BOXWOOD — BROOKLIME — BROOM. 21 



internal use an infusion is made of i ounce of leaves to 

 a pint of boiling water and taken in wineglassful 

 doses. Externally employed as a poultice for inflam- 

 matory swellings. 



Preparation — Fluid extract: Dose, £ -i drachm. 



BOXWOOD. Cornus Florida. 



Synonym — Dogwood, Dogtree. 



Part used — Bark, rootbark. 



Action — Tonic, astringent, stimulant. Used with 

 advantage in all fevers, and forms an excellent substi- 

 tute for Peruvian Bark, also given for headaches and 

 exhaustion. A decoction of i ounce of bark in a pint of 

 water is taken in wineglassful doses. 



Preparations — Powdered bark: Dose, £-1 drachm. 

 Fluid extract: Dose, £-1 drachm. Cornin : Dose, 2 

 grains. 



BROOKLIME. Veronica Beccabunga. 



Synonym — Water Pimpinel. 



Part used— Herb. 



Action — Alterative, diuretic. Is given in scurvy, im- 

 purity of blood, &c. An infusion of the leaves of 1 ounce 

 to 1 pint of boiling water is taken in wineglassful doses 

 frequently. 



BROOM. Cytisus scoparius. 



Synonym — Spartium scoparium, Broomtops, Irish 

 Broom. 



Part used — Tops. 



Action — Diuretic, cathartic. Used with advantage in 

 dropsy. The dose of the infusion of 1 ounce to a pint 

 of boiling water is a wineglassful taken frequently. 



Preparation — Fluid extract : Dose, $-1 drachm. 



