POPLAR. 225 



a pint. After preparing the patient, give the decoction 

 in doses of 4 ounces (teacupful), followed by a purgative. 

 If necessary repeat in four hours. 



Preparations Pomegranate fruitbark : Dose, 1-2 

 drachms. Fluid extract, rootbark : Dose, J-2 drachms. 

 Alkaloid Pelletierine : Dose, 5-20 grains. Decoction 

 B.P. : Dose, $-2 ounces. 



Distinctive character The bark in commerce is 

 chiefly that of the stem. It occurs in pieces 3-4 inches 

 long, flat or slightly quilled. In the root the outer 

 surface is yellowish grey, often furrowed, with bands of 

 cork sometimes united to form broad flat scales. The 

 inner surface is smooth or finely striated, greyish yellow, 

 and has often strips of the tough whitish wood attached 

 to it. The stem bark is usually less corky, and has 

 traces of lichens upon it. Fracture short and granular. 

 Taste, astringent. Odour, none. 



The rind of the fruit is usually in irregular concave 

 fragments, -5-^5 inch thick, brownish red externally, 

 and dull yellowish on the inner surface, with depressions 

 left by the seeds. The toothed tubular calyx is present 

 on some of the pieces. Taste, astringent. Odour, 

 none. 



POPLAR. Populus tremuloldes, Michx. 



N.O. Salicacea. 



Syn. Quaking Aspen, White Poplar. 

 Part used Bark. 



Action Tonic, diuretic, stimulant. This remedy 

 deservedly holds a high position as a universal tonic. 

 It takes the place of Peruvian Bark and Quinine, and 

 has none of the drawbacks which interfere with the 

 continued administration of the last-named drug. For 

 all cases of debility, indigestion, faintness, hysteria, &c., 

 it may be freely given. It is also used in gonorrhoea, 







