268 SQUILL. 



found highly beneficial in uterine derangements, such 

 as amenorrhcea, dysmenorrhcea, menorrhagia, &c. The 

 decoction of 2 ounces in a pint of water is taken in 

 wineglassful doses. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -J-i drachm. 



Distinctive character Stem slender, with a deep 

 furrow on one side, creeping. Leaves opposite, ever- 

 green, nearly sessile, f inch long and % inch broad, 

 roundish, broadly ovate, and smooth. Flowers in pairs, 

 corolla four-lobed, bearded inside, pinkish. Fruit 

 baccate, red, four-seeded. Taste, astringent, bitter. 

 Odour, none. 



SQUILL, Urgiaea Scllla, Steinh. 



N.O. Liliacta. 

 Syn. S cilia maritima, Linn., Urginea maritima, Baker. 



Part used Bulbs. 



Action Diuretic, expectorant, cathartic, emetic. Is 

 useful in small doses to relieve irritation of mucous 

 surfaces and check excessive secretions. Used exten- 

 sively in dropsy not due to organic changes. Also as an 

 expectorant in catarrh, asthma, pneumonia, cough, and 

 chronic bronchial affections. 



Preparations Powdered bulb: Dose, 2-12 grains. 

 Fluid extract: Dose, i-io drops. Tincture B.P. and 

 U.S. P. : Dose, 5-15 drops. Syrup B.P. : Dose, ^-i 

 drachm. Vinegar B.P. : Dose, 10-30 drops. Oxymel 

 B.P. : Dose, $- 1 drachm. Comp. syrup U.S. P. : Dose, 

 drachm. 



Distinctive character The large bulbous root is 

 usually cut up, and the dried curved segments, met with 

 in commerce, are about 1^-2 inches long and -J- inch 

 wide, yellowish white, tough, and often flexible. Frac- 

 ture short. Taste, bitterish and acrid. The powder 

 rapidly attracts moisture, and forms a solid mass unless 

 air is excluded. 



