104 FEVERFEW FIG. 



and for similar purposes. The dose is 10-30 grains of 

 the powder. 



Distinctive character Leaves short-stalked, 1-3 

 inches long and nearly as broad, leathery, greyish 

 green, entire at the margins, often with a point at the 

 apex. Taste, bitter. Odour, slight. 



FEVERFEW. Chrysanthemum Parthenium, Bernh. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Pyrethrum Parthenium, Sm. Featherfew, 

 Featherfoil. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Aperient, carminative, bitter. It is largely 

 used to promote the menses, expel worms, and in 

 hysterical conditions. As an infusion of i ounce to a 

 pint of boiling water, it is taken frequently in doses of 

 half a teacupful. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, 1-2 drachms. 



Distinctive character Stem finely furrowed, hairy. 

 Leaves alternate, downy with short hairs, or nearly 

 smooth, about 4^ inches long and 2 inches broad, 

 bipinnatifid, with serrate margins, the leaf stalk 

 flattened above and convex beneath. Taste, bitter, 

 nauseous. Odour, resembling that of tansy. 



FIG. Ficus Carle a, Linn. 



N.O. Urticacea. 

 Part used Fleshy inflorescence (so-called fruit). 



Action Nutritive, emollient, demulcent, laxative. 

 The fresh and dried fruits are used in constipation, and 

 they form part of the official Confection of Senna. 

 Roasted figs have a place in domestic practice as a 

 poultice for gumboils, boils and carbuncles. A poultice 



