POTTER'S CYCLOPAEDIA 



BOTANICAL 

 DRUGS AND PREPARATIONS. 



ABSCESS ROOT. Polemonium reptans, Linn. 



N.O. Polemoniacta. 



Syn. American Greek Valerian, False Jacob's Lad- 

 der, Sweatroot. 



Action Diaphoretic, astringent, alterative, expec- 

 torant. This drug has been recommended in febrile 

 and inflammatory diseases, pleurisy, &c. It is useful 

 in coughs, colds, and bronchial or lung complaints. 

 The warm infusion of i ounce in a pint of boiling water, 

 taken in wineglassful doses, produces a copious per- 

 spiration. 



Distinctive character Root rhizomatous, slender, 

 1-2 inches long, and \ inch in diameter, with the bases 

 of numerous stems on the upper surface, and tufts of 

 slender, smooth, wiry, pale, brittle roots below. Taste, 

 slightly bitter and acrid. 



ACACIA. Acacia Senegal, Willd. 



N.O. Leguminosce. 

 Syn. Gum Acacia, Gum Arabic. 



Action Demulcent, mucilaginous. Often used as 

 an ingredient in medicinal compounds for the treatment 



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