CHAPTER IV. 
LIST OF USEFUL DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS DRUGS 
WITH THEIR DOSES AND EQUIVALENT NATIVE NAMES, ETC. 
A List of Useful Drugs to be kept in Sick Elephant Camps. 
(All drugs and instruments should be kept under lock and key.) 
lb. oz. 
lb. 
oz. 
Acid, acetic, dilute (vinegar) ... 
I 
o 
Hydrargyri iodidum rubrum 
o 
2 
Acid, arsenious (white arsenic) 
0 
4 
(red iodide of mercury). 
Acid, boracic 
4 
o 
Iodoform 
o 
4 
Acid, carbolic 
2 
o 
Iodine, liniment of 
o 
4 
Acid, nitric (strong) 
O 
8 
Iodide of potash 
o 
4 
Aloes, barb. ... 
2 
o 
I J- u CBhang 
o 
S 
Alum 
2 
0 
Indian hemp ] ^ . ^ 
CGanja 
o 
8 
Ammonia, liquor (strong) 
Nitrate of potash (nitre) 
2 
0 
Antimonium tart, (tartar 
O 
4 
Nitrate of silver (lunar caustic) 
0 
I 
emetic). 
Nux vomica (powdered) 
I 
o 
Arsenicalis, liquor 
I 
0 
Oil, croton 
0 
4 
Belladonna (extract) 
O 
4 
Oil, ricini (castor oil) 
3 
o 
Bicarbonate soda 
I 
o 
Oil, iini (linseed oil) 
3 
o 
Camphor 
1 
o 
Oil, turpentine 
4 
o 
Cantharides 
o 
4 
Opium 
I 
0 
Catechu (cutch) ... 
4 
o 
Phenyle ... ... 
2 
o 
Chiretta 
4 
o 
Pix liquida (tar) ... 
4 
o 
Cinchona bark (powdered) 
I 
o 
Plumbi acetas (sugar of lead) 
I 
o 
Corrosive sublimate 
o 
8 
Soap, soft 
2 
0 
Creta prseparata (prep, chalk) 
4 
o 
Soap, hard 
I 
o 
Cupri sulphas (blue-stone) 
I 
o 
Spirits, setheris 
I 
o 
Dhatura leaves 
o 
2 
Spirits, setheris nitrosi (sweet 
I 
o 
Dhatura seeds 
0 
I 
spirits of nitre). 
Epsom salts 
lO 
o 
Sulphur, sublimed 
I 
o 
Ferri sulphas (sulphate of iron) 
2 
o 
Tincture of aconite (B.P.) 
0 
I 
Gallic acid 
o 
8 
Tincture of iodine 
o 
4 
Gentian 
4 
o 
Vaseline 
2 
Q 
Glycerine 
o 
8 
Zinci oxide 
O 
4 
Hyoscyamus leaves 
o 
I 
Zinci sulphas 
0 
4 
Drugs that can be procured in a pure state from the Bazaar. 
Ammonia chloride. 
Allspice. 
Aniseed. 
Assafoetida. 
Caraway. 
Capsicum. 
Cardamoms. 
Chiretta. 
Cinnamon. 
