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FORMULÆ.
137
(b) Opium ... ... ...
Ginger ... ... ...
Catechu ... ... ...
Brandy ... ... ...
3 tolas.
4 tolas.
2 tolas.
⅓ Pt.
Repeat if necessary according to circumstances.
(c) Opium ... ... ...
Assafœtida ... ... ...
Ginger ... ... ...
Nutmeg ... ... ...
Jaggery ... ... ...
Brandy ... ... ...
}5 drs. of each.
2 ozs.
¼ pt.
Repeat dose if necessary in two hours.
(b) For catarrh.
(d) Bdellium (resin from Balsamodendron
agalochia)
Mustard seed
Turmeric
Assafœtida
Borax
3 tolas.
3 tolas.
3 tolas.
4 tolas.
3 tolas.
Add sufficient wheat flour to make three pills : one night and morning.
(c) Fever.
(e) Aconite leaves (powdered)...
Calomel......
Jaggery......
1 tola.
2 tolas.
20 tolas.
Divide into eight pills : one to be given every night.
(f) (1) Nitre...
(2)
Camphor......
(3) Darchob (Berberis aristata)...
(4)
Jaggery......
(5)
Vinegar......
2 tolas.
1 tola.
3 tolas.
6 tolas.
½ Pt.
Rub Nos. (2) and (4) together, make (3) into a fine powder, add (1) and (5),
and mix the whole well; place in a piece of plantain leaf and give. Dose to be
repeated three times a day.
This is also a strong diuretic :—
(g)
Sour milk ... ... ...
Onions ... ... ...
Green ginger ... ... ...
Saltpetre ... ... ...
Jaggery ... ... ...
Ghee ... ... ...
4 lbs.
1½ lbs.
½ lb.
2 tolas.
1 lb.
1 qt.
—Hawkes.
A cooling mussaul. Give every morning for three successive days.
(h) Tartar emetic ... ...
Aconite leaves ... ...
Wheat flour ... ...
Ghee ... ...
2 drs.
2 drs.
} A sufficiency.
—Steel.
Mix and make into a pill. This mussaul is given as a sedative in fever, etc.
CHAPTER IV.
LIST OF USEFUL DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF ELEPHANTS—DRUGS
WITH THEIR DOSES AND EQUIVALENT NATIVE NAMES, ETC.
A List of Useful Drugs to be kept in Sick Elephant. Camps.
(All drugs and instruments should be kept under lock and key.)
Acid, acetic, dilute (vinegar) ...
Acid, arsenious (white arsenic)
Acid, boracic
Acid, carbolic
Acid, nitric (strong)
Aloes, barb.
Alum
Ammonia, liquor (strong)
Antimonium tart. (tartar
emetic).
Arsenicalis, liquor
Belladonna (extract)
Bicarbonate soda
Camphor
Cantharides
Catechu (cutch) ...
Chiretta
Cinchona bark (powdered)
Corrosive sublimate
Creta præparata (prep. chalk)
Cupri sulphas (blue-stone)
Dhatura leaves
Dhatura seeds
Epsom salts
Ferri sulphas (sulphate of iron)
Gallic acid
Gentian
Glycerine
Hyoscyamus leaves
lb.
1
0
4
2
0
2
2
1
0
1
o
1
1
o
4
4
1
o
4
1
0
0
10
2
0
4
0
0
oz.
0
4
o
0
8
0
0
0
4
0
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
8
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
0
8
1
Hydrargyri iodidum rubrum
(red iodide of mercury).
Iodoform
Iodine, liniment of
Iodide of potash
Indian hemp { Bhang
Ganja
Nitrate of potash (nitre)
Nitrate of silver (lunar caustic)
Nux vomica (powdered)
Oil, croton
Oil, ricini (castor oil)
Oil, lini (linseed oil)
Oil, turpentine
Opium
Phenyle
Pix liquida (tar) ...
Plumbi acetas (sugar of lead)
Soap, soft
Soap, hard
Spirits, ætheris
Spirits, ætheris nitrosi (sweet
spirits of nitre).
Sulphur, sublimed
Tincture of aconite (B.P.)
Tincture of iodine
Vaseline
Zinci oxide
Zinci sulphas
lb.
