LIMEFRUIT — LINSEED — LIQUORICE ROOT. 93 



LI ME FRUIT. Citrus limetta. 



Part used — Fruit, juice. 



Action — Refrigerant, antiscorbutic. The juice is 

 popularly used as a beverage, by itself, sweetened as a 

 syrup, or in conjunction with alcoholic beverages. 



LINSEED. Linum usitatlssimum. 



Synonym — Flaxseed. 



Part used — Seed. 



Action — Pectoral, demulcent, emollient. Is largely 

 used as an addition to cough medicines, &c. The 

 infusion of 1 ounce of seed to a pint of boiling water and 

 sweetened, may be taken in wineglassful doses. The 

 crushed seeds make a valuable poultice in bronchitis, 

 alone or with mustard. The addition of a little powdered 

 Lobelia seed makes it of value in ulcers, boils, &c. The 

 oil is used externally as an application for burns, scalds, 

 &c. 



LIPPIA. Lippia Mexicans. 



Synonym — Lippia dulcis. 

 Part used — Leaves. 



Action — Demulcent, expectorant. It is an excellent 

 remedy in coughs, colds, whooping cough, and bronchial 

 affections in general. It also seems to act upon the 

 bronchial mucous membrane as an alterative. 



LIQUORICE ROOT. Qlycyrrhiza glabra. 



Synonym — Licorice. 



Part used — Root. 



Action — Demulcent, pectoral, emollient. One of the 

 most popular and well-known herbal remedies, chiefly 

 used in coughs, consumption, and chest complaints. 

 Beach mentions the following recipe as being used by the 



