IIO FUMITORY GALANGAL. 



small clusters. Fruit small, ovate, triangular, brown, 

 polished, containing a few dull brown angular seeds. 

 Taste, astringent and bitter. Odour, none. 



FUMITORY. Fumaria officinalls, Linn. 



N.O. Fumariacea. 

 Syn. Earth Smoke. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Slightly tonic, diuretic, aperient. Used 

 chiefly in stomach derangements, liver complaints, and 

 in skin affections. The infusion may be freely taken in 

 doses of a wineglassful every two to three hours. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Stems angular. Leaves twice 

 pinnate, the ultimate segments linear, obtuse or pointed, 

 not hairy. Flowers slender, pink, in short spikes, irreg- 

 ular, with two bundles of three stamens each. Fruit 

 globular, depressed, containing one seed. Taste, bitter, 

 saline and unpleasant. 



GALANGAL. Alpinla offlcinarutn, Hance. 



N.O. Zingiberacea . 

 Syn. Galanga, East India Root. 



Part used Root. 



Action Carminative, stimulant. Is especially useful 

 in dyspepsia, preventing fermentation and removing 

 flatulence. The decoction of i ounce in a pint of boiling 

 water may be taken in tablespoonful to wineglassful 

 doses. The powder is used as a snuff. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Rhizome dark reddish 

 brown, cylindrical, about -J-f inch in diameter and 

 i -3 inches long, marked at short intervals with 



