120 PILEWORT — PIMPERNEL, SCARLET — PINE. 



kidneys. The infusion of i ounce in a pint of boiling 

 water is taken in wineglassful doses every 4 hours. 

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



PILEWORT. Ranunculus flcarla. 



Synonym — Small Celandine, Lesser Celandine. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Astringent. As its name denotes it is 

 chiefly used for piles, for which it is almost a specific. 

 Internally the infusion of 1 ounce in a pint of boiling 

 water is taken in wineglassful doses. Generally this is 

 sufficient to cure most cases. Externally it can be 

 used with advantage as an ointment, applied locally 

 night and morning. 



PIMPERNEL, SCARLET. Anagallls arvensls. 



Synonym — Red Pimpernel, Shepherd's Barometer, 

 Poor Man's Weatherglass. 



Part used — Leaves. 



Action — Diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant. This 

 plant possesses very active properties, although its 

 virtues are not fully known. For this reason caution 

 should be exercised in its use for dropsy, rheumatic 

 affections, hepatic and renal complaints. The fresh 

 leaves are made into a tincture — 10 ounces to a pint of 

 diluted alcohol — the dose of which is from 1-5 drops. The 

 powder of the dried leaves is given in 15-60 grain doses. 



PINE. Plnus. 



Synonyms — Pinus sylvestris : Scotch Pine, Scotch 

 Fir. Pinus palustris, Pinus australis : Broom Pine, 

 Swamp Pine, Yellow Pitch Pine. Pinus Taeda : Old 

 Field Pine. 



Part used — Oil, resin (01. Terebinthinae, Thus 

 Americanum). 



Action — Rubefacient, irritant, diuretic. Administered 

 internally it acts upon the urinary apparatus and is 



