22 I. VEGETABLES— AsPHODELi. 



used as a plaster in gout; roots chewed in diarrhoea. — Tillandsia 

 usneoides. Used in haemorrhoids. 



PiTCAiRNiA CRYSTALLiNA, Pouretia lanuginosa. Exudes a 

 crystalline gum from every part. 



g2. ASPHODELI. 



Aloe spicata. Said to yield Socotrine and Cape aloes. — 

 Aloe perfoliata, now broke up into eighteen species, some of the 

 inferior kinds of aloes. A nutritive fecula is extracted from some 

 species. 



Spider wort, Phalangium, Anthericum Uliastrwn. Leaves, 

 flower, seeds, used against bites of scorpions : roots similar to 

 those of squills. — A, planifolium ; — A, hicolor. Bulbs purgative, 

 may be used for jalap. 



King's spear, Aspliodelus verm luteus, Hasta regia^ Asphodelus 

 luteus ; — White asphodel, Asphodelus verus albus, A. ramosus. 

 Roots diuretic. 



Alstrcemeria peregrina; — AAigtu ; — A, revohda. Roots 

 yield an esculent farina called liuta. 



*MusK-GRAPE FLOWER, Bulhus vomitorius, Hyacinthus Muscari, 

 Root emetic, used in diseases of the bladder. 



*Hare BELLS, Hyacinthus^ H, non-sciiptus. Root astringent, 

 yields a gum. 



*Star of Bethlehem, Omithogalon, O. umhellatum. Root 

 eaten raw and dressed : seeds used to season bread. 



Squill, Scilla, S. maritima. Bulb, sclllce radixy acrid, bitter, 

 nauseous, and emetic, pow erf idly incisive, diuretic, and expecto- 

 rant ; dose of the fresh root, gr. v. to gr. xv ; of the dried, gr. j 

 to gr. iij, twice a day. Officinal preparations. — Pulvis Scillae, 

 D.E. Tinctura Scillae, Z). is'. Z. Acetum scillse, Z). Z.. jE. Pulvis 

 scillge comp. D. L, E. 



Scilla lilio-hyacinthus. Bulb used as a purgative. 



Leeks, Porrum, Allium porrum. Bulb, jjorri radix, expecto- 

 rant, stimulant, and contains a little sulphur : juice a powerful 

 diuretic, dissolving the calculi formed of the earthy phosphates. 



*WiLD LEEKS, Scorodoprasum, Allium Ampeloprasum. Leaves 

 partake the properties of garlic and leeks. 



*ViNE LEEKS, Porrum vitigineum, A. arenarium. Leaves more 

 heating than leeks ; diuretic and emmenagogue. 



MoLY OF Homer, Allium nigrum; — Moly of Dioscorides, A. 

 hirsutum. Root in a pessary, used in prolapsus of the womb. 



Onions, Cepa, Allium cepa. Root esculent; the juice, when 

 fermented, forms vinegar holding manna in solution. 



