The farmers' medical dictionary for the diseases of animals / By Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq. F.R.S.

  • Cuthbert Johnson
Date:
1845
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Credit: The farmers' medical dictionary for the diseases of animals / By Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq. F.R.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ALUM. dose is from half-a-pint to a pint of the solu- tion. Tincture of aloes/ ^vith myrrh, is thus formed—to eight ounces of powdered aloes, and one ounce of powdered myrrh add two quarts of rectified spirits of wine and two quarts of water, shaking the mixture daily for a fortnight. This is an excellent application for recent wounds— for foul wounds add an equal part of solution of chloride of lime.—On Cattle, p. 578. ALTERATIVES — Are those medicines which operate without producing very decided evacuations. For the sheep, mix together one ounce of Ethiop’s mineral, two ounces of nitre, four ounces of sulphur, give about two drachms daily till the animal is cured. For the cow the dose is from half an ounce to an ounce daily. For the horse the dose is from one ounce to one ounce and a half, made into a ball with soft soap. If there is any tendency to grease, add to each ball one drachm of finely powdered resin. In cases of weakness, two drachms of gentian powdered, and one drachm of ginger powdered. AUPERATIVE BALLS, see Balls. ASTRINGENT BALLS, see Balls. ALUM—Is a salt composed of Alumina .... 10‘76 I’otassa . . . . 9‘95 Sulphuric acid . . . 33 74 \Vater .... 45-:)5 Alum has a sweet and astringent taste. It dissolves in five times its weight of water at the temperature of G()°. It is a ])owerful styptic (astringent applicable to stop bleeding). 2G
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