MEDICAL BOTANY. 275 



DATURA. 



1069. Stramonium. A violent narcotic poison. Employed exter- 

 nally as an anodyne and sedative. 



PHYSALIS. 



1072. Alkekengi. Diuretic, employed in veterinary practice. 



NICANDBA. 



1073. Physaloides. Diuretic. 



SOLANUM. 



1074. Nigrum. Stimulating, narcotic. 



1076. Dulcamara. Berries bitter and poisonous. Plant narcotic and 

 diaphoretic. 



NICOTIAN A. 



1081. Tabacum. A stimulant narcotic, employed as an errhine ; in 



infusion as an expectorant and sedative ; in vapour as an 

 antispasmodic. Produces Virginian Tobacco. 



1082. Rustica. A stimulant narcotic, much more mild in its opera- 



tion. Produces Syrian Tobacco. 



1083. Persica A stimulating narcotic, less mild in its operation. 



Produces Persian Tobacco. 



CESTRACE^E. 



OESTRUM. 



1087. Laurifolium. Febrifugal, used externally as an astringent. 



GENTIANACE^:. 

 GENTIANA. 



1088. Catesbsei. Bitter, tonic, febrifugal. 



1089. Amarella. Bitter, tonic, febrifugal. 



1090. Campestris. Bitter, tonic, febrifugal. 



1091. Purpurea. Bitter, tonic, febrifugal. 



1095. Lutea. Bitter, tonic, febrifugal. Root anthelmintic. Pro- 

 duces the Gentian-root of the shops. 



FRAZERA. 

 1097. Carolinensis. Root bitter, emetic, cathartic. 



ERYTHR^A. 



1099. Centaurium. Bitter, tonic, febrifugal. Used in rustic phar- 

 macy. 



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