BITTERSWEET. 



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Fig. 4. 



The tincture of lupulin (Tine. Lupulinse) is officinal, as well as the 

 tincture of hops. They are excellent remedies in the dyspepsia of 

 drunkards, and in mild mania-a-potu ; — dose, f3ss. to f3j. Hops 

 are sometimes applied externally, in the form of poultice ; it has an 

 anodyne effect. 



Bittersweet. — (Dulcamara, U.S.) 



It is doubtful whether this medicine should have a place among the 

 narcotics, since its influence over the cerebral functions is very feeble. 

 The plant yielding it is the Solanum dulcamara or woody night- 

 shade ; the parts employed are the stem and twigs, which should be 

 collected in the autumn. They are about ihe thickness of a common 

 quill, of a light brownish-gray colour, without odour, and have a 

 bitter taste followed by sweetness. 



JJse$, — Their chief employment is as an alterative in chronic skin 



