98 CLASSIFICATION 



pentine, terebene, terpin hydrate, Burgundy pitch, Canada 

 turpentine, resin, tar, pitch, oil of cade, balsam of Peru, balsam 

 of Tolu, benzoin, benzoic acid, black and white mustard, fibrolysin, 

 thiosinamine, eucalyptus, arnica, myrrh. 

 Class 2. Used mainly for their stomachic and carminative action upon the 

 digestive tract: capsicum, ginger, peppermint, menthol, spear- 

 mint, anise, cardamon, coriander, fennel, fenugreek. 

 Class 3. Used mainly for their antispasmodic action in stimulating the nerv- 

 ous system: valerian, ammonium, ferric and zinc valerianates, 

 asafetida and ammoniacum. 

 Class 4. Used mainly for their stimulant and diuretic action on the genito- 

 urinary tract: buchu and oil of juniper. 

 Section X. — Vegetable bitters: gentian, quassia, cascarilla, calumba, taraxacum, 



hydrastis. 

 , Section XI. — Vegetable cathartics. 



Class 1. Simple purgatives: aloes, linseed oil, castor oil, rhamnus purshiana, 



phenolphthalein, frangula, rhamnus catharticus, rhubarb (chrysa- 



robin), senna. 



Class 2. Drastic purgatives: croton oil, scammony root, jalap, gamboge, 



elaterin, colocynth, podophyllum, podophylin. 



Section XII. — Tannic acid and drugs containing it: nutgall, tannic acid, gallic 



acid, pyrogallol,- white oak, catechu, kino, hamamelis. 

 Section XIII. — Vegetable demulcents: olive oil, cottonseed oil, soap, soft soap, 



glycerin, linseed, acacia, tragacanth, althaea, sugar. 

 Section XIV. — Vegetable drugs killing parasites. 



Class 1. Used to destroy tape worms: aspidium, areca nut, kamala, kouso, 

 granatum, pepo. 

 • Class 2. Used to destroy round worms: santonica, chenopodium, spingella. 

 Class 3. Used to destroy oxyurides: quassia. 

 Class 4. Used to destroy lice: stavesacre. 

 Class 5. Used to destroy fleas: pyrethrum. 

 Section XV. — Vegetable drugs stimulating unstriated muscle, particularly of the 



uterus: ergot, cotton root bark. 

 Section XVI. — Vegetable drugs acting mechanically: starch, oil of theobroma, 



purified cotton, pyroxylin, collodion, euphorbium. 

 Section XVII. — Medicinal agents of animal origin: adrenalin, pituitrin, thyroid 

 glands (see p. 192), cantharides, lard, suet, hydrous wool fat, yellow and 

 white wax, spermaceti, honey, milk, sugar, pepsin, pancreatin, ox gall, 

 papain, cod liver oil, ichthyol, thiol. 



NOTE. 



ABBREVIATIONS USED IN KEFERENCE TO THE SYNONYMS IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF DRUGS. 



B. P., British Pharmacopeia. E., English. P. G., German Pharmacopeia. 

 Fr., French. G., German. 



DOSAGE. 



Three doses of each medicine are usually given; one for horses and cattle; 

 one for sheep and swine, and one for cats and dogs, unless otherwise specified. 

 The quantities are expressed in units of the apothecaries' weight or wine measure 

 and also in the metric system. The solids in the latter to be dispensed in grams, 

 the liquids in mils. Only those ofScial drugs and preparations of the United 

 States and British Pharmacopeias will be mentioned, which are considered to be 

 of value to practitioners of veterinary medicine. In connection with doses the 

 following abbreviations are used: 



H., Horse. C, Cattle. Sh. & Sw., Sheep and Swine. D. Dogs. 



The same dose may be given to dogs and cats of equal weight. 



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