List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of Elephants—continued

Hindustani.

Burmese.

USES

DOSES.

Remarks.

Internal.

External.

Steel.

Slymm.

Gilchrist.

—

Ganja

Ganja

Narcotic, excitant—Slymm

....

...

1/6 to 2
tolas

½ to 1
oz.

2 to 6
drs.

Tops of cannabis
sativa, var. In-
dica

Garlic

Lassun

Carminative — Slymm.
Stimulant, diuretic,
digestive for elephants
when first brought on to
green food or which have
been exposed to a chill—
Steel

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

½ to 1
oz.

2 to 4
tolas

1 to 5
seers

1 oz.

Gentian

Pakhan bed ...

Bitter tonic—Steel, Slymm.
Stomachic

2 ozs.

2 to 8
tolas

...

½ to 2
ozs.

Gentian Intea

Ghee

Ghee

Vehicle, demulcent, laxative,
nutrient

Vehicle—Steel. Emollient;
protective in skin affec-
tions against sun's rays
—Steel

lbs. 2, ½ to
3 seers

....

...

1to 2
lbs.

Ginger,
dry

Sohnt

Aromatic, stimulant, carmi-
native, tonic, stomachic
— Steel

1 oz.

...

...

6 to 8
drs.

Scraped and dried
rhizome of zingi-
ber officinalis

Ginger,green

Uddaruck

Carminative, stomachic—
Sly mm

...

6 to 12
tolas

...

½lb.

Rhizome of zingi-
ber officinalis

Glycerine

...

..

..

Emollient—Steel. To ex-
coriations, cracked heels,
burns, scalds, and
blistered surfaces—
Tuson

Hellebore (black) ...

Kala bitch wa
—Slymm

Narcotic, excitant—Slymm

...

¼ to 1
tola

...

..

Hclleborus niger

Hemp,Indian ...

Bhang- or
subzi (leaves
of plant)
(Tops ganja)

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

5 to 10
drs.

2 to 4
tolas of
bhang ;1
to 2 tolas
of ganja

4 to 8
drs. of
ganja

2 to 6
drs. of
ganja;
5 to 10
drs. of
bhang

Cannabis sativa,
var. Indica