BUGLEVVEED BUGLOSS. 43 



and obtuse, slightly toothed or almost entire at the 

 margin, having many-celled hairs on both surfaces, 

 with nearly sessile glands. Flowers with stamens pro- 

 jecting, the upper lip being very short, bracts purplish. 

 Taste, slightly aromatic and bitter. Odour, imper- 

 ceptible. 



BUQLEWEED. Lycopus Vlrginicus, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 

 Syn. Sweet Bugle, Water Bugle, Gipsy Weed. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Sedative, astringent, and mild narcotic. Used 

 in coughs, bleeding from lungs, and consumption. The 

 infusion of i oz. to i pint of boiling water is taken in 

 wineglassful doses frequently. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, 10-30 drops. 

 Lycopin : Dose, 1-4 grains. 



Distinctive character Stem smooth, obtusely quad- 

 rangular. Leaves opposite, not hairy, short-stalked, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, and toothed above, but entire and 

 wedge-shaped at the base, gland-dotted beneath. 

 Flowers in axillary clusters, calyx with four ovate 

 obtuse teeth. Corolla four-lobed, purplish, with only 

 two fertile'stamens. Taste, bitter and slightly aromatic. 

 Odour, mint-like. 



BUG LOSS. Echium vulgare, Linn. 



N.O. Boraginacece. 

 Syn. Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Diuretic, demulcent, expectorant. It relieves 

 inflammatory pains, and is used in fevers and nervous 

 complaints. The infusion of i ounce in a pint of boiling 