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
3
4
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
oz.
2
4
4
4
8
8
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
4
4
Drugs that can be procured in a pure state from the Bazaar.
Ammonia chloride.
Allspice.
Aniseed.
Assafœtida.
Caraway.
Capsicum.
Cardamoms.
Chiretta.
Cinnamon.
LIST OF DRUGS.
139
Drugs that can be procured in a pure state from the Bazaar
—concluded.
Cloves.
Cocoanut oil.
Coriander.
Cummin.
Dikamali.
Garlic.
Ghee.
Ginger.
Gum arabic.
Jaggery.
Linseed meal.
Mustard.
Mutton fat (or lard).
Nutmegs.
Oil of mustard.
Pepper (black).
Pepper (long).
Salt, common.
Sesamum oil.
Soap, bar.
Tamarind.
Treacle.
Turmeric.
Blankets for fomentation.
140
A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of Elephants, with their Native Names, Actions, Uses, and Doses.*
Drugs.
Abrus precatorious
leaves
Acacia gummi
Acacia
gummi
(mucilage)
Acetate of morphia
Acetum
Acid arseniosum ...
Acid, boracic
...
Acid boracic lotion
Acid boracic oint-
ment
Acid, carbolic
Acid carbolic lotion
Acid carbolic oil ...
Hindustani.
Gunchi
Goond, Babul
—Steel
...
...
Sirka
Sufed sunbul
—Steel.
So-
mul—Slymm
...
...
...
...
...
...
Burmese.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
USES.
Internal.
...
Demulcent—Steel,
Slymm.
In diarrhœa— Dun
Do.
...
Refrigerent—Steel.
As-
tringent, diuretic, styptic
—Tuson
Alterative,
tonic—Steel.
In chronic rheumatism—
Tuson
....
...
...
In anthrax—Steel. Anthel-
mintic— Slymm, Tuson
...
...
External.
Root and leaves yield ex-
tract
like
liquorice.
Bruised leaves to swell-
ings as a suppurative
and detergent, specially
indicated in blind boils—
Steel
Emollient
Do.
Anodyne, eye lotion
Rubefacient, antiseptic—
Steel.
Cooling—Tuson.
Stimulant—Finlay Dun
Caustic—Steel
...
In wounds
and burns;
antiseptic
Do.
Do.
Caustic, disinfectant, as-
tringent, styptic—Tuson
Washing and cleansing,
disinfecting
wounds,
hands ;
disinfecting
sheds, instruments, car-
casses, etc.
Dressing
for
wounds,
sores and ulcers
DOSES.
Steel.
...
Ad lib.
About ¼
pint
...
About
2 drs.
Slymm.
...
I to 4
seers
...
6 to 20
grains
...
Gilchrist.
...
...
...
10 to 30
grains
...
...
Ad lib.
4 ozs.
4 to 6
grains
2 drs.
(well
diluted)
Remarks.
Used
instead of
liquorice
root—
Steel
Vinegar
White arsenic
LIST OF DRUGS.
141
Acid carbolic oint
ment
Acid, gallic
Acid, nitric
Acid, nitric (dilute)
Acid, tannic
Aconite leaves
Aconite, tincture ...
Adeps, præparata
Aether
Aether, nitrous
Albumen, egg
Allspice
...
...
Shora ka tezab
—Steel
Shora ka tezab
...
Atis,
butch-
nagh—Steel.
Bish (bikh),
butch naag
—Slymm
Churlii—Steel
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Astringent, styptic—Tuson
...
Tonic, astringent—Tuson.
In chronic skin and liver
diseases—Tuson
Astringent, styptic—Tuson
Sedative—Steel,
Slymm,
Tuson.
Anodyne—Tuson
Sedative —Tuson. In fevers
...
Stimulant, narcotic, anti-
spasmodic—Tuson
Diffusible stimulant—Steel.
Anti-spasmodic, diuretic,
diaphoretic
Nutrient ; antidote to cor-
rosive poisons
See Pimento
Dressing for wounds, sores
and ulcers. To slough-
ing
and
unhealthy
wounds—Tuson
Astringent, styptic—Tuson
Caustic—Steel.
