208 PARSLEY PIERT PASSION FLOWER. 



stone, congestion of kidneys, and in dropsy it will be 

 found of great service. The seeds contain an oil which 

 is considered a safe and efficient emmenagogue, and is 

 used in amenorrhcea and dysmenorrhcea. 



Preparations Fluid extract, root : Dose,-i drachm. 

 Fluid extract, seeds: Dose, $-1 drachm. Apiol (oil): 

 Dose, 5-15 drops in capsules. 



PARSLEY PIERT. AlchemWa arvensis, Scop. 



_ ~ . _, N.O. Rosacea. 



Syn. Parsley Breakstone. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Demulcent, diuretic. Used in all cases of 

 gravel, kidney, and bladder complaints. It acts directly 

 on the parts affected, and will be found exceedingly 

 valuable even in seemingly incurable cases. Several 

 London doctors prescribe this remedy regularly. The 

 infusion is taken in teacupful doses three times daily. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, i drachm. 



Distinctive character This small herb varies from 

 3-5 inches in height, has small palmate leaves below, 

 about ^ inch in diameter, the upper leaves being trifid 

 and wedge-shaped at the base. The greenish flowers in 

 axillary tufts are very small. The whole plant is hairy, 

 with slender scattered hairs. Taste, astringent. Odour, 

 none. 



PASSION FLOWER. Passiflora incarnata, Linn. 



N.O. Passiflovocea. 

 Syn, Maypops. 



Parts used Plant and leaves. 



Action Antispasmodic, sedative, narcotic. Used 

 as a rest-producing remedy in nervous, irritative and 

 neuralgic pains with debility, and also in nervous head- 

 ache, hysteria, spasms, and convulsions. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, 10-20 drops. 



