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conflict with V. officinalis, or SPEEDWELL, official in 

 Denmark and France, and used as an alterative, 

 tonic, and diuretic. 



The recent root of leptandra is a violent cathartic 

 apt to act as an emetic. Leptandrin, its proximate, 

 is a mild cholagogue that appears to influence the 

 muciparous follicles of the intestine. There is some 

 conflict as regards Leptandrin. The product listed 

 by Merck is given in doses of 1 to 8 grains. Pure 

 leptandrin is hard to isolate and is not on the market. 

 I have used leptandrin and found it an uncertain 

 agent. The extract (average dose, 4 grains) and the 

 fl. (average dose, 15 minims) are reliable. 



THERAPEUTICS. Wonderful claims have, in the 

 past, been made for leptandra; it was even called 

 "vegetable mercury." As a matter of fact, its action 

 does not in the least resemble that of mercury. 

 But 10- to 15-minim doses of a good fl. do serve 

 admirably in atonic states of the liver and bowels, 

 especially when the intestinal glands are inactive. 

 Chronic atonic dyspepsia responds, in many instances, 

 to continuous but moderate dosage. Leptandra is 

 of little value in acute conditions; it is not a very 

 active agent, but it serves well in many cases where 

 a mild cholagogue and laxative is indicated. 



LIMONIS 



LEMON, Citrus Limonum, the peel and oil official 

 in the U. S. Citrus aurantium, SWEET ORANGES 

 (peel), official in the LL S., and the fruit in Spain, 

 the oil in the U. S. and other countries. Citrus 

 vulgaris, BITTER ORANGES, is official (peel, oil, un- 

 ripe fruit, blossoms, leaves, and oil of flowers) in 

 numerous countries. The volatile oil from the 



