List of Drugs employed in the Treatment of Elephants—continued.

Drugs.

Hindustani.

Burmese.

USES.

DOSES.

Remarks.

Internal.

External.

Steel.

Slymm.

Gilchrist.

—

Lead acetate

....

Sedative, astringent, in
diabetes—Tuson

...

...

...

...

½ to 1
dr.

Lead lotion

...

...

Astringent, sedative, cooling
to wounds, etc.

Lead subacetate
liquor

...

...

...

Astringent, sedative, cooling
to wounds—Tuson

...

...

...

...

Goulard's extract

Lemon juice

Nimboo ka rus

Refrigerent—Slymm

...

4 to 6
tolas

Lime

Chuna

...

Caustic, desicant

Lime water

Antacid, in flatulency

...

...

8 to 10
ozs.

Linseed meal

Alsi-tisi

Demulcent—Steel. Emol-
lient, nutrient—Slymm.
Laxative—Tuson

Astringent — Steel. As
poultice

Ad lib.

2 to 12
tolas

...

...

Seeds of linum
usitatissimum

Linseed oil

Alsi ka tel ...

Nutritive, laxative, emol-
lient, vehicle—Tuson

Emollient, vehicle—Tuson

...

...

...

1 to 1½
pints

Liquor ammonia
(dilute)

...

...

...

Counter-irritant

Liquor ammonia
acetate

...

...

Mild stimulant, diaphore-
tic, diuretic, febrifuge—
Tuson

Discutient

...

...

...

4 ozs.

Liquor arsenicalis

..

..

...

...

...

...

½ to 1
oz.

Strength 4 grains
of arsenic in each
ounce

Liquorice root
(country)

Mitta lukhre—
Slymm. Jathi
madh mulati
—Kkory

Tonic, nutrient — Steel,
Slymm. Demulcent, lax-
ative, expectorant, diure-
tic— Khory

Suppurative, detergent—
Steel

...

½ to 2
seers

...

4 to 8
drs.

Root of glycer-
rhiza glabra.
Steel says roots
of abrus preca-
torius is an
efficient substitute