72 CLOVES CLOWNSWORT CLUBMOSS. 



CLOVES. Eugenia cary opbyllata, Thunb. 



N.O. Myrtacece. 



Syn. Caryophyllusaromaticus, Linn., Eugenia aromatica, 

 Willd. 



Part used-Buds. 



Action Stimulant, aromatic, carminative. A warm, 



stimulating aromatic, used chiefly in combination with 



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other remedies. 



Preparations Fluid extract: Dose, 5-30 drops. 

 Oil: Dose, 1-5 drops. Infusion B. P. : Dose, ^-i ounce. 



Distinctive character Flower buds brown, nail- 

 shaped, the lower portion consisting of calyx tube en- 

 closing in its upper half the ovary filled with minute 

 ovules. Calyx teeth four, surrounded by the unopened 

 globular corolla of four concave over-lapping petals. 

 Stamens numerous. Taste, hot. Flavour, that of 

 cloves. On pressing the calyx tube with the finger nail, 



oil should exude. 



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CLOWNSWORT. Stachys sylvatica, Linn. 



N.O. Lobiatce. 



Distinctive character Leaves opposite, on square 

 stems, heart-shaped, hairy, long-stalked, margins bluntly 

 serrate. Bracts underneath the terminal flowers linear, 

 not toothed. Flowers reddish purple. Seeds (pyrenes) 

 rough with minute depressions and warts. Taste, 

 insipid. Odour, strong when fresh. 



CLUBMOSS. Lycopodium clavatum, Linn. 



N.O. Lycopodiacece. 



Syn. Lycopodium, Lycopodium Seed, Vegetable 

 Sulphur. 



Parts used Plant and Spores (seeds). 



Action Sedative, emollient. Lycopodium has long 

 been utilised for dusting over pills and the making of 



