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inert in the autumn, or when dried by heat ; dose of the bulb, 

 o^r. ss to gr. iij, made into a pill. Seeds, colchici semhia, milder 

 tlian the root. The Dublin College indicate the bulb as the part 

 used in medicine. The active properties of colchicum have been 

 discovered to depend on an alkaline principle called veratria. 

 Officinal preparations of the huU). — Vinuni colchici, L. Acetum 

 olchici, L.D. Oxymel colchici, Z). Syrupus colchici autumnahs, 

 II. Of the seed. — Tinctura seminum colchici, Z). 



Colchicinn hermodaeti/lns. Roots, true hermodactyleSy hermo- 

 dactj/liy incisive and purgative, in doses of 3ss to 3ss. 



White hellebore, Ellehorus albns, Veratrnm, V. album. 

 Root, veratri radix, a drastic emetic, in doses of gr. ss to gr. iij ; 

 for horses, jss to 5j, in farcy; also used as a sternutatory, and in 

 itch ointments ; juice used to poison weapons for war or hunting. 

 Officinal preparations. — Unguentum veratri, L. D. Decoctum 

 veratri, D. 



American hellebore, Veratrum viride. Root emetic. — 

 Indicin caustic harleif, Cevadilla, V. sabadilla. Capsules and 

 grains caustic : powder used by monks to kill fleas and lice. 



Methonica superba. Root, a very active purgative. 



Helonius dioica. Infusion of the root anthelmintic ; tincture 

 . 5 bitter and tonic. 



20. TULIPACEJE. 



Tulip, Tulipa, T, Gesneriana. Root nutritive. 



Dog's-tooth violet. Dens caninus, Eryihronium dens caninus. 

 Root eases the colic, and is used in epilepsy and tinea. 



Erythroxium Americaxum, Enjthronium, P. U. S. ; — East 

 Indian squill, E. Indicuin, Roots used for squills. 



Red lily, Hemerocallis, Lilium bulbiferum. Root cathartic ; 

 leaves cooling. 



Turk's cap, Marta^on, Lilium martagon. Root diuretic and 

 inmenagogue. 



White lily, Lilium album, L, candidum. Bulb roasted is 

 inollicnt and ripening. 



Indian-bread plant, Yucca, Yucca ghriosa. Root yields 

 cassava, or Indian bread. 



21. BROiMELIiE. 



Pink apples. Ananas, Bromelia ananas. Fruit highly odori- 

 ferous, esculent, astringent. 

 ^^^ Agavk Americana. Sap of the leaves saccharine, used as 

 I^Boney, and to make a wine, pidfjue, 



Curatoe, Affuve vivipera. Juice of the leaf, mixed with lime- 

 juice and treacle, a good dressing for ulcers; liie inspissated juice 



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