Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum; Plant of the legume family, cultivated for forage and for its mucilaginous seeds used in medicine. Fomenting Application of warm liquid, ointments, etc., to the surface of the body. Fowler's Solution Aqueous solution of potassium arsenite used in medicine to treat some diseases of the blood or skin. Frog Triangular mass of elastic, horny substance in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse. Gentian Rhizome [root-like subterranean stem] and roots of a yellow-flowered gentian (Gentiana lutea) of southern Europe used as a tonic and stomachic [beneficial to the stomach]. Glauber's salt, Sodium sulfate decahydrate, Na2SO4.10H2O; also called mirabilite; used in medicine as a mild laxative. Iodoform Triiodomethane. Yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, CHI3. Analogous to chloroform, used as an antiseptic. Methylene blue Heterocyclic (ring structure with atoms besides carbon, such as sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen,) aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula: C16H18ClN3S. Middlings Coarsely ground wheat mixed with bran. Nitrate of Potash Potassium nitrate, a mineral source of nitrogen. KNO3. Also called saltpetre. Nux Vomica Orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine. Origanum Aromatic plants, including the sweet marjoram (O. Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (O. vulgare). Pastern Part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof. Petechial Small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage. Physic Medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative. Poultice Soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body. Probang Long, slender, elastic rod with a sponge at the end, to be introduced into the esophagus or larynx to remove foreign bodies or introduce medication. Quassia Shrub or small tree, Quassia amara, of tropical America, having wood with a bitter taste. Also called bitterwood. A prepared form of the heartwood of these trees, used as an insecticide and in medicine as a tonic to dispel intestinal worms. Santonin Colorless crystalline compound, C15H18O3, from wormwood, especially santonica; used to destroy or eliminate parasitic worms. Shoat (shote) Young pig just after weaning. Singletree Crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc. Sugar of Lead (lead acetate) White, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Pb(C2H3O2)2.3H2O; formerly used in medicine as an astringent. Sweet Oil Vegetable oil used as food; especially olive or rape (Brassica napus) oil. Tannic Acid Lustrous, yellow-brown, amorphous tannin, having the chemical composition C76H52O46. Derived from the bark and fruit of many plants; used as an astringent [contracts the tissues or canals of the body].