Antiseptic washes, such as 4 per cent boric-acid solution to the eyes and Dobell's solution applied to the nose and mouth with ice poultices over the crest of the head and frontal region, have also proved efficacious.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
I have had little success in checking the upward progress of the disease through the teat with carbolic acid or boric-acid solutions.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
It is an extremely active digestive ferment, comparable with pepsin, but superior to the latter because it does not require an acid medium, as its digestive action takes place even in the presence of an alkaline medium and of antiseptic substances such as boric acid, phenol, etc.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera