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Gbamineae. — 124. Oats, A vena sativa. a fomentation for 

 pleurisy. 



Filices. — 125. Brake, Pteris aquilina. used in making 

 Nerve Ointment. 



The identification of the above species is fairly certain, 

 but there are some plants named in this work which are 

 difficult to identify. 



Queen of the Meadow is probably Thoroughwort or 

 Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum. 



126. Culvers Phr/*>c or Black roof is probably Veronica 

 Virginica of the Figwort Family. It is dried and pulverized 

 and with partially evaporated ox-gall made into Bile or 

 Peristaltic Pills. 



127. Saffron is probably the American saffron, Colchicum 

 autumnale, of the Lily Family ; made into a drink for 

 Measles. 



128. Juniper is probably Juniperus communis, of the 

 Cypress family of Conifers. The berries are given as a 

 diuretic in cases of Strangury. 



In exotic plants, in addition to bitter almonds, ^in<?er. 

 black pepper, cloves and myrrh, mentioned in the earlier 

 work, this work mentions copaiva. aniseed, cinnamon, 

 allspice, guiacum. Peruvian bark, liquorice root. 



Vegetable products named are lye. sugar, molasses, 

 vinegar, sweet or olive oil. castor oil, Indian meal, bran- 

 bread, camphor, rice, white turpentine, spirits of turpentine. 

 Burgundy pitch, resin. India rubber, lemon juice, metheglin. 

 charcoal, yeast, burnt sponge, and spunk (applied burnino- 

 to a cancer to induce suppuration). 



Animal products are not unknown, milk, buttermilk, 

 salt butter, honey, bees' wax. a tea made of the honey bee 

 (recommended as a diuretic in case of stone, strangury, etc. ). 

 lard, mutton tallow, oxgall, deer's horn : and a few mineral 

 products, lime (quick and slaked), lime water, prepared 

 chalk, chloride of lime, caustive (caustic) potash, sulphur. 

 magnesia, Glauber's salts, alum, ammonia, sal ammoniac, 

 saltpetre, nitrous ether, cream of tartar, calcined oyster 

 shells, sulphuric acid, copperas, soda, salaeratus : while 

 alcohol, brandy and gin are used, the former two as a 

 remedy for poisoning by essential oils and in making 

 Improved Rheumatic Drops ; the gin as a diuretic. 



