SHALLOT SHEEP-SORREL. 257 



1-2 drachms. Fluid extract, pods: Dose, ^-i drachm. 

 Infusion B.P. : Dose, $-2 ounces. Cone, solut. B.P. : 

 Dose, |-i drachm. 



Distinctive character Senna leaves, or more 

 properly leaflets, are greyish green, lanceolate, unequal 

 at the base, varying from -i inch long, and - inch 

 broad. Those of Cassia angustifolia (Tinnevelly Senna) 

 are broader near the middle, and longer in proportion 

 than those of Cassia acutifolia (Alexandrian Senna) which 

 are broadest below the midrib. The Mecca Senna of 

 commerce, which seems to contain a mixture of both 

 species, and is often full of leafstalks and discoloured 

 leaflets, is an inferior quality. The pods are also used. 

 Those of C. acutifolia are 1^-2^ inches long and -f-i inch 

 broad, those of C. angustifolia are narrower, only inch 

 broad, and have the base of the style prominent on the 

 upper edge. Taste, sweetish, but sickly. Odour, some- 

 what tea-like, but characteristic. 



SHALLOT. Allium Ascalonlcum, Linn. 



N.O. Liliacecc. 

 Syn. Eschallot. 



Used chiefly as an ingredient in the preparation of 

 sauces. 



Distinctive character The bulbs are compound 

 like those of garlic, but are much smaller and milder. 

 The bulblets are termed cloves. 



SHEEP-SORREL. Rumex Acetosella, Linn. 



N.O. Polygonoccce. 

 Syn. Field-Sorrel. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Diuretic. The fresh plant juice is refrigerant 

 and diaphoretic, and is of use in urinary and renal 

 diseases. 



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