| Extract of cicuta | ½ | dr. |
| Extract of hyoscyamus | 10 | gr. |
| Powdered digitalis | a | scruple |
Conserve of roses to make 10, 8, or 6 balls, according to the size of the dog; of which one may be given night and morning; increasing the dose if it occasions no disturbance in the system. Mr. Youatt has, I believe, found benefit in asthmatic cases from the exhibition of prussic acid: but the powerful nature of this remedy requires professional assistance when it is administered.—Blaine.
Astringent, a. Binding, contracting.
Astringents are useful in suppressing unnatural evacuations in diarrhœa, diabetes, &c. Opium, bark, and preparations of copper, iron, lead, and zinc, are principally employed in combining astringent preparations.
| ASTRINGENT RECIPES. | ||
| No. 1.— | For diarrhœa, diabetes, &c. | |
| Opium | ½ to 1 dr. | |
| Ginger | 1½ drs. | |
| Prepared chalk | 3 dr. | |
| Flour | 2 dr. | |
Mix into a ball with treacle, syrup, or honey for one dose.
| No. 2.— | Gum kino | 2 dr. |
| Aromatic powder | 1½ dr. | |
| Or, | Veterinary aromatic powder | 6 dr. |
| Carbonate of soda | 2 dr. | |
| Treacle enough to form the mass. | ||
| No. 3.— | Powdered catechu | 2 to 4 dr. |
| Alum | 2 to 4 dr. | |
| Powdered opium | ½ to 1 dr. | |
| ————— ginger | 1 to 2 dr. | |
| Oil of cloves | 10 drops. | |
| Treacle enough to form the ball. | ||
| Astringent Drench for diabetes. | ||
| Opium | ½ dr. | |
| Powdered ginger | 2 dr. | |
| Powdered oak bark | 1 oz. | |
To be given in a pint of oak bark decoction.
| External Astringents. | ||
| POWDERS. | ||
| No. 1.— | Powdered alum | 4 oz. |
| Armenian bole | 1 oz.—Mix. | |
| No. 2.— | White vitriol | 2 oz. |
| Flowers of zinc | 1 oz.—Mix. | |
| LOTIONS. | ||
| No. 3.— | A strong goulard mixture. | |
| No. 4.— | A solution of blue vitriol, white vitriol, or alum. | |
| No. 5.— | Muriate of iron | 1 oz. |
| Water | 8 oz.—Mix. | |
| OINTMENTS. | ||
| No. 1.— | Venice turpentine | 4 oz. |
| Bees’ wax | 1 oz. | |
| Hog’s lard | 4 oz. | |
To be melted over a slow fire; and when rather cool, but while it is liquid, add sugar of lead 1 oz. or alum finely powdered, 2 oz. Stir the mixture until it is cold.