarrhoea of 

 young animals; occasionally as an emmenagogue. 

 It is excreted by the kidneys, and hence may be used 

 to exercise its antiseptic action on the urinary appar- 

 atus. Conjoined with starch it is used externally as 

 a disinfectant powder, or as an ointment (ten per 

 cent.), or saturated solution to foul wounds, ulcers, 

 burns, sores ; as a spray or gargle in sore throat, to 

 check excessive salivary or pharyngeal secretion, to 

 relieve the itching of erythema and eczema ; also in 

 catarrhal and purulent conjunctivitis. Lint and cot- 

 ton are sometimes rendered antiseptic by it. See 

 also "Borax," under Sodium. Dose: H. and C, 

 3ij.-v. ; D., gr. v.-xx. 



Boroglyceride, made by heating 93 parts of gly- 

 cerin with 63 parts of boric acid, is used as an anti- 

 septic dressing for wounds, etc., same as boric 

 acid. 



Strychniit, strychnine. See under Nux Vomica. 



Purgatives, particularly aloes, croton oil, etc. , act 

 by determining the blood to the pelvic viscera. 



Sinapis, mustard, in poultices to lumbar and pel- 

 vic region. 



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