202 ONION ORANGE, BITTER. 



ONION. A Ilium Cepa, Linn. 



N.O. Liliacea. 

 Part used Bulb. 



Action Diuretic, expectorant. Besides being used 

 for culinary purposes, Onions often form an ingredient 

 in domestic medication. Who has not heard of roasted 

 Onion as a poultice for suppurating tumours or earache ? 

 The juice, made into a syrup, is beneficial as a cough 

 medicine. Onions are macerated in Holland gin, and 

 the resulting tincture is serviceable in gravel and 

 dropsical affections. The large or Portugal Onion 

 when boiled forms a useful remedy for a cold. In the 

 spring the head of the Onion is apt to decay and should 

 be removed. 



ORANGE, BITTER. Citrus vulgaris, Risso. 



N.O. Rutacea. 



Syn. Seville Orange, Bigarade Orange, Citrus A uran- 

 tium, Linn., Citrus Bigaradia, Loisel. 



Part used Fruit rind. 



Action Tonic, stomachic, carminative. Orange 

 peel is mostly used as an agreeable flavour for bitter 

 medicinal compounds and to allay a tendency to nausea. 

 It can be used with most forms of medications, especially 

 in infusions, decoctions, tinctures, and syrups. 



Preparations Comp. tinct. of Cinchona B.P. : Dose, 

 -1 drachm. Comp. tinct. of Gentian B.P. : Dose, ^-i 

 drachm. Syrup B.P. : Dose, -1 drachm. Tincture 

 B.P. and U.S. P. : Dose, -1 drachm. Infusion of 

 Orange B.P. : Dose, 4-8 drachms. Infusion of Orange 

 comp. B.P. : Dose, 4-8 drachms. Infusion of Gentian 

 comp. B.P. : Dose, 4-8 drachms. Comp. spt. U.S. P. : 

 Dose, 1-2 drachms. Syrup B.P. : Dose, -1 drachm. 

 Wine B.P. : Dose, a wineglassful. 



Distinctive character The new rind is best pur- 

 chased in March or April, since the new crop of fruit is 



