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exnalSnoiis affect the eyes. — E. cancscens ; — E, pilulifera» Anti- 

 syphilitic, useful in venomous bites. 



•Garden spurge, Cataputia mifwr, Lathyris^ Euphorbia 

 lathyris. Seeds, no. 15 or 14, purge and vomit violently, useful 

 in dropsy ; as they yield a fine oil, have been proposed for cultiva- 

 tion for that purpose ; the oil purgative in doses of five or six 

 drops: leaves inebriate fish; milk corrodes warts; decoction 

 depilatory. 



Rough fruited spurge, Euphorbia t'erriicosa ; — Knobbed 

 rooted spurge^ Apios, E. apios. Caustic. — Petty spurge^ Peplus, 

 E, pephis ; — Tree spurge^ Tithymalus dendroidesj E, dendroides ; 

 — Thyme spurge, ChwncBSi/ce, E. chamcBsyce ; — Myrtle spurge, 

 Tithyinalus myrsinites, E. myrsinites ; — * Wood spurge, Tithymalus 

 characias, E. characias. All violently cathartic. 



*SuN SPURGE, JVarticort, Euphorbia helioscopia. Juice applied 

 to warts. — *Purplc sea spurge^ Rcvcillematin, E. j^epUs. Purga- 

 tive ; milk acrid ; the eyelids being touched with it, itch so as to 

 hinder sleep. 



Great spurge, Esula major^ Euphorbia palustris. Cathartic. 

 ^-Lesser spurge, Esula minor. Euphorbia pithyusa. Milk pur- 

 gative, corrected by acids. — Euphorbia Gerardiana ; — Large^ 

 fimcered spurge^ E, corollata ; — Ipecacuanha spurge, E. ipecacuanha. 

 Roots emetic, mixed with true ipecacuanha, and used for it. 



Caiaca, Creeping hairy spurge. Euphorbia hirta. Dried plant, 

 3y, purgative, used in dry belly-ach. 



•Euphorbia cyparissias. Juice may be used for scammony ; 

 is also emetic. — * Broad-leaved spurge, E, platyphylla : — E. pisca- 

 toria. Used to inebriate fish. — E, ophthalmica. Used in blind- 

 ness. — * Evergreen wood spurge, Tithymalus sylvaticus lunato fiore, 

 T. sylvaticus, Euphorbia amygd/doides. Emetic. — Narrow-leaved 

 wood spurge, Tithymalus amygdaloides angustifolius, E. segetalis ; 

 — Sea spurge, Tithymalus paralias, E. paralias. Are all used as 

 purgatives and for the other uses of spurge. 



Cicca racemosa. Berry acid, eatable. 



Phyllanthus emblica. Fruit, myrobalanus emblica, purga- 

 tive, acidulous, rather austere ; when pickled excites the appetite ; 

 root astringent, used in dyeing. 



Phvllaxthus xiruri; — P, urinaria. Febrifuge, diuretic, 

 astringent. 



Phyllanthus VI ROSA. Bark astringent, deleterious to fish. 



•Box tree, Buxus, B, sempervirem. Wood sudorific. 



Palm A Chhisti, Oil btish, liiciniis communis. It. c, minor. 

 Seeds, Mexico seeds^ castor seeds, ricini scmina, purgative ; yield 



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