SPURGE — SQUAW-VINE — SQUILL. I47 



infusion of £ ounce in a pint of boiling water is taken in 

 wineglassful doses. 



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



SPURGE, FLOWERING. Euphorbia corrollata. 



Synonym — Blooming Spurge, Milk Purslane, Snake 

 Milk, Purge Root. 



Part used — Rootbark. 



Action — Emetic, diaphoretic, expectorant. The 

 early American Eclectics used this with success in 

 dropsical affections. It has also been employed in 

 amenorrhcea, and Professor King used it in chronic 

 bronchitis, laryngitis, and catarrhal inflammations 

 generally, where there was abundant mucous discharge. 

 In doses of 3-5 grains of the powder it acts as an 

 expectorant 54-12 grains produce catharsis, and over 20 

 emesis. 



SQUAW-VINE. Mltchella repens. 



Synonym — Partridgeberry, Checker berry, Winter 

 Clover, Deerberry. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Parturient, diuretic, astringent. Used in 

 dropsy, diarrhoea, and suppression of urine. Has been 

 found highly beneficial in uterine derangements, as 

 amenorrhcea, dysmenorrhcea, menorrhagia, &c. The 

 decoction of 2 ounces in a pint of water is taken in 

 wineglassful doses. 



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



SQUILL. Urginea marltlma. 



Synonym — Urginea Scilla, Scilla maritima. 



Part used — Bulbs. 



Action — Diuretic, expectorant, cathartic, emetic. Is 

 useful in small doses to relieve irritation of mucous 

 surfaces and check excessive secretions. Used exten- 



