No . V. CLASSES OF INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS. 485 



EMETICS. 



Substances which excite vomiting. 



EMMENAGOGUES. 



Medicines which promote the menstrual discharge. Nearly allied to 

 Deobstruents. 



Tansy 

 Valerian 

 Walnut 



Water-Dropwort ? 

 Wormwood. 



EMOLLTENTS. 



* 



Closely allied to Demulcents, but usually employed externally. 



Bear's -breech 



Beet 



Fenugreek 



Flax 

 Lily 

 Mallow 



Melilot 

 Mullein 

 Onion. 



ERRHINES. 



Substances which by direct application to the pituitary membrane occasion 

 a discharge from the nostrils of mucous or serous fluid. 



Asarabacca Lily of the Valley Yarrow 



Marjoram Yellow Flag. 



Beet 



Betony 



Lavender 



Rosemary 

 Thyme 



EXCITANTS OR STIMULANTS. 



Substances that powerfully augment the actions of the different organs of 

 the body, by a direct impulse on the sensibility and irritability of the part 

 to which they are applied. 



Anise 



Arum 



Betony 



Birthwoot 



Biting Persicaria 



Brooklime 



Burnet-Saxifrage 



Calamint 



Clove-Pink 



Coriander 



Cuckoo-flower 



Dill 



Elecampane 



Eryngo 



Fennel 



Flag (sweet) 



Foxglove 



Garlic 



Horse-radish 



Hyssop 



Lavender 



Lily of the Valley 



Marjoram 



Mint 



Mustard 



Onion 



Pennyroyal 



Pine (resin) 



Poppy 



Rosemary 



Rue 



Saffron 



Scurvy-grass 



Thorn-apple 



Thyme 



Yarrow. 



