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Action Nutritive, refrigerant, laxative. These form 

 a part of the official Confection of Senna, but they may 

 be used equally well by themselves in doses of 2-4 

 drachms. In smaller quantities and diluted with water 

 they form an agreeable refrigerating drink in febrile 

 diseases. One ounce of the pulp boiled in a pint of 

 milk and strained forms Tamarind whey. 



Distinctive character West Indian Tamarinds 

 consist of the fruits, after removal of the pericarp, 

 preserved in syrup, and are the kind chiefly used in 

 medicine. East Indian Tamarinds arrive without being 

 preserved in syrup, but with the pericarp removed. 

 Egyptian Tamarinds arrive pressed into bun-shaped 

 cakes. The two last varieties are used for sauces, 

 chutney, &c. 



TANSY. Tanacetum vulgare, Linn. 



N.O. Composites. 

 Part used Herb. 



Action Anthelmintic, tonic, emmenagogue. Largely 

 used for expelling worms in children. Also valuable in 

 female disorders, such as hysteria, nausea, &c., and in 

 kidney weakness. The infusion of i ounce to a pint of 

 boiling water should be taken in teacupful doses night 

 and morning fasting, for worms. In other complaints, a 

 wineglassful repeated frequently. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, \-o. drachms. 

 Solid extract : Dose, 5-10 grains. 



Distinctive character Stem with alternate, oblong 

 leaves, about 6-8 inches long, and about 4 inches wide, 

 deeply cut in a pinnate manner, dark green, with about 

 12 pointed, serrate segments on either side, and a ter- 

 minal one, attached to a toothed midrib or rachis. 

 Taste, bitter and aromatic. Odour, strong and charac- 

 teristic, disagreeable. 



