140 HYDRANGEA HYSSOP. 



conditions of the skin such as burns, stings, &c. It is 

 positively said to cure warts and corns. 



Distinctive character Leaves forming rosettes 

 2-3 inches in diameter, fleshy, flat, sessile, oblong- 

 obovate, incurved, and pointed, hairy on the margin. 

 Taste, saline, astringent, and acid. Odour, none. 



HYDRANGEA. Hydrangea arborescens, Linn. 



N.O. Saxifragace0. 



Syn. Wild Hydrangea, Seven Barks. 

 Part used Root. 



Action Cathartic, diuretic, nephritic. A valuable 

 remedy for the removal of stone and gravel in bladder. 

 Its greatest value is due to its power of preventing any 

 gravelly deposits. The infusion of i ounce of root in 

 a pint of boiling water may be taken in wineglassful 

 doses, hot, if desired. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -2 drachms. 



Distinctive character Root pale fawn-coloured, 

 smooth with gradually tapering branches, hard and 

 woody, bark very thin, the wood porous and radiate in 

 structure, in the larger pieces, of apparently under- 

 ground branches, there is a distinct white pith. Taste of 

 the bark, slightly sweetish and pungent. Odour, none. 



HYSSOP. Hyssopus of ftci nails, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 

 Part used Herb. 



Action Stimulant, carminative, pectoral. This forms 

 an agreeable remedy in cases of colds, coughs, consump- 

 tion, and lung complaints. It is generally compounded 



