OATS OLIVE — ONION. Ill 



OATS. A vena sativa. 



Synonym — Groats. 



Part used — Seeds. 



Action — Nerve tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic. Oats 

 form an important restorative in nervous prostration 

 and exhaustion after all febrile diseases, and as a tonic 

 in spermatorrhoea, insomnia, &c. It seems to exert a 

 very beneficial action upon the heart muscles and on 

 the urinary organs, speedily relieving spasmodic con- 

 ditions of bladder and ureters. It is mostly used in 

 the form of a fluid extract. 



Preparation — Fluid extract : Dose, 10-30 drops. 



OLIVE. Olea Europaea. 



Part used — Oil. 



Action — Emollient, nutritive, aperient. Olive Oil 

 (or Lucca Oil, Sweet Oil, Salad Oil, Provence Oil, 

 Virgin Oil) apart from its use in the household is a 

 valuable remedy in bowel diseases generally. Being 

 pleasant to the taste, it is often substituted for Castor 

 Oil as a children's laxative, also as a remedy in habitual 

 constipation and lead colic. It removes intestinal 

 worms and in large doses dispels biliary concretions. 

 Externally it forms part of a large number of embroca- 

 tions, ointments, liniments, &c, used in bruises, burns, 

 scalds, rheumatic and cutaneous affections. As an 

 inunction in teething children it is invaluable, keeping the 

 bowels regular and acting as a tonic by absorption. 

 The dose of the oil varies from 1 teaspoonful to 2 table- 

 spoonfuls. The fruit, from which the oil is expressed, 

 is a valuable article of food in countries where the tree 

 grows. 



ONION. Allium Cepa. 



Part used — Bulb. 



Action — Diuretic, expectorant. Besides being used 

 for culinary purposes, Onions often form an ingredient 



