144 CARROT. 



sjraTcl and stone * ; aad as endowed witii diuretic, deobsinient, 

 and ecnneDagogoe pt^eities. Etmuller verv strongly recom- 

 raeods it fbr these prt^erties, and bears tescfmoRV to its effi- 

 cacv asaioiSt calciilus in the bladder or kidneys. Kosenstein and 

 Bosch consider it Tennifage, and recommend the juice, or a 

 decoction of the root, as a gargle for the sore mouths of children, 

 and for the thrash. 



Maragraf directs the recent roots to be cut, well washed, and 

 beaten into a polp : the juice of which is to be expressed 

 throo^h a sieve, and inspissated to the consistence of honey, in 

 which state it may be used at table instead of sugar, and is 

 weE adapted &r in&ntile eonsumptiTe coughs and for worms. 



The pulp of the root, when time has been allowed for the es- 

 tabHshmait of the vinous fermentation, forms an excellent ca- 

 taplasm, whidi has been much lauded by Sulzer -f, Michaelis, 

 and others, as an application to putrid and scrofulous ulcers, and 

 to cancers, in which distressing affections they not only mitigate 

 die paia. bat abate the fcetor. The Parisian Codex recommends 

 the decoctioD of hemlock to be added to the poultice. 



The dose of the bruised seeds is from a scruple to a drachm, 

 oc more. An infusioo may be made with three spoonsful of the 

 seed in a pint of boiling water * ; or infuse an ounce of the 

 iMmised seeds in a quart of ^ood beer for twenty- four hours, 

 wiii^ may be taken to the extent of two or three ounces, three 

 times a dav. 



* A modern aHthar. however, sxvg. ^ We hac^e seen ' 

 cazzoc CTwjfeyeA in caJeoloBS eases m coBsiderabie qoamtities, and §ac a 



leBgA flf tone, hoA never foaad its e S t LM.y t&j gmax.'' Cultm's Mas. 



Jied. H. 5€2- 



f Jiwrna] de Medici-e. lotn. zsjy. p. 6S. 



t Waodrile'i Med- Boz.. roL iiL p. 445. 



