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urinary complaints, gravel, &c. The decoction is taken 

 warm in wineglassful doses frequently repeated. 



Distinctive character The rhizome occurs in pieces 

 2-4 inches long, and about inch in diameter, of a 

 reddish brown or purplish brown colour, furrowed 

 longitudinally, ringed with transverse scars at intervals 

 of about inch. The transverse section shows a thin, 

 dark, horny bark containing dark oil cells and a narrow 

 ring of woody tissue surrounding a large, hard pith. 

 Fracture short. Taste, bitterish. Odour, none. 



BUTTERNUT. Juglans cinerea, Linn. 



Syn.-White Walnut, Oilnut. N '' JS l dacf *' 

 Part used Bark. 



Action Cathartic, tonic, vermifuge. A gentle purga- 

 tive, which does not bind after operating. Is also a 

 remedy for worms, especially in children. The solid 

 extract is generally used either in pills or syrup. Four 

 or five pills should be taken at night or a tablespoonful 

 of syrup twice a day. The syrup is made by using 

 | ounce of extract to 8 ounces of simple syrup, beating 

 them well together in a mortar. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, i to 2 drachms. 

 Solid extract : Dose, 5 to 10 grains. Juglandin : Dose, 

 2-5 grains. 



Distinctive character The inner bark, which is the 

 part used, occurs in flat or curved pieces, |-J inch thick, 

 but varying in length ; it usually has the ends cut off 

 obliquely. Fracture short, having a checkered appear- 

 ance due to the brown fibres alternating with the white 

 medullary rays and white cellular tissue. Taste, bitter 

 and slightly acrid. Odour, feeble. 



BUTTON SNAKEROOT. Liatris spicata, Willd. 

 Part used-Root. N '- Composite 



Action Diuretic, stimulant. It acts kindly on the 

 stomach, and is of value in kidney diseases. Said to be 



