Transcriber’s Notes Text printed in italics has been transcribed _between underscores_. Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS. More Transcriber’s Notes may be found at the end of this text. VETERINARY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA VETERINARY MEDICINES THEIR ACTIONS, USES AND DOSE BY GEORGE F. KORINEK, V. S., B. V. S. _Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College. Graduate from the Veterinary Department of the University of Toronto, Canada. Member of the Science Association of the Ontario Veterinary College. Registrar of the Veterinary Science Association of America. Ten years of Practical Experience in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery._ [Illustration] PUBLISHED BY THE VETERINARY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT 1917 by the VETERINARY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PREFACE There is no scarcity of excellent works on Veterinary materia medica and Therapeutics. Many of these will well repay the student for the time spent in mastering them, but none seem to meet the wants of the Veterinary Practitioner and Student for whom this work is primarily intended. It has been my endeavor to find, and bring together in available form, some of the facts regarded as of value to those upon whom the stockman must depend, to a great extent, for important services when sickness comes upon our dumb friends--the domestic animals. A few publications have been consulted, and in some instances quoted. It has not been practicable to give proper credit for use of ideas and language in each instance, but a general acknowledgment is here made. List of publications consulted and in some instances quoted: United States Dispensatory (by Wood). Veterinary Medicines (by Dun). Veterinary Materia Medica and Therapeutics (by Winslow). Veterinary Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Toxicology (by Quitman). GEORGE F. KORINEK, V. S., B. V. S. SUMMARY OF VETERINARY MATERIA MEDICA, THERAPEUTICS AND TOXICOLOGY MATERIA MEDICA, derived from two _Latin_ words signifying medical material, the science which treats with medicine, their source or origin, their derivatives, physical and chemical properties, their method of preparation and administration, their dose, physiological and toxicological effects. THERAPEUTICS, derived from the Greek, _Therapevo_, meaning to serve or attend the sick, is that branch of knowledge which treats of the application of all means--medical or otherwise--to the cure of disease or relief of pain. TOXICOLOGY, derived from the Greek _Toxikon_, a poison, is that branch of knowledge which treats of the nature, actions, detection and treatment of poisons. A _medicine_ is an agent of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin used for the cure of disease or relief of pain. DRUG, derived from the Dutch, _Droog_, meaning dry, is now used synonymously with medicine although originally referring to an herb or dried medical plant. GENERAL ACTIONS OF MEDICINES