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Vermicides. — Agents which kill or expel worms in the diges- 
tive tract. 
Before administering these remedies, an animal should be allowed 
short rations for some few hours and for some hours after. These 
preparations will require repetition every now and again. 
After expulsion of worms, good food, wheaten cakes, gruel, 
boiled rice and salt should be given to keep up the animal's strength 
and the same treatment should be adopted during convalescence, 
when tonics should be given : — 
(47) Daily administration of salt ... i| to 2 ozs. 
(48) Tartar emetic ... ... ... 2 drs. 
Arsenic ... ... ... 2 grs. 
Sulphate of iron ... 2 drs. 
Aniseed ... ... ... | 02. 
Once daily for four or five days, after which a purgative should be given. 
(49) Powdered black salt ... ... 2| ozs. 
Sulphate of iron ... ..^ 2 drs. 
Chiretta ... ... ... i oz. 
Twice a day. 
(50) Santonin ... ... ... 1 to 4 drs. 
Calomel ... ... ... i dr. 
Aniseed ... ... ... \ oz. 
Once daily for a few days. (Especially useful for round worms.) 
(51) Powdered seeds of the butea frondosa 
(Pouk-bin) ... ... ... 4or5drs. 
Once daily for three or four days, followed by a purgative. 
(5^) Pomegranate peel (Thalai-thi-akhun) ... i to 2 ozs. 
Once daily. 
(53) Holarrhena antidysenterica (Let-top-thein) 4 drs. 
Bdellium (resin of Balsamodendron 
agalochia) ... ... ... 4 drs. 
Common salt ... ... ... 5 ozs. 
Water ... .. ... i| pts. 
Mix and give with rice, plantains, etc. 
The papaya fruit and leaves may be given. Steel and Khory 
state that it is a good vermifuge for round w^orms. 
