348 Botanic Drugs 



PEUCEDANUM GRAVEOLENS. British only. DILL, 

 an aromatic. The oil also official in B. Pharm. 



PEUMUS BOLDUS, Mexico and Spain. BOLDO 

 LEAVES, an aromatic employed in geni to-urinary 

 diseases. 



PHELLANDRIUM AGNATICUM, Italy and Spain. 

 WATER HEMLOCK, a mild narcotic, known in the 

 U. S. by the name OENANTHE PHELLANDRIUM. 



PICRORHIZA KURROA, British only. A tonic used 

 in India. 



PIMPINELLA SAXIFRAGA, five countries. SAXI- 

 FRAGE, a nervine tonic. 



PINITES SUCCINIFERA, Mexico, Netherlands, and 

 Norway. AMBER and OIL OF AMBER. 



PIPER BETLE, British only. BETEL, a form of 

 catechu. 



PISATACIA LENTISCUS, widely official. MASTIC, 

 a resin. 



PLANTAGO, Netherlands and Spain. PLANTAIN, 

 used in soothing cerates. Mild sedative. Used 

 somewhat in genito-urinary irritation. 



POLYGONUM AVICULARE, Austria only. KNOT- 

 GRASS, a mild astringent. 



POLYGONUM BISTORTA, Belgium and France. BIS- 

 TORT, an astringent less efficient than kino. 



POLYPORPUS FOINENTARIUS, three countries. SUR- 

 GEON'S AGARIC. 



POLYPORPUS OFFICINALIS, six countries. 

 WHITE AGARIC, known as punk or spunk. 



POLULUS NIGRA, France and Spain. BLACK POP- 

 LAR BUDS, act as the turpentines and balsams. 



POTENTILLA ToRMENTiLLA, France and Switzer- 

 land. TORMENTILLA, a simple and rather powerful 

 astringent. 



