122 GROUND IVY. 



bronchial affections, also in whooping cough and kidney 

 diseases. In asthma, &c., it reduces the violence and 

 frequency of the paroxysm. Guy's Hospital uses a 

 mixture of Fl. ext. Grindelia drachm, Fl. ext. Liquorice 

 i drachm, mucilage to I ounce. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, 10-30 drops. 

 Solid extract : Dose, 1-15 grains. 



Distinctive character Grindelia in commerce con- 

 sists of the flowering stems of G. camporum, Greene, 

 formerly referred to Grindelia robusta, Nutt., and of G. 

 squarrosa, Nutt. The leaves in the former are broad, 

 and in the latter narrowed at the base, leathery, brittle, 

 serrated at the margins, veins at an acute angle, not 

 very prominent below, lanceolate, about 2^-4 inches 

 long and -1 inch broad, not hairy. Flowerheads 

 globular, about f inch in diameter, with yellow florets, 

 without hairy pappus, scales of the involucre reflexed, 

 linear, pointed. Taste, aromatic, bitterish. Odour, 

 slight. 



GROUND IVY. Qlechoma hcderacea, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 



Syn. Gill-go-over-the-ground, Alehoof, Haymaids, 

 Ntpeta glechoma, Benth. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Astringent, diuretic, tonic. Useful in kidney 

 diseases and for indigestion. Also used as an anti- 

 scorbutic. Combined with Yarrow or Chamomile 

 Flowers it makes an excellent poultice for abscesses, 

 gatherings and tumours. The infusion of i ounce in a 

 pint of boiling water is taken in wineglassful doses. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Stem quadrangular, un- 

 branched, 6 or more inches long, with stalked, opposite, 

 somewhat kidney-shaped leaves deeply and obtusely 

 crenate at the margins, paler and gland-dotted beneath, 



