CATNIP, (_nepeta cataria_.) An antispasmodic in colic.
CEDAR BUDS. An infusion of the buds makes a good vermifuge for
sheep and pigs.
CHARCOAL. This is a valuable remedy as an antiseptic for foul
ulcers, foot rot, &c.
CLEAVERS, (_galium aparine_.) The expressed juice of the herb
acts on the skin and kidneys, increasing their secretions. One
tea-spoonful of the juice, given night and morning in a thin mucilage of
poplar bark, is an excellent remedy for dropsy, and diseases of the
urinary organs. An infusion of the herb, made by steeping one ounce of
the leaves and seeds in a quart of boiling water, may be substituted for
the expressed juice.
COHOSH, BLACK, (_macrotrys racemosa_.) Useful in dropsy.
COLTSFOOT, (_tussilago farfara_.) An excellent remedy for
cough.
CRANESBILL, (_geranium maculatum_.) Useful in scours,
dysentery, and diarrhoea.
DILL SEED, (_anethum graveolens_.) Its properties are the same
as caraways.
DOCK, YELLOW, (_rumex crispus_.) Good for diseases of the liver
and of the skin.
ELECAMPANE, (_inula helenium_.) An excellent remedy for cough
and asthma, and diseases of the skin.
ELDER FLOWERS, (_sambucus canadensis_.) Used as an aperient for
sheep, in constipation.
ELM BARK, (_ulmus fulva_.) This makes a good mucilage. See
Poultices.
ESSENCE OF PEPPERMINT. Used for flatulent colic. One ounce is
the usual dose for a cow. To be given in warm water.
FENNEL SEED. Useful to expel wind.
FERN, MALE, (_aspidium felix mas_.) Used as a remedy for worms.
FLAXSEED. A good lubricant, in cold and catarrh, and in
diseases of the mucous surfaces. It makes a good poultice.
FLOWER OF SULPHUR. This is used extensively, in veterinary
practice, for diseases of the skin. It is a mild laxative.