80 HYSSOP — ICELAND MOSS — IGNATIA BEANS. 



Its greatest value is due to its power of preventing any 

 gravelly^ deposits. The infusion of i ounce of root 

 in a pint of boiling water may be taken in wineglassful 

 doses, hot, if desired. 



Preparation — Fluid extract : Dose, $-2 drachms. 



HYSSOP. Hyssopus officinalis. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Stimulant, carminative, pectoral. Thisforms 

 an agreeable remedy in cases of colds, coughs, consump- 

 tion, and lung complaints. It is generally compounded 

 with other remedies. The dose of the infusion, made 

 from 1 ounce of herb in 1 pint of boiling water, is a 

 wineglassful, taken frequently. 



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



ICELAND MOSS. Cetraria Islandlca. 



Synonym — Iceland Lichen, Cetraria. 



Part used — Lichen. 



Action — Demulcent, tonic, nutritive. Ordinary doses 

 improve the appetite and digestion, and do not produce 

 constipation, but excessive doses may induce looseness 

 of bowels. Highly recommended in chronic catarrh, 

 chronic bronchitis, and consumption, as it relieves the 

 cough and assists the system by its nutritive properties. 

 The decoction is generally made of the strength 

 1 ounce to the pint, and the moss should be well washed 

 before it is used. 



Preparation — Decoction B.P. 1885: Dose, 1-4 ounces. 



IGNATIA BEANS. Strychnos Ignatia. 



Synonym — Saint Ignatius Beans, Ignatia amara. 



Part used — Seeds. 



Action — Stimulant, tonic. Its properties are similar 

 to Nux Vomica, possibly more active, and it is used in 

 functional nervous disorders, neuralgia, and debility, 

 &c. It also contains Brucine and Strychnine, poisonous 

 alkaloids. 



