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ican remedy should not be dropped from our official 

 standards, since it is a good substitute for the more 

 expensive buchu. It is listed in the National 

 Formulary. However, it more closely resembles 

 uva-ursi. 



PHARMACOLOGY. The Ericaceae generally contain 

 arbutin, a glucoside which, by decomposition in the 

 urinary tract, liberates the antiseptic hydroquinone. 

 Chimaphila is one of the most active diuretics of its 

 class, and is possessed of tonic and astringent prop- 

 erties. It possesses a marked advantage in being 

 an agreeable remedy, exciting the appetite and pro- 

 moting digestion. Boiling impairs the virtues of 

 the drug, and decoctions are nearly inert. The 

 infusion, the strong tincture, and the fluidextract 

 are effective. 



THERAPEUTICS. The tonic and so-called "alter- 

 ative" effects of this drug are not to be despised, 

 and they render it especially valuable in its more 

 direct indication, that of a non-irritating diuretic. 

 As a practical matter of fact, drugs must be given 

 for a long time in old prostatic troubles, renal dropsy, 

 recurring hematuria, dysuria in the aged, gouty in- 

 volvements, and atonic genito-urinary affections gen- 

 erally, inclusive of the residuum of gonorrhea. 

 Chimaphila serves admirably in such cases, even 

 in albuminuric ones. Use a reliable fl. in doses of 

 5 to 30 minims; maximum, 60 minims. 



CHIONANTKUS 



FRINGE TREE, Chionanthus virginicus. Not offi- 

 cial, but listed in the National Formulary. This 

 drug is highly esteemed by the Eclectics, who take 

 great care in its extraction, which is difficult and 