Deodori-
zer, disinfectant—Tuson
Caustic, deodorizer, dis-
infectant—Tuson
Astringent, styptic—Tuson
Anodyne ; allays rheumatic
pains—Tuson
Anodyne—Tuson ...
Vehicle—Steel.
Dressing
to blistered surfaces, and
protects parts from the
irritating action of acrid
discharges, used in pre-
paration of various oint-
ments
Refrigerent—Tuson
...
...
...
...
Doubtful
...
...
...
4 ozs.
...
...
...
⅛ to 1
tola
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
1 to 2
drs.
1 to 3
drs.
1 to 2
drs.
½ to ¾
dr.
20 to 30
drops
...
1 to 2
ozs.
3 to 4
ozs.
Given in a bucket
of water
Aconitum napellus
If Fleming's tinc-
ture instead of
British
Pharma-
copoeia
prepara-
tion is used, dose
5 to 10 drops
l,arcl
Sulphuric
aether
given in fatigue
in an enema
Spirits aether ni-
trosi.
(Sweet
spirits of nitre)
White of egg
* The " Materia Medica Veterinaria Indica " (Indian Veterinary Manuals), Part I, by Veterinary Surgeons Steel and Symonds, A.V.D., published by the Lawrence Asylum Press,
Madras, contains valuable information on Indian drugs, their actions and uses and is strongly recommended for ready reference.
142
A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of
Elephants—continued.
Drugs.
Aloes, Barbadoes...
Aloes Barbadoes,
enema
Alum
Alum, burned
Alum lotion
Ammonia chloride
Ammonia liniment
Ammonia liniment,
comp.
Amylum
Aniseed
Hindustani.
Moosabbar,
ilva—Steel
Phitkari—Steel.
Phutkee—
Slymm
...
...
Nowsagar—
Steel
...
...
...
Son£—Slymm.
Noanisoo —
Khory
Burmese.
...
...
USES.
Internal.
Purgative,
tonic—Steel.
Diuretic,
vermifuge—
Tuson
Astringent— Steel, Slymm.
Used as tonic by natives
—Slymm. In obstinate
diabetes—Tuson
....
....
Liver
stimulant—Steel.
Alterative, absorbent—
Slymm
...
...
Demulcent,
emollient—
Tuson. In the form of
gruel
Carminative — Slymm.
Stomachic, aromatic—
Tuson
External.
Stimulant to wounds and
ulcers—Steel
In constipation,
colic,
worms, etc.
Astringent—Steel. Styptic,
collyrium—Tuson
Caustic, astringent—Tuson
Astringent in
washing
wounds, galls (harden-
ing), eye-wash, washing
sinuses, etc.
Refrigerent—Steel. Stimu-
lant to sprains and swell-
ings.
Counter-irritant in sore-
throat,
rheumatism,
sprains, etc.—Tuson
Counter-irritant in sore-
throat,
rheumatism,
sprains, etc., but more
active
When dusted it diminishes
discharge from wounds
...
DOSES.
Steel.
1 oz.
...
...
...
1 to 3
ozs.
...
...
...
...
Slymm.
...
1 to 4
tolas
...
...
...
...
...
...
8 to 30
tolas
Gilchrist.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
-
½ to 1
oz.
2 drs.
...
...
½ to 1½
ozs.
...
...
Adlib.
1 to 2
ozs.
Remarks.
Inspissated juice of
the leaf of aloe
vulgaris—Tuson
Dried alum
Sal ammoniac
Starch, when mixed
with hot water
used in enemas
Fruit of pimpinella
anisum—Khory
LIST OF DRUGS.
143
Anti-dysenterica
bark
Anti-dysenterica
seeds
Antimony
Antimony tart.
Areca-nut
Argenti nitras
Arrack
Arsenicalis liq.
...
Assafœtida
Assafœtida enema
Bael fruit
Baibarung berries
Bamboo leaves
...
Inderjou
Soorma ...
...
Soopari
Kari
khar—
Steel.
Kah-
dee
kahri
kahrum—
Slymm
Daroo—Steel.
Sharab
...
Hing
Bil patri—Steel.
Bil or siphal
—Steel
Baibarung ...
