2OO OAK OATS. 



OAK. Quercus Robur. 



N.O. Cupnli fever . 

 Syn. Tanner's Bark. 



Part used Bark. 



Action Slightly tonic, strongly astringent, antiseptic. 

 Useful in chronic diarrhoea and dysentery, either alone or 

 in conjunction with aromatics. A decoction is made from 

 i ounce of bark in a quart of water, boiled down to a 

 pint, and taken in wineglassful doses. Externally this 

 forms an excellent gargle for sore and relaxed throat 

 and a good injection for leucorrhcea. 



Preparation Fluid extract: Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character The bark and branches of 

 the young tree are greyish, and more or less polished 

 externally and brownish internally. The fracture is 

 fibrous, and the inner surface rough, with projecting 

 medullary rays. The taste is astringent and the odour 

 slightly aromatic. 



OATS. A vena sativa, Linn. 



N.O. Gvamimcete. 

 Syn. Groats. 



Part used Seeds. 



Action Nerve tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic. Avena 

 forms an important restorative in nervous prostration 

 and exhaustion after all febrile diseases, and as a tonic 

 in spermatorrhoea, insomnia, &c. It seems to exert a 

 very beneficial action upon the heart muscles and on 

 the urinary organs, speedily relieving spasmodic con- 

 ditions of bladder and ureter. It is mostly used in 

 the form of a fluid extract. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, 10-30 drops. 



Distinctive character The seeds with the husk 

 removed are sold in two or more forms. Crushed or in 



