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Pellitory of Spain. —Although this plant is endowed with 
stimulating properties sufficiently energetic, it is employed in 
veterinary practice only as a sialogue; being retained in the 
mouth to promote a discharge of saliva, or as a detersive gargle. 
Angelica acts on the animal oeconomy as a general and 
powerful excitant, it rouses the digestive powers, and increases 
the action of the heart. It resembles in its effect the galangal 
and the snake-root; but on account of its cheapness is oftener 
employed than they are, and, particularly, in those epizootic 
diseases which require the use of stimulants. it is given in 
powder or infusion, and in doses from one ounce to four for large 
animals. 
Master Wort.— This root has an action on the animal econo¬ 
my similar to that of angelica. These two roots possess the 
highest stimulating power of all the umbelliferous plants. The 
master wort is somew hat more acrid than the angelica, and not so 
valuable. 
Anise-seed is an aromatic stimulant, principally employed as 
a warm stomachic and carminative. It may be given to large 
animals in doses of an ounce, and is usually administered as an 
infusion in water, wine, or spirit. 
Peppermint readily yields its active principles to water, w ine, 
or spirit, and is employed as a stomachic, carminative, cordial, 
and sudorific. It forms resolvent and detersive lotions, fomen¬ 
tations, and injections. It sometimes enters into the composition 
of stimulating poultices. 
Sage is an excitant, but, on account of the extractive matter 
which it contains, acts also as a tonic and astringent. It is chiefly 
indicated in debility of the digestive apparatus, and especially in 
chronic diarrhoea. It is sometimes administered in ball with 
treacle and the extract of juniper, but oftener used in infusion in 
water or spirit. Externally it is employed for the same purposes 
as peppermint. 
Lavender. —The essential oil of lavender is one of the most 
energetic excitants, but it is rarely employed externally. It is 
used as a stimulating embrocation for chronic swel ings, bony 
and synodal tumours, and rheumatism. It is used alone or 
mixed with spirit of wine, oil of olives, ammonia, or spirit of tur¬ 
pentine, according to the degree of stimulation intended to be 
produced. In w hatever composition it is employed, it is less 
irritating than the turpentine, and not so liable to blemish the 
part to which it is applied. 
Jumper.— It is to the resin and the essential oil which the 
juniper berries contain, that they are indebted for their stimu¬ 
lating and diuretic effects. In a small dose, as one ounce (for 
