HAWTHORN HEARTSEASE HEDGE-HYSSOP. 127 



HAWTHORN. Crataegus Oxycantha, Linn. 



T* 1- i- TT 1.1, tr N.O. Rosacea. 



Syn. English Hawthorn, Haw. 



Part used Fruit. 



Action Cardiac, tonic. This drug is claimed to be 

 a curative remedy for organic and functional heart 

 disorders such as dyspnoea, rapid and feeble heart 

 action, hypertrophy, valvular insufficiency, and heart 

 oppression. The dose 'is from 2-15 grains three to 

 four times a day 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, 10-15 drops. 



HEARTSEASE. Viola tricolor, Linn. 



Syn.-Wild Pansy. N '- Violacece ' 



Part used Herb. 



Action Diaphoretic, diuretic. Used in blood dis- 

 orders and in catarrhal affections. Its chief use is for 

 moist cutaneous eruptions in children. Said to prevent 

 convulsions in asthma and epilepsy. 



Distinctive character Leaves ovate -lanceolate, 

 crenate, with pinnatifid stipules. Flowers violet-like, 

 white, the corolla shorter than the spurred calyx. 

 Fruit of three carpels. Taste, insipid. Odour, her- 

 baceous. 



HEDGE-HYSSOP. Gratiola officinalis, Linn. 



N.O. 



Parts used-Root, herb. 



Action Diuretic, cathartic, emetic. In doses of 5-20 

 grains it has been recommended in chronic affections of 

 the liver, jaundice and enlargement of spleen. It has 

 also shown itself valuable in dropsical affections in doses 

 of 15-30 grains. Large doses induce vomiting and 

 purging. The infusion of ounce of powdered root in 

 a pint of boiling water is given in tablespoonful doses. 



