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91 Euphorbia verrucosa 107. Ranunculus thora 



92. Euphorbia platyphyllos 108. Ranunculus arvensis 



93. Euphorbia esula 109. Ranunculus lingua 



94. Euphorbia cyparissias liO. Ranunculus alpestres 



05. Euphorbia hiberna Hi. Ranunculus polyanthemos 



96. Euphorbia characias 112. Ranunculus illyricus 



97. Euphorbia amygdaloides 113. Ranunculus gramineus 



98. Euphorbia sylvatica 114. Ranunculus asiaticus 

 99- Euphorbia exigua acuta 115. Ranunculus aquatilus 



100. Euphorbia mauritanica 116. Ranunculus platanifolius 



101. Euphorbia nerifolia 117. Ranunculus breynius 



102. Ranunculus acris 118. Ranunculus sardous 



103. Ranunculus sceleratus 119. Rhaphanus raphanistruui 



104. Ranunculus flamula 120. Secale cornutum. Its an- 



105. Ranunculus bulbosus tidote is milk. 



106. Ranunculus ficaria 



The usual and most approved antidotes to all these are, after 

 vomiting and purging, emollient substances; as panada with butter, 

 and wine and cordials to support the strength. 



Glutinous Vegetable Poisons. 



1. Ilex aquifolium 3. Rosa canina. 



2. Viscum album 



Poisonous substances produce very different effects, according to 

 the manner they are introduced into the system, and the organ 

 with which they primarily come into contact. This is a very curious 

 subject of enquiry, and one which has, within the last year or two, 

 been pursued so successfully, and with such singular results by Mr. 

 Brodie, that we shall make no apology to our readers for copying 

 the following extract from his paper upon the subject, introduced 

 into the Philosophical Transactions for 1811. 



The substances, observes Mr. Brodie, which act as poisons when 

 applied to the animal body, are very numerous. In the experiments 

 which I have hitherto made, I have employed vegetable poisons 

 only. Of these I have selected such as are very active and certain 

 in producing their effects, believing that, on this account, the exact 

 nature of those effects would be more readily ascertained. The 

 principal objects which I have kept in view have been to determine 



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