Castor oil in one to two drachm doses is especially valuable for poultry.
Castor oil is used with equal success in the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders of cattle, sheep and pigs.
Dose.—Horses and cattle, 12 to 16 oz.; sheep and pigs, 2 to 6 oz.; dogs and cats, 1⁄2 to 2 oz.; poultry, 1⁄2 to 2 dr.
OLEUM TEREBINTHINAE—OIL OF TURPENTINE
Erroneously Called Spirits of Turpentine
Derivation.—A concrete oleo-resin from Pinus palustris Miller, and from other species of Pinus. The oil is distilled, usually by the use of steam, from the oleo-resin.
Habitat.—Southern United States, from Virginia to the Gulf of Mexico.
Properties.—A thin, colorless liquid, having a characteristic odor and taste. Soluble in three times its volume of alcohol; also soluble in an equal volume of glacial acetic acid.
Dose.—Carminative—Horses and cattle, 1 to 2 oz.; sheep and pigs, 1 to 4 dr.; dogs, 5 to 30 m. Best given in 8 to 10 times its bulk of cotton seed oil, linseed oil or milk. Anthelmintic—Horses and cattle, 2 to 4 oz.; sheep and pigs, 1⁄2 to 1 oz.; dogs, 1⁄2 to 4 dr. Diuretic—Horses and cattle, 2 to 4 dr.