88 I. VEGETABLES.— THYMELiEJE, 



52. SANTALACE.^. 



? Sandal tree of Tecamez. . Yields a rosin ; leaves rubbed 

 between the hands, and applied to the temples, used to take ofF 

 the headach occasioned by severe drinking. 



Sandal tree, Sirium myrtifolmm. The outside of the wood, 

 white Sanders, santalum album ; the heart of the tree, yellow sa?iders, 

 santalum citrinum ; aromatic, slightly bitter and sweetish, cordial, 

 cephalic. 



*Thesium likophyllum. Astringent. 



53. EL^AGNEiE. 

 *Sallow thorn, Sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhdmnoides. Leaves 

 purgative ; berries, made into a sauce. 



^Narrow leaved wild olive, Elceaymis angustifolia. Ver- 

 mifuge. 



54. THYMEL^iE. 



Plants of this order are caustic, particularly their bark. 



*EvERGREEN SPURGE LAUREL, Laureola, ChanuBdaphney 

 Daphne Laureola. Usually sold for mezereon. 



*Mezereon, Spurge olive, Chamcelcea, Laureola fiemina, Meze- 

 reum, Daphne Mezereum. Bark, mezerei cortex. Officinal pre- 

 parations. — Decoctum mezerei, Z). E. Decoct, sarsap. comp. D. 

 E.L. 



Rock rose, Cneorum niger, Daphne cneorum ; — * Spurge flax ^ 

 ThymelcBa, D. Gnidium, Have all similar qualities, but the latter 

 seems the most efficacious. Bark of all these serves as a vesica- 

 tory, and ulcerates the parts to which it is applied ; it has been 

 chewed in palsy of the tongue with success; taken internally, 

 in doses of only a few grains, it is a dangerous drastic, working 

 both upwards and downwards. Berries, grana Gnidia, equally 

 drastic, added to vinegar to give it apparent strength ; herb used 

 to dye yellow. Both the bark and berries are steeped in vinegar, 

 and dried to render them milder. 



Heath spurge, Sanamunda, Daphne tarton-rairi. Leaves 

 caustic. 



Poet's rosemary, Cassia veterum spuria, Osyris, 0, alba. 

 Astringent. 



Pass ERIN A tinctoria. Used to dye yellow. 



Leather-wood, Dirccea palusti'is. Bark acrid, emetic, gr. v 

 to X, externally produces blisters. 