Banss ka putta
...
...
...
...
Diuretic, anodyne, stimu-
lant—Khory.
Tonic,
febrifuge ; in dysentery—
Steel
Astringent, stumulant, cor-
rective—Steel
Astringent,
tonic,
anti-
dysenteric—Slymm
Anthelmintic,
febrifuge.
In chronic chest diseases
—Khory
Alterative—Slymm
Sedative—Steel.
Altera-
tive, vermifuge,
anti-
phlogistic—Tuson
Astringent, anthelmintic—
Tuson
....
Stimulant—Steel.
Anti-
spasmodic— Steel.
Dia-
phoretic, diuretic,
ex-
pectorant—Finlay Dun
....
Anti-spasmodic, stimulant,
vermifuge—Steel, Slymm.
Expectorant in cough—
Tuson
Intestinal stimulant in diar-
rhoea and dysentery—
Steel
Anthelmintic, tonic, exci-
tant— Steel
Nutritive, demulcent; use-
ful in chronic cough—.
Steel
...
...
...
Stimulant—Steel. Counter-
irritant, vesicant—tuson
Astringent—Slymm
Caustic—Steel,
Slymm.
Stimulant,
astringent—
Tuson. Applied to poi-
soned wounds and bites
of rabid animals and
venomous snakes
Irritant, refrigerent, anti-
septic—Finlay Dun
...
...
...
...
...
½ to 1
oz.
...
...
...
...
1 to 2
pints
...
½ to 2
ozs.
...
...
...
2 to 4
tolas
½ to 3
tolas
...
...
...
1 to 2
seers
....
1 to 2
tolas
...
2 to 6
tolas
...
1 to 4
tolas
1 to 2
drs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
2 to 6
tolas
...
½ oz.
2 drs.
...
...
8 to 12
ozs.
½ to 1
oz.
1 to 1½
ozs.
Several
fruit
6 ozs.
Ad lib.
Wrightia tinctoria
—Steel.
Holar-
rhena anti-dysen-
terica— Khory
Sulphuret of lead—
Khory
Tartar emetic
Betelnut: seeds of
the fruit of areca
catechu—Tuson
Lunar caustic
Repeated
when
necessary
Resin obtained by
incision from the
living
root
of
narthex
assaf--
tida—Tuson
Bengal
quince,
cratæna religiosa
or
ægle
mar-
melos
Embellia
ribes
(berries)
Bambusa
arundi-
nacea and others
144
A
TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of
Elephants—continued.
Drugs.
Barbalion
Bdellium
Belladonna extract
Benzoin
Betelnut
Bhang
Bhela
Bismuth, snbnitrate
Borax
Bonduc (nuts)
Hindustani.
Googul—Steel.
Salai, sallaki
—Khory
Lauban
Bhang—Steel
Bhelamay
(marking
nuts)
Sohaga
Rat
karanj,
uata karanja
gndge
kai
—Slymm
Burmese.
...
USES.
Internal.
Purgative
Stimulant, aromatic—Steel.
Tonic—Slymm. Demul¬
cent, aperient, alterative,
cordial, and stimulant—
Khory
Sedative, anodyne, anti¬
spasmodic in
cough—
Tuson
Stimulant—Steel.
Anti¬
spasmodic— Steel.
Ex¬
pectorant—Slymm
Vide Areca-nut
See Indian hemp
...
Stimulant, excitant—Steel
Sedative, mild tonic
Powerful tonic, excitant,
anthelmintic, deobstru¬
ent,
emmenagogue,
astringent, anti-periodic
—Steel. In worms, lun¬
gun,
liver
disorders,
diarrhoea, and debility
External.
Stimulant for indolent and
ill-conditioned
ulcers—
Slymm
Anodyne
in
muscular
spasms as in tetanus or
ophthalmia, etc.
Excitant to wounds—Tuson
Stimulant, caustic, vesi-
cant —Steel
Desicant,
astringent—
Finlay Dun
Mild
stimulant—Steel.
Detergent,
astringent,
collyrium
Discutient, inflamed
and
swollen joints ; ground in
castor-oil
DOSES.
Steel.
½ to 1
oz.
½to 1
toz.
½to 1
oz.
