AMERICAN HELLEBORE,. 133 
_ Of the power of this plant to-relieve the,formi- 
dable disease of gout, we have the most. satisfae+ 
tory evidence... A composition. intended. to imi- 
tate the celebrated Eau medicinale was. prepared 
in, England by Mr, Moore. from the wine, of white 
hellebore,and wine of opium in the proportion of 
three parts of the former to. one. of the. latter. 
This compound was used by many. arthritic pa- 
tients both in. Europe and America with great 
success in relieving the paroxysms of the disease. 
In Boston a considerable number. of individuals 
have been induced to make trial of the remedy, 
and. generally with advantage. ...But/I am inform- 
ed. by several of our most. repectable apotheca-. 
ries, that for a long. time, especially during the. 
late war, when the white hellebore could not be 
obtained from Europe, the American plant, was 
the supposition of its, being the same with the 
European. Various gouty, patients made use of 
it, and no difference was, perceived. by them or 
their physicians in its mode of operation or effect 
upon the disease. Some were relieved by small 
doses, which did not even nauseate, such as fifteen. 
or twenty drops, repeated if necessary... Others 
found a drachm of the mixture necessary, which 
quantity affected them unpleasantly by yomiting 
