ALLIUM SATIVUM. ORD. XLVI. Litiacece. 75S 
The penetrating and diffusive acrimony of Garlick renders its 
external application useful in many disorders, as a rubifacient, 
and more especially as applied to the soles of the feet, to cause a 
revulsion from the head or breast, as was successfully practised and 
recommended by Sydenham," Garlick has also been variously 
employed externally to tumors and cutaneous diseases; and in 
certain cases of deafness a clove or small bulb of this root, wrapt 
in gauze or muslin, and introduced into we meatus aus orine. has 
been found an efficacious remedy.° 
Garlick may be administered in different forms; cinta the 
clove entire, after being dipped in oil, is recommended as the most 
effectual, or where this cannot be done, by cutting it into pieces 
without bruising it, may be found to answer equally well, pro- 
ducing thereby no uneasiness in the fauces. On being beaten up, 
and formed into pills, the active parts of this medicine soon evapo- 
rate: this we notice on the authority of Dr. Cullen, who thinks 
that Lewis has fallen into a eg erfor, in Mprerive dried Garlick 
more active than fresh. 
The sprup = wee of Garlick, which | formerly had a place 
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ne ‘Especially i i the’ ian ac shout the eighth day. Epist. de variolis 
conf. 
© Bergius for this purpose recemmends the juice of Garlick dropped on cotton. J. c. 
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VERATRUM ALBUM. WHITE HELLEBORE, or, VERATRUM. 
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SYNONYMA. Helleborus albus. Pharm. Lond. & Edinb. 
Gerard. Emac. p. 440. Raii Hist. p. 168. Helleborus Albus, 
flore subviridi. Bauh. Pin. p. 186. Helleborus albus vulgaris. 
Park, Theat. p. 217. Veratrum flore subviridi. Tournef. Inst. 
p. 272. Veratrum spica paniculata, floribus maribus & feminis. 
Hall. Stirp. Helo. n. 1204. Veratrum album, Jacq, Flor. Aust. 
v. tu. t. 335. Mill. Illustr. ic. 
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