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time and in the morning before food, for two or three 

 days, followed by some cathartic. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, $-1 drachm. 

 Oil: Dose, 2-10 drops. 



Distinctive character Fruit depressed globular, 

 about j 3 ^ inch in diameter, greenish or brown, glandular. 

 The single seed is glossy, black, lenticular, with an 

 obtuse edge, the albumen containing a curved embryo. 

 Taste, acrid, astringent, and turpentiny. Odour, cam- 

 phoraceous and turpentiny. It is known in New Zealand 

 as Californian Spearmint. 



WORMSEED, LEVANT. Artemisia Cina, Berg. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Santonica, Semen cinae, Semen sanctum, 

 Semen contra, Semen santonici, Artemisia Lercheana, 

 Kar. and Kir., Artemisia maritima, var. pauciflora, Web., 

 Artemisia maritima, var. Stechmanniana, Bess., A.chamame- 

 lifolia, Vill. 



Part used Seeds. 



Action Vermifuge. In substance the seeds are used 

 in domestic practice combined with honey or treacle. 

 They contain "Santonin" and this is official in the 

 B.P. 1898, and is given in doses of 2-5 grains. The 

 dose of the seeds is from 10-30 grains night and 

 morning. 



Preparation Santonin lozenges B.P. 



Distinctive character This drug consists of minute 

 flowerheads containing three to five minute tubular 

 flowers, without pappus. The flowerheads are about 

 inch long and T X B inch in diameter, greenish yellow 

 when fresh, brown when kept for some time ; each has 

 1 8 oblong-obtuse scales closely overlapping each other 

 and bearing minute yellow glands on their surface. 

 Taste, bitter and aromatic. Odour, when rubbed, that 

 of cineol. 



