Astringent Balls, &c.:—
1. Catechu, 11⁄2 dr.; sulphate of quinine, 20 gr.; opium, 5 gr.; ginger, 1 dr.; conserve of roses, q. s. to form a mass, to be divided into 8, 6, or 4 balls. (Blaine.)
2. Prepared chalk, 2 oz.; powdered gum Arabic, 1⁄2 oz.; powdered catechu, 1⁄2 oz.; powdered oak bark, 1⁄2 oz.; powdered ginger, 1⁄4 oz.; opium, 15 gr.; palm oil, 1 oz.; beat well together.—Dose, 1⁄2 dr. to 2 dr., morning, noon, and night, in the advanced stage of distemper. (Clater.)
3. Opium, 5 gr.; catechu, 2 dr.; gum Arabic, 2 dr.; ginger, 1⁄2 dr.; syrup of poppies, q. s.; divide into 12, 9, or 6 balls: in diarrhœa. (Blaine.)
4. Myrrh, 1 dr.; ipecacuanha, 1 scruple; opium, 3 gr.; chalk, 2 dr.; carbonate of iron, 1 dr.; as No. 3. (Blaine.)
5. In obstinate cases: Alum, 1 dr.; chalk, 2 dr.; opium, 6 gr.; resin, 3 dr.; into 4, 6, or 8 balls.
6. In diarrhœa, after 1 to 4 dr. of Epsom salts; prepared chalk, 1 to 3 scruples; catechu, 5 to 10 gr.; opium, 1⁄4 to 2 gr.; twice a day. (Spooner.)
Cough Balls in Asthma, &c.:—
1. After a few emetics. Calomel, 3 gr.; foxglove, 3 gr.; cream of tartar, 1 dr.; antimonial powder, 12 gr.; honey to form 6 boluses. One twice a day. (Blaine.)
2. Digitalis, 20 gr.; antimonial powder, 40 gr.; nitre, 2 dr.; sulphur, 3 dr.; palm oil, 3 dr., or q. s. Divide into 10, 15, or 20 balls, according to the size of the dog, morning and night, interposing an emetic every third or fourth day. (Clater.)