2 to 8
tolas
Slymm.
1 to 3
tolas
2 to 6
tolas
2 to 4
tolas
...
1 to 4
tolas
2 to 6
tolas
Gilchrist.
2 to 8
tolas
—
2½ drs.
½ to 1
oz.
½ to 1½
drs.
5 to 10
drs.
3 drs.
1 to 2
ozs.
Remarks.
Gum resin
from
balsamodendron
mukul—Khory
Atropa belladonna
(deadly
night¬
shade)
Balsamic
resin
from styrax ben¬
zoin—Tuson
Leaves of cannabis
sahna, var. Indica
Marking nut, Ma¬
lacca
beans,
marsh nuts, fruits
of.
Semecarpns
anacardium
Sodium
borate;
sodium biborate
Guilandina bonduc
LIST OF DRUGS.
145
Brandy ...
Butea seed
Calotropis gigantea
root
Calotropis gigantea
flowers
Calomel
Camphor
Camphor lint. comp.
Camphorated oil ...
Cantharidis
oint-
ment
Capsicums
Carbo ligni
Cardamons
Caraway seeds
Brandy sharab
Palas
papra,
palas ka binj
Aak ka
jur,
mudar
Aak ka phul...
Ras
kapur—
Steel.
Para
ka
khan—
Slymm
Kapoor, kafur
—Steel
Much—Steel
Ilachi— Steel
Omam—Steel.
Jeera suffaid
—Slymm
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
See Arrack
Anthelmintic
Narcotic ; in small doses,
alterative, tonic, emetic
(large doses) ; restores
tone to bowels in cases
of
flatulency;
diarrhoea
and dysentery
Do."
Alterative— Steel,
Slymm.
Aperient— Steel. Cathar-
tic, sedative, diaphoretic,
anthelmintic, diuretic in
liver diseases
Anti-spasmodic, narcotic—
Steel.
Stimulant, seda-
tive in chronic cough—
Tuson
...
...
...
Stimulant—Steel, Slymm,
Carminative—Tuson
In dyspepsia and flatulency
and
diarrhœa—Tuson.
Antidote
to
aconite
strychnia
Aromatic, stimulant—Steel.
Carminative—Slymm
Stimulant—Steel.
Carmi-
native — Slymm.
Stom-
achic, aromatic
...
...
Vesicant (juice), anodyne,
detergent
Vesicant; cleanses
foul
ulcers—Gilchrist
Caustic—Steel. Flicked in
eye in opacity of cornea
...
Counter-irritant in sprains,
rheumatism, bronchitis,
and swellings; stimulant
Dressing for wounds, keeps
off flies, anti-maggots,
stimulant, antiseptic and
for removal of maggots
Vesicant, counter-irritant,
rubefacient
Rubefacient,
vesicant—
Tuson
Deodorizer,
disinfectant,
desicant to
unhealthy
wounds and ulcers. In
poultices
...
...
...
½oz.
About
3 drs.
...
½to 1
dr.
5 drs. to
3 ozs.
...
2 drs.
...
½ to 1
oz.
½to 1
oz.
2 to 8
tolas
1 to 6
tolas
2 to 6
tolas
½ to 2
tolas
2 to 4
tolas
...
a to 6
tolas
...
6 to 12
tolas
6 to 12
tolas
2 to 6
tolas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8 to 12
ozs.
½ oz.
...
...
½to1½
drs.
2 to 6
drs.
...
½ to 1½
drs.
...
½to 1
oz.
½ to 1
oz.
Well diluted
Butea
frondosa ;
good for removal
of worms
Mudar root
Mudar flowers
Care should be ex-
ercised with this
drug; commence
with ½ dr.
Spanish flies
Capsicum fastigla-
tum; chillies
Charcoal
Elettaria cardamo-
mum
Carum carui
10
146
A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of
Elephants—continued.
Drugs.
Carron oil
Cassia (bark)
Cassia leaves
Cassia pulp
Castor oil
Castor-oil tree
stalks
Castor seeds
Catechu
Chalk, prepared ...
Chirretta
Hindustani.
...
Amaltas
Soona maki ...
Amaltas
Erundi ka tel
Erundi ka cup-
lec—Slymm
Erundi binj ...
