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emetic. He considers this medicine as having a 
peculiar advantage in possessing no unpleasant 
taste; being only followed by a sense of heat in 
a few minutes after it is taken. But this is by no 
means lasting, nor does it produce any material 
uneasiness. ptf: ) 
In some experiments, to determine the solu- 
ble portions of this root, Dr. Z. found that two 
thousand one hundred and sixty grains of the 
recent root afforded one hundred and two grains 
of watery extract ; and alike quantity by diges- 
tion in alcohol gave one hundred and twenty 
three grains of alcoholic extract, He did not 
observe oes difference in the activity of these two 
extracts. — 7 | | 
Dr. McKeon, velisies “Dissertation: on ‘the 
species of Euphorbia has been already cited in 
the last article, has detailed the circumstances of 
twelve cases, in which he administered the 
Euphorbia corollata. His experiments differ 
from those of Dr. Zollickoffer, in the quantity of 
the root used, being always smaller. ‘The doses, 
which he gave, were from three to twelve grains 
of the powder, In every instance the medicine 
operated as a cathartic. In most of the cases 
nausea was produced, but in three only, out of 
the whole number, it was followed by vomiting. 
