210 PELLITORY PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL. 



PELLITORY. Anacyclus Pyrethrum, DC. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Pellitory Root, Spanish Pellitory, Spanish 

 Chamomile, Anthemis Pyrethrum, Linn., Matricana Pyre- 

 thrum, Baill. 



Part used Root. 



Action Local irritant, rubefacient. It is an ex- 

 cellent remedy for toothache. 



Preparation Tincture B.P. and U.S. P. : Dose, 

 20-30 drops. 



Distinctive character In dark brown cylindrical 

 pieces, about 2-3 inches long and inch broad, tapering 

 slightly to either end and often having at the crown a 

 tuft of soft woolly hairs furrowed longitudinally, with a 

 short fracture and a radiate structure, with dark resin 

 cells in the bark. Taste, slowly pungent and acrid, 

 causing a flow of saliva. Odour, characteristic. 



PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL. 



Parietaria officinalis, Linn. 



N.O. Urticacea. 

 Part used Herb. 



Action Laxative, diuretic. A most efficacious 

 remedy in stone, gravel, dropsy, and suppression of 

 urine. Usually combined with Wild Carrot and Parsley 

 Piert. The infusion of i ounce to a pint of boiling 

 water is taken in wineglassful doses. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, i drachm. 



Distinctive character Herb about 1-2 feet high, 

 with brittle, reddish stems, and stalked, lanceolate leaves 

 1-2 inches long and $-1 inch broad, with slender stalks 

 about inch long. Flowers small green, sessile, 

 axillary. The stems and veins of the under surface of 



