PRHNB PUFF BALL. 22g 



PRUNE. Prunus domestlca, Linn. 



N.O. Rosacete. 



Syn. Plum Tree, Prune Tree. 

 Part used Dried fruits. 



Action Laxative, refrigerant. Prunes are often 

 added to cathartic decoctions, improving their flavour 

 and promoting their effect. In leucorrhrea, irregular 

 menstruation, and in debility following miscarriage, the 

 following has been used: Small Raisins or Currants, 

 2 ounces ; Aniseed, Mace, and Cinnamon, of each ounce ; 

 and i Nutmeg powdered. Prune brandy, i quart. 

 Powder the drugs and macerate in brandy for 2 weeks. 

 One tablespoonful of the clear tincture is the dose, 

 repeated thrice daily. 



Prunes form a part of Confection of Sennae B.P. and 

 U.S.P. 



PUFF BALL. Lycoperdon Bovista, Linn. 



N.O. Fungi. 



Syn. Lycoperdon giganteum, Huss. 

 Part used Lower spongy portion. 



Action Haemostatic. (The smoke produced by burn- 

 ing it is used for stupefying bees.) 



Distinctive character This fungus forms a globose 

 or depressed ball, varying from 4 inches to i foot or 

 more in diameter, sometimes furrowed at the base, 

 whitish when young, the internal mass white, consisting 

 of spores and fine thread-like fibres (capillitium) which, 

 from yellow, change to brownish olive or blackish, and 

 are discharged by the bursting of the skin. 



