178-2 
In preparing the tincture in further provings, the flowers, when in full sexual 
power, should be included, thus extending its therapeutic usefulness. 
PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION.—The only account of the action of this drug is 
that of Dr. E. Reading,* who records the following effects: Mental exhaustion ; 
headache; dullness of the eye; epistaxis; paleness and sickly expression of coun- 
tenance; bitter taste in the mouth; burning of the mouth and cesophagus; increased 
appetite ; splenic discomfort ; constipation ; oppression of chest; acceleration of the 
pulses; weakness of the extremities; languor; debility, prostration, and restlessness. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE 178. 
1. Upper portion of flowering plant, Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 11th, 1885. 
2. Section of mid-stem. 
3. Stamen. 
4. Stigma, 
5. Young fruit. 
6. Section of ovary. 
(3, 4, and 6 enlarged. ) 
* Allen, Encyc. Mat. Med., X, 572. 
