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PREFACE

SUMMARY OF VETERINARY MATERIA MEDICA, THERAPEUTICS AND TOXICOLOGY

GENERAL ACTIONS OF MEDICINES

ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINES

WHEN MEDICINES SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED

METHODS OF ADMINISTERING MEDICINES

TABLES USED IN PRESCRIPTION WRITING

TABLES FOR REGULATING THE DOSES FOR YOUNG ANIMALS

THE ART OF PRESCRIBING

ABBREVIATIONS

ACIDUM BORICUM—BORACIC ACID—BORIC ACID

PREPARATIONS

ACIDUM CARBOLICUM CRUDUM—CRUDE CARBOLIC ACID

PHENOL—ACIDUM CARBOLICUM—CARBOLIC ACID

ACIDUM SALICYLICUM—SALICYLIC ACID

SODII SALICYLAS—SODIUM SALICYLAS

PHENYLIS SALICYLAS—PHENYL SALICYLATE (Salol)

ACONITUM—ACONITE—MONKSHOOD

PREPARATIONS

AETHER—ETHER—PURE ETHER

PREPARATIONS

ALCOHOL

PREPARATIONS

ALOE BARBADENSIS—BARBADOES ALOES

ALOE SOCOTRINA—SOCOTRINE ALOES

ALOINUM—ALOIN

PREPARATIONS

ALUMEN—ALUM

ALUMEN EXSICCATUM—DRIED ALUM

ALUMINI HYDROXIDUM—ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

ALUMINI SULPHAS—ALUMINUM SULPHATE

AMYLIS NITRIS—AMYL NITRITE

ANISUM—ANISE

OLEUM ANISI—OIL OF ANISE

ANTIMONII ET POTASSII TARTARS—ANTIMONY AND POTASSIUM TARTRATE—TARTAR EMETIC

ANTIPYRINA—ANTIPYRIN

AQUA AMMONIAE FORTIOR—STRONGER AMMONIA WATER

AQUA AMMONIAE—AMMONIA WATER

SPIRITUS AMMONIAE—SPIRIT OF AMMONIA

SPIRITUS AMMONIAE AROMATICUS—AROMATIC SPIRIT OF AMMONIA

LINIMENTUM AMMONIAE—AMMONIA LINIMENT

LIQUOR AMMONII ACETATIS—SOLUTION OF AMMONIUM ACETATE

AMMONII CARBONAS—AMMONIUM CARBONATE

AMMONII CHLORIDIUM—MURIATE OF AMMONIA—SAL AMMONIAC

ARGENTI NITRAS—SILVER NITRATE

ARGENTI NITRAS MITIGATUS—MITIGATED SILVER NITRATE

ARGENTI NITRAS FUSUS—MOULDED SILVER NITRATE—LUNAR CAUSTIC

ARNICAE—ARNICA

PREPARATIONS

ARSENUM—ARSENIC

LIQUOR POTASSII ARSENITIS—SOLUTION OF POTASSIUM ARSENITE (Fowler’s Solution)

LIQUOR ACIDI ARSENOSI—SOLUTION OF ARCENOUS ACID

LIQUOR ARSENI ET HYDRARGYRI IODIDI (Donovan’s Solution)

ASPIDIUM—MALE FERN

PREPARATIONS

BELLADONNAE FOLIA—BELLADONNA LEAVES

PREPARATIONS

BELLADONNAE RADIX—BELLADONNA ROOT

PREPARATIONS

BENZOINUM—BENZOIN

PREPARATIONS

CALAMUS—SWEET FLAG

PREPARATIONS

CALX LIME—CALCIUM OXIDE

LINIMENTUM CALCIS—LIME LINIMENT (Carron Oil)

CALUMBA

PREPARATIONS

GAMBOGIA—GAMBOGE

CAMPHORA—CAMPHOR—GUM CAMPHOR

PREPARATIONS

CANTHARIS—CANTHARIDES—SPANISH FLY—BLISTER BEETLES

TINCTURA CANTHARIDIS—TINCTURE OF CANTHARIDES

CAPSICUM—RED PEPPER—CAYENNE PEPPER

PREPARATIONS

CHLOROFORMUM—CHLOROFORM

PREPARATIONS

ANESTHESIA

COMPARISON OF ETHER WITH CHLOROFORM

CINCHONA

ALKALOIDAL SALTS OF CINCHONA—QUININAE SULPHAS—SULPHATE OF QUININE

QUININAE ET UREAE HYDROCHLORIDUM—QUININE AND UREA HYDROCHLORIDE (NON-OFFICIAL)

