A manual of pharmacy, for the student of veterinary medicine ; containing the substances employed at the Royal Veterinary College, with an attempt at their classification, and the pharmacopoeia of that institution / [William John Thomas Morton].

  • Morton, W. J. T. (William John Thomas), 1800-1868.
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[1837]
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Credit: A manual of pharmacy, for the student of veterinary medicine ; containing the substances employed at the Royal Veterinary College, with an attempt at their classification, and the pharmacopoeia of that institution / [William John Thomas Morton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AN ARRANGEMENT OF THE MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES USED IN V OF THEIR COMPOUNDS, ACCORDING TO THEIR THERA ETERINARY PRACTICE, WITH MANY PEUTIC PROPERTIES. Medicines which act upon the Alimentary Canal or its Contents. CATHARTICS .... anthelmintics nauseants antacids alteratives Internally atnmnissteretr. . / Afn,s ™luch c»use a quicker expulsion of the 1 Aloes, Croton CM ■ i . „ l feces m a semi-fluid state . f I M»^,« e , Ionde of Mercury, . .. -uasiies, Sulvhur nr' ■Agents which destroy or expel worms Nearly the whole of’.,. Z lu*n's,a «M SoUa- Agents which induce a disposition to vomit Wloes, White Hellebore ^ ’ Potassl°-,artrate °f Antimony. .. Agents which counteract acidity in the primsevite Carbonates of Ii„lTi , „ (Agents which bring about a healthy state of the I Aloes Su.p ur C, I So,«“- CARDIArs l ^ system w ithout sensibly augmenting the secretions \ Antimony? ’ Cllloride of Mercury, Sesqui-sulphuret of DEMITT epvTn' Agents which invigorate by stimulating the stomach. .Ginger Pimento • ,, Medicines which act on the (EXCITANTS (Agents which excite the brain and nerves and I °n l ie substance administered. Brain and Nerves, and I I through them the vascular system j Alcohol, Ammonia. through them on the \ NARCOTICS f Agents which act as above, hut who.. . Sulphur, Sulphates of Magnesia and. Soda. Linseed Oil, Clysters, through System generally. Medicines which through the medium of or upon Glands, and glandular Structures. x ANTISPASMODICS [GENERAL STIMULANTS. DIURETICS PAR rURIENTS Agents which excite the uterus HTHONTRIPTICS Agents which dissolve calculi ;htshade, Camphor. ( Agents Which act as above, but whose action is fol- ) ' *■ lowod uy a depression of the vital powers ( Opium, Digitalis, Deadly Ni • Agents which overcome inordinate muscular action Oil nf T ■ o • Agents which increase the action of glands generally*' Chloride 7m ’ TT’ AIc°1,°1’ Spilit °f Nitric Ether. • Agents which increase the urinary dlchar/e T ^m-y, Iodine, Iodide of Potassium. Agents whidi nvoi'to «i.„ ° *** *Pen me, Resin, Nitrate of Potassa, Soap. n DIAPHORETICS. • Ergot of Rye. • Hydrochloric Acid. Medicines which act upon f TONICS . Muscular Fibre. Acetate of Ammonia, [ASTRINGENTS. ...Agents which excite the exhalents of the skin f Spirit of Nitric Ether, Solution of ■ *• —* •« .i. srz’z,„., „ ,, ^REFRIGERANTS. DISCUTIENTS;.. RUBEFACIENTS,. VESICANTS SSilrntally appltcu. o.M w.,„. ■ t CAUSTICS.. Medicines which act upon the Skin and external / parts by direct appli-\ DIGESTIVES . <'atio' DETERGENTS ASTRINGENTS ANTISEPTICS TRAUMATICS ^EMOLLIENTS ..Agents which produce blisters... „ „ ., f, , , Canthamles, Potassw-tartrate of Antimony, Hot Water !!!! 7i!‘‘.Cih .T.dUCe SUPPU.‘at,0n in 'V0Unds Liniment and Ointment of Turpentine. er, Clilo- • { AStl|rcL7?!.??.™™.d.S’ and exdle in t,lem | Acetate of Copper, OintmeM of Nitrate of Qnieksilv * , . ....... J rmated Lime, Black Hellebore ^ UVl ■ •• Agents which diminish discharges from wmmrlc AI n , , ^ . . , 8 loin ounas Alum, Carbonate and Oxide of Zin^ a „ , •. . gents w tch destroy putrescence in wounds Chlorinated Lime and Soda, Nitrate of PotlTv^t Char , -Agents which excite the heaiing process in wounds ^ »f the Sulphates of Copper .Agents which softenvand relax parts Lard, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Poultices, Fomentations
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