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EUPHORBIACE.E 



Syrupus Scillae Compositus (Fl'ext. 

 senega 8 per cent., Fl'ext. squill 8 per 

 cent., Tartar emetic, 0.2 per cent.), 



10 to 60 njj (0.6 to 4 mils). 



303. POLYGALA RUBELLA Willdenow. BITTER POLYGALA. A North Ameri- 

 can herb, used for its tonic properties. The bitter principle is easily ex- 

 tracted by water and alcohol. 



B 



FIG. 160. Senega Cross-section of Root. (21 diam.) A, Xylem. B, Parenchyma of cortex. 

 C, Cork. (Photomicrograph.) 



EUPHORBIACE^;. Spurge Family 



Herbs, shrubs, or trees, usually with an acrid, milky juice, which in some 

 cases yields rubber. A volatile oil is found in the bark of a few species, and a 

 fatty oil is found abundantly in the seeds of other plants, as tiglium and ricinus. 



Synopsis of Drugs from the Euphorbiacea 



A. Roots. C. 



STILLINGIA, 304. 

 Euphorbia, 305. D. 



Euphorbia Corollata, 



305 a. 

 Euphorbia Ipecacu- E. 



anha, 305 b. 



B. Herbs. F. 

 *Euphorbia Pilulifera, 



305C. 

 Mercurialis, 308. 



Gum-resins. 



Euphorbium, 306. 

 Concrete Juices. 



Alveloz Milk, 307. 



ELASTICA, 309. 

 Resin. 



Lacca, 310. 

 Bark. 

 *Cascarilla, 311. 



G. Seeds. 



Ricinus, 312. 



Tiglium, 313. 



Curcas, 314. 

 H. Fixed Oils. 



OLEUM RICINI, 



312 a. 

 OLEUM TIGLII, 



313 a. 

 I. Glands. 



Kamala, 315. 



304. STILLINGIA. STILLINGIA 

 QUEEN'S ROOT. QUEEN'S DELIGHT 

 The dried root of Stillin'gia sylvat'ica Linne\ 



BOTANICAL. CHARACTERISTICS. Stem herbaceous, I to 3 feet high. Leaves alter- 

 nate, nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, finely serrate. Flowers monoecious, 