COCAINAE HYDROCHLORIDUM—COCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

CRETA PRAEPARATA—PREPARED CHALK

PREPARATIONS

CUPRI SULPHAS—COPPER SULPHATE—BLUE VITRIOL—BLUE STONE

DIGITALIS—FOXGLOVE

PREPARATIONS

FERRUM REDUCTUM—REDUCED IRON

FERRI SULPHAS—FERROUS SULPHATE—COPPERAS—GREEN VITRIOL

FERRI CARBONAS SACCHARATUS—SACCHARATED FERROUS CARBONATE

SYRUPUS FERRI IODIDI—SYRUP OF FERROUS IODIDE

FERRI CHLORIDUM—FERRIC CHLORIDE

LIQUOR FERRI SUBSULPHATIS—SOLUTION OF FERRIC SUBSULPHATE—MONSEL’S SOLUTION

GENERAL ACTION OF IRON AND ITS SALTS

GAMBIR—CATECHU

PREPARATIONS

GENTIANA—GENTIAN

PREPARATIONS

HYDRARGYRI CHLORIDUM CORROSIVUM—CORROSIVE MERCURIC CHLORIDE—BICHLORIDE OF MERCURY—CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE

HYDRARGYRI CHLORIDUM MITE—MILD MERCUROUS CHLORIDE—CALOMEL

HYDRARGYRI IODIDUM RUBRUM—RED IODIDE OF MERCURY—BINIODIDE OF MERCURY

HYDRARGYRI OXIDUM FLAVUM—YELLOW MERCURIC OXIDE

HYDRASTIS—GOLDEN SEAL

PREPARATIONS

IODUM—IODINE

LINUM—LINSEED—FLAXSEED

OLEUM LINI—LINSEED OIL—OIL OF FLAXSEED

MAGNESII SULPHAS—MAGNESIUM SULPHATE—EPSOM SALTS

NAPHTHALENUM—NAPHTHALENE

NUX VOMICA—QUAKER BUTTON

PREPARATIONS

OLEUM MORRHUAE—COD LIVER OIL

OLEUM OLIVAE—OLIVE OIL—SWEET OIL

OLEUM GOSSYPII SEMINIS—COTTON SEED OIL

OLEUM RICINI—CASTOR OIL

PREPARATIONS

DERIVATIVES OF TURPENTINE

OLEUM TIGLII—CROTON OIL

OPIUM

PREPARATIONS

PETROLATUM LIQUIDUM—LIQUID PETROLATUM

PETROLATUM—VASELINE—COSMOLINE

PETROLATUM ALBUM—WHITE PETROLATUM

PIX LIQUIDA—TAR

PREPARATIONS

PLUMBI OXIDUM—LEAD OXIDE

PREPARATIONS

POTASSII ACETAS—POTASSIUM ACETATE

POTASSII CITRAS—POTASSIUM CITRATE

POTASSII BROMIDUM—POTASSIUM BROMIDE

SODII BROMIDUM—SODIUM BROMIDE

POTASSII CARBONAS—POTASSIUM CARBONATE—SALTS OF TARTAR

POTASSII BICARBONAS—POTASSIUM BICARBONATE

POTASSII HYDROXIDUM—POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE—CAUSTIC POTASH

LIQUOR POTASSII HYDROXIDI—SOLUTION OF POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

POTASSII IODIDUM—POTASSIUM IODIDE

POTASSII NITRAS—POTASSIUM NITRATE—NITRATE OF POTASH—NITER—SALTPETRE

POTASSII CHLORAS—POTASSIUM CHLORATE

POTASSII BITARTRAS—POTASSIUM BITARTRATE—CREAM OF TARTAR

POTASSII PERMANGANAS—POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE—PERMANGANATE OF POTASH

QUSSIA—BITTER WOOD

PREPARATIONS

JALAPA—JALAP

RESINA JALAPA—RESIN OF JALAP

PREPARATIONS

RHAMNUS PURSHIANA—CASCARA SAGRADA—CALIFORNIA BUCKTHORN—CHITTEM BARK

PREPARATIONS

RHEUM—RHUBARB

PREPARATIONS

SALICINUM—SALICIN

SINAPIS ALBA—WHITE MUSTARD

SINAPIS NIGRA—BLACK MUSTARD

PREPARATIONS

SODIUM BICARBONATE—BICARBONATE OF SODA

SODII CHLORIDUM—SODIUM CHLORIDE—COMMON OR TABLE SALT

SODII SULPHAS—SODIUM SULPHATE—GLAUBER’S SALTS

SODII THIOSULPHAS—SODIUM THIOSULPHATE—SODIUM HYPOSULPHITE

SPIRITUS AETHERIS NITROSI—SPIRIT OF NITROUS ETHER—SWEET SPIRITS OF NITER

SPIRITUS GLYCERYLIS NITRATIS—SPIRIT OF GLYCERYL TRINITRATE—SPIRIT OF GLONOIN

SULPHUR SUBLIMATUM—SUBLIMED SULPHUR—FLOWERS OF SULPHUR

PREPARATIONS

TARAXACUM—DANDELION ROOT

PREPARATIONS

ZINGIBER—GINGER

PREPARATIONS

ZINCI PHENOLSULPHONAS—ZINC SULPHOCARBOLATE

ZINCI SULPHAS—ZINC SULPHATE

ZINCI CARBONAS PRAECIPITATUS—PRECIPITATED ZINC CARBONATE

ZINCI OXIDUM—ZINC OXIDE

PREPARATIONS

VALUABLE DRUGS AND THEIR DOSES FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS

INDEX

Transcriber’s Notes