Kat, katha ...
Khary mitti ...
Charavata—
Steel
Burmese.
...
...
...
USES.
Internal.
...
Astringent—Steel
...
Purgative, tonic, laxative
Tonic, laxative, purgative
Purgative
...
...
Tonic, aperient—Slymm ...
...
Astringent
...
Astringent—Steel. Antacid,
absorbent—Slymm
Tonic — Steel,
Slymm.
Stomachic,
promotes
secretion of bile—Steel.
Alterative, anti-periodic
—Tuson
External.
Application to scalds and
burns ; very useful
Detergent to sloughy and
indolent ulcers, wounds,
bruises, burns, etc.—
Steel
Do.
Do.
Emollient
Leaves made into poultice
with barley meal are
applied to inflammatory
affections of the eye —
Khory
Poultice of crushed seeds
good to promote suppu-
ration in boils and reduce
rheumatic
swellings—
Khory
Astringent, chobing, sores
and ulcers
Desicant—Steel.
Burns
and scalds
DOSES.
Steel.
...
l to 6
lbs.
1 to 3
ozs.
2 pints
...
...
4 ozs.
1 to 3
ozs.
Slymm.
...
10 to 60
tolas
2 to 8
tolas
40 to 100
tolas
1 to 3
seers
6 to 10
tolas,*
¼ to 1
seer †
10 to 20
tolas
2 to 8
tolas
Gilchrist.
...
...
2 to 6
tolas
...
...
5 drs.
to 6 ozs.
...
...
—
...
1 to 2
lbs.
1 to 3
ozs.
1½ pints
...
6 to 8
drs.
2 to 4
ozs.
1 to 2
ozs.
Remarks.
Cassia fistula, Cas¬
sia
auriculata,
Cassia senna
Ricinus communis
Acacia catechu
* Black catechu
†White catechu
Ophelia chirata
LIST OF DRUGS.
147
Chloral hydrate ...
Chloride of lime ...
Cinchona bark
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coal-tar
Colocynth
Cocoanut kernel ...
Cocoanut oil
Condy's fluid
Coriander fruit
Corrosive sublimate
Creosote
...
...
...
Dalchini taj—
Khory
Lavung
Indrayen
Khopra— Khory
Khopra ka tel;
narial ka tel
...
Dhanya
Shavier—Steel.
Ras ka poor
—Khory
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
: Stimulant, sedative, ano¬
dyne,
anti-spasmodic,
narcotic—Tuson
Used in flatulency
Tonic, anti-periodic, astrin¬
gent, in fever, rheuma¬
tism
Carminative,
stimulant—
Sly mm.
Stomachic, aro-
matic—Finlay Dun
Carminative—Slymm. Sti¬
mulant,
aromatic,
stomachic, in flatulency—
Khory
Hydragogue
cathartic;
especially
valuable in
liver congestion—Steel
Astringent—Steel.
Nour¬
ishing,
cooling, refri¬
gerating—Khory
Demulcent, emollient, nutri¬
tive—Steel
Aromatic, stimulant, car¬
minative—Steel, Slymm
...
...
...
Deodorizer, stimulant, dis¬
infectant, and in skin
diseases
Astringent, antiseptic, to
fetid ulcers—Tuson
Excitant,
antiseptic,
in
diseases of feet—Finlay
Bun
...
Emollient—Steel.
Vehicle,
wound
dressing;
pro¬
motes growth of hair
Deodorizer, antiseptic
Corrosive—Steel. Caustic,
stimulant, anti-parasitic
—Tuson
Caustic, antiseptic, same
as carbolic acid—Tuson
...
½ oz.
...
...
Ad lib.
½ to 1
oz.
...
...
2 to 6
tolas
2 to 4
tolas
2 to 4
tolas
½ to 1
seer
...
...
...
6 to 18
ozs.
...
2 to 6
drs.
..
3 to 4
drs.
½ oz.
½ oz.
4 to 6
drs.
½ to 2
ozs.
