2o6 MEDICAL BOTANY. 



CYDONIA. 



480. Vulgaris. Seeds demulcent. 



SANGUISORBE^E. 

 ALCHEMILLA. 



481. Vulgaris. Decoction slightly tonic. 



FABACE^E OR LEGUMINOS^E. 



TRIBE I. PAPILIONACEJE. 

 ANAGYRIS. 



482. Fcetida. Seeds poisonous. 



BAPTISIA. 



483. Tinctoria. Roots and herbage antiseptic, sub-astringent, ca- 



thartic, and emetic. 



GENISTA. 



484. Tinctoria Bitter. Produces a yellow dye. 



CYTISUS. 



485. Laburnum. Seeds poisonous, narcotico-acrid. 



486. Alpinus. Seeds poisonous, narcotico-acrid. 



487. Scoparius. Decoction of the shoots diuretic and cathartic. 



Seeds emetic. Produces broom-tops. 



ANTHYLLIS. 



488. Hermannia. Root diuretic. 



489. Vulneraria. One of the best styptics. 



TRIGONELLA. 



490. Foenum Graecum. Decoction of the seeds an emollient. Used 



in veterinary medicine. 



MELILOTUS. 



491. Officinalis. Decoction emollient. Used in lotions and enemas. 



TRIFOLIUM. 



492. Alpinum. Roots sweet and demulcent. 



INDIGOFERA. 



494. Tinctoria. The dye is a dangerous vegetable poison. 



495. Anil The dye is a dangerous vegetable poison. Powdered 



leaf used in hepatitis. 



496. Argentea. The dye is a dangerous vegetable poison. 



CLITORIA. 

 498. Tematea. Roots emetic. 



