I. VEGETABLES.— Cann^. 25 



Common' fleur de luce, Iris vulgaris, I. Gernianica* Fresh 

 root hydragogue, errhine ; externally, repels eruptions. 



Blue flag, Iris versicolor^ P. U. S. Root hydragogue. — /. 

 tuberosa. Roots incisive and purgative, in doses of 3ss to 3ss ; 

 considered by some as hermodactyles. 



*Stinking gladwyn. Iris foetidissima. Juice of the root 

 sternutatory, useful also in dropsy and scrofula. 



29. GLADIOLIDE^E. 



Corn flag, Gladiolus communis. Root has the same qualities 

 as that of iris pseud-acorus, but is weaker. 



* Croc us, Crocuji sativns. Root has been proposed to be made 

 into bread in times of scarcity ; summits of the pistils dried, hai/ 

 saffron, crocus in foeno, croci stigmata^ in doses of gr. v. to 3ss, 

 cordial, emmenagogue, anodyne, and exhilarant ; dyes a fine 

 yellou', used in cooKery to colour rice, &c. 



Cake saffron, crocus in placenta, formerly, and still in some 

 countries, esteemed the best, being now reduced with marygold 

 flowers, and those of bastard saffron, or safflower ; which is per- 

 haps the true explanation of the very different effects ascribed to 

 saffron by medical practitioners, 



30. MUSiE. 



Plaxtain tree, Musa, Musa Paradisaica ; — Banana, Musa 

 sapientum. Fruit very nutritive, supposed to be the original and 

 proper food of man ; eaten either baked whole, or with milk 

 and sugar, or sliced and stewed. 



31. CANNiE. 

 Roots and seeds mostly aromatic, and used as spices. 



Amomum zingiber. Roots, f/inf/er^ zingiber, zingiberis radix, 

 in powder, gr. x. to 5j, heating, aromatic, stomachic, cordial ; in 

 infusion, diaphoretic; used also as a spice. — Black ginger, the 

 roots merely scalded and dried in the sun ; — Preserved gingei-, the 

 fresh root, preserved in sugar-cane juice. Ginger enters into a 

 great many officinal preparations : as Tinctura zingib. Syrup, 

 zingib. Confcctio opii. Pulv. aromat. clectuarium scammonii. 

 Infus. Sennae compos., &c. &c. 



Broad-leaved ginger, White zedoary, Amomum zerumbet, 



I Curcuma zerumhet. Roots, Bengalee, risagon, zei'umbet, cassamunar 

 radix. 

 Kcempfkria rotunda. Roots, round zedoary, zedoaria rotunda; 

 ■— Turmeric zedoary, Ammuum zedoaria, Curcuma zedoaria. Roots, 