May be added to
enemas
Cinchona calisaya
Bark of cinnamo¬
mum zeylanicum
—Khory
Caryophyllus
aro-
maticus
Bitter apple. Cit¬
rullus colocynthis
(fruit) ; used with
care and com¬
bined with hen¬,
bane
Cocos
nucifera
(fruit)
Contains
four
grains of perman¬
ganate of potash
in each ounce
Fruit
of corian¬
drum sativum
148
A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of Elephants—continued.
Drugs.
Creosote ointment
Croton seeds
Croton oil
Cubebs
Cummin seeds
Custard-apple leaves
Cupri sulphas
Cupri
sulphas
lotion
Dhatura leaves
...
Dhatura seeds
Dikamali
Hindustani.
Jepal—Steel.
Jamal gotah
Jamal
gotah
katel
Kabab chini...
Kala jeera ...
Seeta plul ka
putta
Nila tuta—
Steel. Morthu¬
tha—Slymm.
...
Dhatura
ka
putta.
Dhatura
Dikamalee ...
Burmese.
...
USES.
Internal.
...
Cathartic—Steel, Slymm ...
Do.
...
Aromatic, stimulant, valu¬
able in cases of catarrh,
in
small doses—Steel.
Diuretic—Slymm
Carminative
Small doses, tonic, cathar¬
tic— Steel
Astringent,
tonic—Steel,
Slymm
...
Anti-spasmodic, anodyne,
narcotic: in musth
Narcotic, in musth—Steel.
Anodyne,
anti-spas¬
modic,
excitant—Steel,
Slymm
Anti-spasmodic
External.
Dressing
for
wounds.
indolent and sloughing
ulcers ; keeps off flies
...
Vesicant, counter-irritant
...
...
Anti-maggots when bruised
and applied to wounds—
Steel
Mild caustic, detergent to
unhealthy and sloughing
wounds and ulcers
Astringent, stimulant, mild
caustic, collyrium, ac-
cording to strength
Anodyne, most valuable in
rheumatic
pains.
As
poultice in sloughing and
irritable wounds—Steel
...
Auti-fly dressing. Stimu¬
lant applied to wounds
DOSES.
Steel.
6 drs. to
l½OZS.
..
½ to 1
oz.
...
...
½ dr.
...
½ to 2
and
4 to 6
drs.
4 to 6
drs.
½ to 1
oz.
Slymm.
2 to 4
tolas
2 to 8
tolas
6 to 12
tolas
100 to 250
leaves
⅛to½
tola
...
½ to 2
tolas
Gilchrist.
6 drs. to
l|½ OZS.
...
...
...
...
...
2 to 8
tolas
—
2 to 4½
drs.
30 to 40
mms.
...
4 to 8
drs.
100 to 500
leaves
1 to 2
drs.
...
½ oz.
2 to 4
drs.
Remarks.
Seeds
of
croton
tiglium
Fruit
of
cubeba
officinalis
Fruit of cuminum
cyminum
Anona reticulata
Blue-stone
Blue-stone lotion
Leaves of dhatura
alba and dhatura
festuosa
Resinous exudation
from
various
species of gar¬
denia
LIST OF DRUGS.
149
Dikamali ointment
Dill seeds
Donovan's solution
Epsom salts
Eucalyptus oil
Eucalyptus
oint¬
ment
Extract
of
nux
vomica
Fennel
Fenugreek
Ferri
carbonas
saccharata
Ferri iodium
Ferri sulphas
Ferri
perchloride
tincture (dilute)
Friar's balsam
Galls, oak
...
Maythee suva
—Slymm. So¬
yah—Khory
...
Bilayeti
ni¬
muck
...
...
...
Sonffe
Mavthi
...
...
Hira kasi
...
...
Mazu phul —
Steel.
Mah
phul—Slymm
...
...
....
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Carminative—Slymm,
Tonic, diuretic, resolvent
—Khory
Alterative,
tonic,
anti¬
periodic
Cathartic—Slymm. Diure¬
tic, febrifuge—Tuson
...
...
Nervous
stimulant
and
tonic in paralysis, para¬
plegia, etc.
Carminative,
stomachic,
aromatic—fuson
Carminative -Slymm.
Aro¬
matic, diuretic, demul¬
cent, nutritive, emme¬
nagogue
Same as ferri sulphas
Tonic, alterative, astrin¬
gent,
hœmatinic—fuson
Tonic — Steel,
Slymm.
