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._

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