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- No. 403.—Oniscus ascetztus. Slaters. The Off. 
ss Millepedz, of the Dublin College. ~ 
Place them with soot, ashes, cobwebs, and the like—equal- 
a oy dene the powder of the human cranium, © 
_ particularly of its os ¢riquetrum, which was used in doses, 
of Bj, in epilepsy!!!—with the vomit, (I think so indeed) 
_ of rasura wnguis, nail pairings; powder of Egyptian mum- 
my, used in epilepsy; live puppies, split open, as a poul- 
tice, (this I have seen done myself, in Lancaster, for white 
one) Wolf’s liver, for fiver diseases! Fox’s lungs, 
dried and powdered as a pectoral! &c. &c.—Let all these 
_ Femain together, the evidence of credulity, weakness, and 
‘No. 404.—Orrum, See Papaver. 
OPIANA one of its active principles. See the same. 
No. 405—Oporowax. A gum-resin, the product of 
_ Pastinaca opoponax—er rough Parsnip, 
which see. 
No. 406.—OriGanum VULGARE. Common or wild 
Marjoram. , 
Orrictxat. Origanum. Lond. Common marjoram leaves. 
Sr seria Jeff. Coll. No. 500—figure of the plant, 
No. 501. ide, 
A didynamous verticillate indigenous plant yielding the 
officinal preparation, Oleum Origani. L. & U. Ss. 
The medical use of the leaves is obsolete—the oil is applied 
only externally. 
Species 2—-ORIGANUM MARJORANA—called sweet. 
marjoram. g 
Cabinet specimen, Jeff. Coll. figure of the plant, No, 502. _ 
Is used as a potherb, and renders every thing into which it 
» enters in culinary processes, indigestible and oppressive. 
ie It is still recognised by the Edinburgh College, for its 
~- tonic and errhine properties—might well be left out. £ 
have seen much mischief, by the exhibition of sweet mar 
_ joram tea, and saffron tea, given by nurses, to bring out 
the measles. 
Species 3:—ORIGANUM DICTAMUS. 
_ Synonym ————— CRETICUM. | 
Dittany of Crete. 
t specimen, Jeff. Coll. figure of the plant, No. 503- 
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