Astringent, hœmatinic—
Tuson.
Tonic, astringent—Tuson
....
Astringent—Steel,
Slymm.
Styptic—Tuson
Wound dressing to keep
away flies
...
...
...
Antiseptic, deodorizer,
stimulant, disinfectant
Anti-fly dressing: dressing
for wounds and ulcers
...
...
...
...
....
Astringent, styptic
...
Styptic, astringent, caustic
—Tuson.
(Strong
tinc¬
ture)
Antiseptic,
disinfectant,
deodorizer, wound dress- ;
ing
Astringent—Steel. Anti¬
septic—Slymm
...
...
...
...
...
3 to 6
drs.
...
...
½ to 2
seers
...
8 to 16
ozs.
...
½ to 2
seers
...
1 to 4
tolas
...
...
...
...
...
...
1 dr. to
1 oz
...
1 to 1½
ozs.
10
ozs.
to 1 lb.
....
10 grs.
1 to 4
drs.
½ to 3
ozs.
2 drs.
2 drs.
2½ drs.
1 oz.
2 to 4
drs.
Fruits of anethum
graneolens—
Khory
Magnesia sulphas
Eucalyptus globu¬
lus
Seeds of strychnos
nux vomica.
Fruits of fœniculum
vulgare
Seeds of trigonella
fœnugraecum
Excrescences form¬
ed on the young
branches of the
oak, Quercus in¬
fectoria—Tuson
150
A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of
Elephants—continued
Ganja
Garlic
Gentian
Ghee
Ginger,
dry
Ginger,green
Glycerine
Hellebore (black) ...
Hemp,Indian
...
Hindustani.
Ganja
Lassun
Pakhan bed ...
Ghee
Sohnt
Uddaruck
...
Kala bitch wa
—Slymm
Bhang-
or
subzi (leaves
of
plant)
(Tops ganja)
Burmese.
..
USES
Internal.
Narcotic, excitant—Slymm
Carminative
—
Slymm.
Stimulant,
diuretic,
digestive for elephants
when first brought on to
green food or which have
been exposed to a chill—
Steel
Bitter tonic—Steel,
Slymm.
Stomachic
Vehicle, demulcent, laxative,
nutrient
Aromatic, stimulant, carmi-
native, tonic, stomachic
— Steel
Carminative, stomachic—
Sly mm
..
Narcotic, excitant—Slymm
Narcotic, anodyne, anti-
spasmodic, ' hypnotic ;
causes
relaxation
of
muscular spasms, hence
useful in cases of calculi
which
have
become
impacted—Steel. Stimu-
lant, tonic—Slymm. In
tetanus,
rheumatism,
and rabies—Steel
External.
....
Rubefacient. Blister (made
into a paste with two-
thirds its weight of flour
and left on for 15 minutes,
acts
as
a
powerful
blister)— Steel
Vehicle—Steel. Emollient;
protective in skin affec¬
tions against sun's rays
—Steel
Emollient—Steel. To ex¬
coriations, cracked heels,
burns,
scalds,
and
blistered
surfaces—
Tuson
DOSES.
Steel.
...
½ to 1
oz.
2
ozs.
lbs. 2, ½ to
3 seers
1 oz.
...
...
5 to 10
drs.
Slymm.
1/6 to 2
tolas
2 to 4
tolas
2 to 8
tolas
....
...
6 to 12
tolas
¼ to 1
tola
2 to 4
tolas of
bhang ;1
to 2 tolas
of ganja
Gilchrist.
½ to 1
oz.
1 to 5
seers
...
...
...
...
...
4 to 8
drs. of
ganja
—
2 to 6
drs.
1 oz.
½ to 2
ozs.
1to 2
lbs.
6 to 8
drs.
½lb.
..
2 to 6
drs. of
ganja;
5 to 10
drs. of
bhang
Remarks.
Tops of cannabis
sativa, var. In¬
dica
Gentian Intea
Scraped and dried
rhizome of zingi¬
ber officinalis
Rhizome of zingi¬
ber officinalis
Hclleborus niger
Cannabis
sativa,
var. Indica