MEDICAL BOTANY. 



PUNICA. 



152. Granatum. Bark of the root a powerful anthelmintic. Flow- 



ers and bark of the fruit tonic and astringent. Produces 

 Pomegranates. 



MYRTUS. 



153. Communis. Aromatic and astringent. 



CARYOPHYLLUS. 



154. Aromaticus. Stimulant and carminative. Produces Cloves. 



EUGENIA. 



155. Acris. The unripe fruit is oily, irritable, and is used to allay 



tooth-ache. 



156. Pimenta. The unripe fruit is oily, irritable, and is used to allay 



the tooth-ache. Is the Allspice of the shops. 



EUCALYPTUS. 



158. Resinifera. Bark astringent, yielding a juice resembling Kino.' 



159. Robusta. Bark astringent. 



CORNACE.E. 



CORNUS. 



1 63. Florida. Bark bitter, with an astringent aromatic taste ; tonic 



and antiseptic, giving a scarlet dye. 



1 64. Sericea. Said to be amongst the best of tonics. Useful in in- 



termittent fevers. 



165. Circinata. Astringent. Useful in diarrhoea. 



166. Suecica Berries tonic. 



CUCURBITACE^E. 



LAGENAHIA. 



169. Vulgaris Fruit poisonous. 

 CUCUMIS. 



171. Colocynthis. Fruit acrid. Poisonous to human beings. Pro- 

 duces Colocynth. 



BRYONIA. 



177. Alba. Root acrid and purgative. Used as a discutient for 



removing bruises. Cathartic. 



178. Dioica Root acrid and purgative. Used as a discutient for 



removing bruises. Cathartic. 



