MEDICAL BOTANY. 27 1 



GLOBULARIACE7E. 



GLOBULARIA. 



972. Alypum. A bitter, drastic purgative. 



973. Vulgaris. A bitter, drastic purgative, employed as a resolvent 



and vulnerary. 



PLUMBAGINACEJE. 



STATICE. 



976. Caroliniana. Root intensely astringent. 



ABMERIA. 



977. Vulgaris. Flowers an active diuretic. 



PLUMBAGO. 



978. Europaea Very acrid; used to remove tooth-ache. An effec- 



tual emetic. 



979. Rosea. Acrid, vesicant. 

 981. Zeylanica. Acrid, vesicant. 



BORAGINACE^:. 



BORAGO. 



984. Officinalis. Root mucilaginous. Pectoral, emollient. Is Bo- 

 rage. 



SYMPHYTUM. 



986. Officinale Reputed vulnerary, esculent. 



CYNOGLOSSUM. 



987. Officinale Fffitid, narcotic, antispasmodic. ? ? 



LAMIACE^ OR LABIATE. 



LAVANDULA. 



995. Vera. Flowers carminative, stimulant, and tonic ; used with 



the leaves as sternutatories. Produces Lavender. 



996. Spica. Yields oil of spike. 



997. Stoechas. Considered expectorant and antispasmodic. 



MENTHA. 

 999. Viridis. Aromatic and carminative. Produces Spearmint. 



