APPENDIX. 



PKESCKIPTIONS USED IN EQUINE PEAOTICE. 



COLIC BALL. 



t. Pulveris opii, 



Extracti belladonnas folii. .aa 3 j. 

 Pulveris zingiberis radicis, 

 Bismu thi subni tratis aa J ij . 



Misce et fiat bolus. 



Sig. : Give, and repeat if necessary. 



Good if diarrhoea is present. 



CHRONIC DIARRHOEA. 



B . Ferri sulphatis § j. 



Pulveris nucis vomicae 3 iv. 



Bismuthi subcarbonatis § ij. 



Sodii bicarbonatis \ iss. 



Misce et flant capsular, No. viij. 

 Sig. : One, night and morning. Al- 

 low the animal to drink at least one 

 hour before driving. 



FEVER PILLS. 



B . Quininae sulphatis % j. 



Pulveris hydrastis Canadensis, 



Pulveris nucis vomicae aa 3 ij. 



Pulveris zingiberis radicis ... § as. 

 Misce et fiant capsular, No. iv. 

 Sig. ; One every three hours. 



SUPERPURGATION. 



B . Pulveris opii, 



Catechu pulveris aa 3 ss. 



Aluminis, 



Pulveris zingiberis radicis.. aa 3 j- 

 Misce et fiat capsula. 

 Sig. : Give at once and, if necessary, 

 repeat in two or three hours. 



TONIC PILLS. 



B . Strychnia? sulphatis gr. iv. 



Extracti belladonnas folii. . 3 iv. 



Pulveris gentianae radicis.. §j. 

 Misce et fiant pilulae, No. viij. 

 Sig. : One, three times a day. 



STIMULANT PILLS. 



B. Ammonia? carbonatis §j. 



Pulveris digitalis folii, 



Nucis vomicae pulveris. . . .aa 3 ij. 



Syrupi fusci q. s. 



Misce et fiant boli, No. iv. 

 Sig. : One pill every three hours. If 

 the heart is weak, may be beneficial in 

 bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, influ- 

 enza, etc. 



PURGING BALL. 



B ■ Aloes Barbadensis 3 visa. 



Hydrargyri chloridi mitis. . 3 j. 



Extracti belladonna; 3 ss. 



Pulveris zingiberis radicis. . J ss. 

 Misce et fiat bolus. 



Sig. -. Give after having the horse 

 prepared by dieting. 



The amount of aloes varies with the 

 case, the size of the horse, ete. 



COUGH POWDERS. 



B • Asclepiadis tuberosae, 



Potassii nitratis aa § iv. 



Antimonii et potassii tartratis . 3 iv. 

 Misce et fiat pulvis ; divide in chartu- 

 lae, No. viij. 



Sig. ; One powder two or three times 

 a day. 



May be used in chronic bronchitis, 

 laryngitis. 



DIURETIC POWDERS. 



B 



Potassii nitratis J T "j- 



Potassii iodidi, 

 Pulveris colchici seminis.aa? ss. 

 Misce et fiant pulveres, No. viij. 

 Sig. : One powder every three hours, 

 in food or drinking-water. 



Useful in laminitis, lymphangitis, 

 pleurisy, influenza, purpura haemor- 

 rhagica. 



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