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Ecbolics cause contraction of tlie womb. 



Emetics induce vomiting. 



Expectorants increase tke secretion from the air tubes. 



Febrifuges counteract fever — ^lower temperature. 



Laxatives (Aperients). 



Narcotics allay pain -and produce sleep. 



Parturients (Ecbolics). 



Purgatives (Cathartics). 



Refrigerants diminish heat. 



Sedatives depress nervous power or lower circulation. 



Soporifics induce sleep. 



Stimulants temporarily excite the nervous or circulatory 

 system. 



Sudorifics (Diaphoretics). 



Sialogogues increase the secretion of saliva. 



Stomachics improve digestion. 



Tonics gradually and permanently improve digestion 

 and nutrition. 



Vermifuges kill and expel worms. 



2. GRADUATION OF DOSES. 



The doses given may be held applicable to full-grown 

 animals of medium size, therefore some allowance must be 

 made in any case in which the patient exceeds or comes 

 short of the average of his kind. A similar modification 

 must be made as regards young animals, not only on ac- 

 count of their smaller size but also of their greater sus- 

 ceptibility. The following table may serve as a guide : 



Allowance must also be made for a nervous tempera- 

 ment which usually renders an animal more impressible 



