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146 A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.
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List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of Elephants—continued. |
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Drugs. |
Hindustani. |
Burmese. |
USES. |
DOSES. |
Remarks. |
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Internal. |
External. |
Steel. |
Slymm. |
Gilchrist. |
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Carron oil |
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Application to scalds and |
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Cassia (bark) |
Amaltas |
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Astringent—Steel ... |
Detergent to sloughy and |
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... |
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Cassia fistula, Cas- |
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Cassia leaves |
Soona maki ... |
Purgative, tonic, laxative |
Do. |
l to 6 |
10 to 60 |
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1 to 2 |
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Cassia pulp |
Amaltas |
Tonic, laxative, purgative |
Do. |
1 to 3 |
2 to 8 |
2 to 6 |
1 to 3 |
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Castor oil |
Erundi ka tel |
Purgative ... ... |
Emollient |
2 pints |
40 to 100 |
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1½ pints |
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Castor-oil tree |
Erundi ka cup- |
Tonic, aperient—Slymm ... |
Leaves made into poultice |
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1 to 3 |
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Ricinus communis |
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Castor seeds |
Erundi binj ... |
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Poultice of crushed seeds |
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Catechu |
Kat, katha ... |
Astringent ... |
Astringent, chobing, sores |
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6 to 10 |
5 drs. |
6 to 8 |
Acacia catechu |
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Chalk, prepared ... |
Khary mitti ... |
Astringent—Steel. Antacid, |
Desicant—Steel. Burns |
4 ozs. |
10 to 20 |
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2 to 4 |
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Chirretta |
Charavata— |
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Tonic — Steel, Slymm. |
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1 to 3 |
2 to 8 |
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1 to 2 |
Ophelia chirata |
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