174 SOLANUM DULCAMARA. 
ical women, it often produced syncope and slight 
palpitation of the heart, now and then nausea and > 
giddiness. But if the dose was diminished, or 
any aromatic tincture added, it ceased to produce 
uneasy symptoms. The good effects of the rem- 
edy were seldom perceived until after the first 
eight days. 
Dr. Bateman considers, that “one of the most 
effectual remedies for lepra under all its varieties 
is the decoction of the leaves and twigs of the So- 
lanum dulcamara.” Ue administers it in the 
same way with that just described. “When,” 
says he, “there is a degree of torpor in the super- 
ficial vessels, the same decoction made with a 
larger proportion of the shrub, is advantageously 
employed as a lotion; but if there is any inflam- 
matory disposition, this and every other external 
stimulus must be prohibited.” 
I have employed the Bitter sweet, both in sub- 
stance and in decoction in a number of cutaneous 
affections. It appears to be a valuable auxiliary 
to mereury in the treatment of syphilitic erup- 
tions. I haye also known herpetic eruptions to 
yield to its internal and external use. The Amer- 
ican plant however, when gathered in full vigour, 
does not set easily on the stomach in large doses. 
{ have known vomiting produced by a few grains 
