The druggist's general receipt book ... / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1852
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Credit: The druggist's general receipt book ... / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    nre said to give a plump appearance to diseased horses hy mixing henbane seeds with their corn. _ IIosEY. Demulcent, emollient, and slightly laxative. Used in cough medicines, and to make up halls. Horses are fond of it. Externally, it is detergent, and is perhaps usetul in defending ulcers from the air. Hops. Tonic and slightly anodyne, hut chiefly used in fomentations. IlouEHOUND. Sometimes given in coughs; a quart of tue decoction, or 1 oz. of the powder. Horseb-ydish. Stimulant and diuretic. Said to he usetul in dropsical complaints, and in recent epidemics attended with chronic intiamraation. The fresh root is rasped and mixed with barley meal. Iodine. Alterative, and promotes absorption. Used ex- ternally and internally to reduce glandular swellings, and scirrhous and other tumours. 5 gr. of iodine, or or L dr. of the compound tincture, may be given twice a day in farcv. Cattle take from 5 to 10 gr., and from 1 to 2 dr. of the compound tincture. Dogs, J to 1 gr. twice daily. The compound iodine ointment is used to disperse glandular enlargements. It is rapidly superseding can- tharides. . Iodide of Iron. Tonic and alterative, promoting the action of the absorbents. Dose, i dr. to 1 dn Iodide of Potassium, or Htdriodate of Potash. It possesses the same properties as iodine, but irritates less. It is often combined with iodine, which it renders soluble in water. The dose, by itself, is rather larger than of iodine—from 10 to 30 gr. twice a day: to cattle, o to 10 praiiis. . . Ipecacuanha. Little used in veterinary practice, except ns a sudorific, in combination with opium (Dover’s powder). A drachm or two may be given to horses in asthmatic affections. It purges sheep, purges or vomits the pig and Tol Dose for the latter, 4 to 20 gr. [From 2 to 30 gr. —Moiroud.] 3 oz. killed a horse [Mr. B. Ci..arke]. Iron The preparations of this metal are tonic; some of them (as the sulphate and muriate) astringent and styptic. The usual doses for a horse are, 2 oz. of iron filings.
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