126 HOP SUBSTITUTES. 



Blessed Thistle .. .. Cnicus benedictus. 



Lesser Centaury .. .. Erythrcea Centaurium. 



Gentian Gentiana lutea, amarilla, &c. 



Willow bark Salix alba. 



Aloes extract Aloe sp. 



Picric acid 



Colocynth Cucumis Colocynthis. 



Seeds of Cocculus indicus Anamirta paniculata. 



Meadow Saffron .. .. Colchicum autumnale. 



Bark of Daphne Mezereum. 



Fruit of Chillies .. .. Capsicum annuum. 



Deadly Nightshade leaves Atropa Belladonna. 



Henbane leaves .. .. Jfyoscyamus niger. 



Seeds of Nux vomica . . Strychnos Nux romica. 



Cascarilla bark . . . . Croton Cascarilla, and C. eleuteria. 



Roots of Caryophyllata (Geum) lutea. 



Grains of Paradise, seeds of Amomum Grana Paradisa, 



Chiretta, the plant . . . . Agathotis Chimyta. 



Camomile, flowers of .. Anthemis nobilis. 



Alehoof, or ground ivy . . Hedera terrestris. 



In the United States, Gentiana quinqueflora, under the 

 names of Indian quinine and ague weed, and G. saponaria, 

 are esteemed fully equal to the imported gentian. Sablatea 

 angularis, the American Centaury, Sab. stellaris, and S. 

 gracilis possess properties similar to the former. 



This genus of North American plants is closely allied to 

 Erythraea, of which several species, E. Chilensis, Centaurium, 

 linarifolia, &c., are still employed in different countries as 

 tonics. 



Stanislaus Martin states that there are met with occa- 

 sionally in French commerce hops deprived of the principal 

 part of their lupuline by means of sifting, thus keeping back 

 the active principle, the inert cones being sold to pharmaciens 

 and herbalists.* 



A year or two ago an important and influential meeting of 



* ' Houblon Officinal, son alteration.' Bull, de Therap., t. xlvii. p. 288. 



