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APPENDIX, 



No. VI. 



SYNOPTICAL TABLE OF THE PROPERTIES AND USES OF 

 BRITISH MEDICINAL PLANTS. 



An asterisk (*) after the name of any disease, indicates that the remedy proposed is particularly 

 deserving of attention — an interrogation (?) indicates a doubt. 



English name, 



Aconite or 

 Monk's- 

 hood. 



Adder's- 

 tongue. 

 Agrimony. 



Alexanders. 



Alkanet. 



Angelica. 



Arum. 



Asarabacca. 



Asparagus. 

 Avens. 



Balm. 

 Barberry. 



Bearberry. 



Bear's- 

 breech. 



Bear's-foot. 



Beet. 



Betony. 



Latin name. 



Aconitum Na- 

 pellus. 



Ophioglossum 

 vulgaturn. 



Agrimonia Eu- 

 patoria. 



SmyrniumOlu 

 satrum. 



Anchusa tine 

 toria. 



Angelica Arch- 

 angelica. 



Arum macula- 

 tum. 



Asarum 

 paeum. 



Leaves 

 and root. 



Properties. 



of- 



Asparagus 



ficinalis. 

 Geum urba- 



num. 



Leaves. 

 Leaves. 



Seeds and 

 root. 



Root. 



Root and 



herb. 

 Tuber. 



Root and 

 leaves. 



Young 

 stems. 

 Root. 



Diseases in which used. 



Melissj 

 nalis. 



offici- 



Berberis 

 garis. 



Arbutus 

 ursi. 



vul- 



Uva 



Acanthus mol 

 lis. 



Helleborus fee 



tidus. 

 Beta vulgaris. 



Betonica offici 

 nalis. 



Herb. 



Fruit, 

 bark. 



Leaves. 



Narcotic, excitant, 

 sudorific, deob- 

 struent. 



Astringent. 



Tonic, astringent, 

 deobstruent, diu- 

 retic. 



Carminative, em. 

 menagogue, di- 

 uretic. 



Astringent. 



Aromatic, tonic, 

 carminative. 



Excitant, deob- 

 struent, expec- 

 torant. 



Emetic, cathartic, 

 diaphoretic, er 

 rhinc. 



Diuretic, deob- 

 struent, sedative? 



Astringent, tonic, 

 diaphoretic. 



Excitant, tonic, 

 deobstruent, di- 

 aphoretic. 



Refrigerant, anti- 

 septic ; bark as- 

 tringent, tonic. 



Leaves 

 and root. 



Leaves. 



Leaves. 



Leaves. 



Tonic, astringent, 

 diuretic. 



Demulcent, emol- 

 lient, sub-astrin- 

 gent. 



Anthelmintic. 



Laxative, emol- 

 lient. 



Tonic ? cephalic 

 deobstruent, er- 

 rhine. 



Rheumatism*; scrofula; scirrhus; 



palsy ; intermittents ; nodes ; 



nervous head-ache ; externally, 



tic-douloureux *. 

 Sore throat; externally, ulcers; 



bruises. 

 Liver-complaints * ; obstructions of 



the viscera; cachexia*; cutaneous 



eruptions ; passive hemorrhages. 

 Flatulence * ; colic ; obstructed 



menses; root, strangury; gravel. 



Used for colouring ointments, &c. 



Flatulence * ; dyspepsia * ; hys- 

 teria ; low fevers, and agues. 



Asthma*; rheumatism; chlorosis; 

 jaundice; obstructions of the 

 viscera; intermittents; dropsy*; 

 loss of appetite. 



Headache*; drowsiness; giddiness; 

 catarrh ; paralysis of the tongue; 

 chronic ophthalmia. 



Obstructions of the liver; jaundice; 

 palpitations of the heart. 



Intermittent fevers *; flatulent colic; 

 general debility * ; diarrhoea ; dy- 

 sentery. 



Hysteria * ; head-ache ; indiges- 

 tion ; hypochondriasis; obstruct- 

 ed menses; palpitations; febrile 

 diseases*. 



Fevers * ; inflammatory diseases ; 

 heat of urine; scorbutus; sore- 

 throat; bark, diarrhoea; dysen- 

 tery; visceral obstructions *. 



Chronic diarrhoea and dysentery *; 

 leucorrhoea; diabetes; stone and 

 gravel; phthisis. 



Intestinal pains ; pulmonary affec- 

 tions; diarrhoea. 



Worms. 



Used to dress issues, blisters, &c. 



Debility of stomach ; gout ; bilious 

 head-aches; vertigo; hemicraniu. 



