ERYNGO ETERNAL FLOWER. 99 



expense of the grains of rye, is purplish externally, 

 -iinch long, and -^-^ginch in diameter, cylindrical, 

 compressed, tapering, with rounded ends, and with a 

 longitudinal fissure down each side. Fracture short and 

 horny. Interior whitish, with a purple tinge towards 

 the outside. Odour, disagreeable. Good Ergot should 

 be brittle and show no signs of mites. It requires to be 

 kept chemically dry, preferably in bottles having quick- 

 lime in a hollow stopper. The Spanish is larger than 

 the Russian, and is more esteemed. 



ERYNGO. Eryngium campestre, Linn. 



e -r. c i, 11 N.O. Umbellferce. 



Syn. Enngo, Seaholly. 



Part used Root. 



Action Diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant. It is 

 mostly used in uterine irritation, bladder diseases, pain- 

 ful micturition, with frequent and ineffective attempts 

 to empty the bladder. 



Distinctive character Root 2-4 inches long or 

 more, transversely wrinkled, blackish brown, crowned 

 with the bristly remains of leaf-stalks, sometimes 

 branched above. Fracture spongy, and coarsely fibrous, 

 with a small radiate yellow centre. Taste, sweetish, 

 mucilaginous. Odour, none. 



The root of the Seaholly, Eryngium maritimum, is also 

 sold under the name of Eryngo Root. 



ETERNAL FLOWER. Helichrysum Stoechas, D.C. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Gnaphalium Stoechas, Linn., Guaphalium citri- 

 num, Lam., Stoechas citrina, Goldilocks. 



Part used Tops. 



Action Expectorant, deobstruent. Used in colds. 



Distinctive character Stem shrubby. Leaves 

 linear, revolute at the margins, whitish, tomentose 

 beneath and sometimes above. Flowerheads arranged 

 in a crowded corymb, ovate, shortly stalked, v. ith the 



