262 SESAMUM. 



black, known by bark only. Nuts balsamic fragrant, their 

 resin makes a fine orange varnish j diuretic, carminative, 

 pellent in decoction. 



SCLEROTIUM CLAVUS, Dec. or Sphacelia sege- 

 turn of others. The ergot of rye, parasitic fungus. Poi- 

 sonous, causing dreadful dry gangrene when mist with 

 rye bread. Contains rocella or violet color, fulvous 

 chrome, sweet oil, ammoniac, ferment and phosphoric 

 acid. Specific as uterine parturient to help parturition, 



m doses of 5 to 10 grains. Dangerous abortive for wo- 

 men and cows. 



SCORZONERA HISPANICA, L. Cult, healthy es- 

 culent root, mdd sudorific, menagogue, &c.. 



Holmesweed. Heal 



S r T>?^^\^ sp. S . marilandica, lanceolata, S. hastata 

 Rat. Fl. lud. ^nd. sylvatica, Raf. All eq. to S. nodosa, 

 aquatica^n^ camna of Europe. Bad rank smell, like 

 Elder, bitter acrid. Vulnerary, resolutive, antiscrofu- 

 lousm decoction, poultice and steam bath. Much used 

 m N. Jersey, N. Y. and New England ,• often united to 

 Vistus and tonics. Deemed good for all kind of sores in 



^e^T.^^.T^'?,**!^' '^"'■*'^ *^^ scab^of dogs and swine. 



SECALE CEREALE, L. Bye. Cult. Flour resolvent, 

 contains starch 60, gluten 10, mucilage II, sugar 3, albu- 

 men 3 per cent. Good sweet heavy bread 



SELINON CANADENSE, Linn, or' Cnidium do. 

 Deemed eq. of S.palustw lately found atonic, useful in 

 epilepsy in doses 10 to 20 grains, in convulsions of chil- 

 QPTvw^ 2 gr. In larger doses poisonous. 

 feLJNECIO, Lm. Groundsel, Fireweed, Vulnerarv, 

 acrid tonic, astringent, useful in hemorrhage, wounds, 

 headache, inflammations, salt rheum, herpes, diseases of 

 Skin chiefly externally. S. hieradfolius and vulgaris 

 Chiefly used. Emetic in large doses. Smell strong, 

 stems ot ^ar. ^>an/ea, 8 feet high, tliick — — ' ""'^*- 

 Rweet, edible. Birds like the leaves. 



SESAMUM, L. Benny, Zezehan ; Vangle in Jamai- 

 ca, ^mse^ of Arabs. Jitgotin& o( French. Gkigiokna 

 oi Italy. Cult, m Asia 2500 years ago for oil, yet from 

 fepam and Guinea to China. "Oil of seeds preferred to 

 Ulive oilhy Arabs, said to make women fat! skin soft. 

 Clean hair. Brought bv negroes to Southern States, 



