44 I. VEGETABLES.— Lysimachi^. 



AcHRYANTHES RE PENS, Gomphrena polygonoides. Root and 

 flower narcotic. — Amaranthm ohtusifolia. Diuretic. 



61. NYCTAGINE^. 



*Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa, Nyctago jalapa ; — Nyc~ 

 tago longiflora, M. longiflora ; — N, dichotoma, M. dichotoma ;— 

 Herha purgativa, Boerhaavia tuherosa. Roots purgative. 



62. PLANTAGINEiE. 



*Plantain, Waybread, Plantago major; — ^Lamb'^s lettuce, 

 Hoary plantain, P. media ; — * Bib-wort^ Bib grass, P. lanceolata. 

 Roots 3iij to vj, once a day, useful in vernal agues; leaves astrin- 

 gent, vulnerary, used whole as a dressing for wounds; juice of the 

 leaves used as a collyrium, and internally, =j to 5ij in fevers. 



*Bucxs-HORN PLANTAIN, Comu cervinum, Plantago coronopus. 

 Roots and leaves beaten up with bay salt, are applied as a 

 poultice to the wrists in agues ; a decoction of the leaves is given 

 in disorders of the eyes. 



Flea-wort, Psyllum pulicaria^ Plantago psyllium, P. arenaria. 

 Seeds mucilaginous, purgative. — Spanish plantain, Holostium, P. 

 albicana. Herb vulnerary, used in herniae. 



63. PLUMB AGINE^. 



Plumbago Zeylanica ; — P. rosea. Used as vesicatories. 



TooTH-woRT, Dentari'i, Dentillaria, Plumbago EuropcBO. 

 Caustic, corrosive ; used by beggars to produce ulcers, in order 

 to excite pity ; and in tooth-ache as a masticatory ; may be used 

 for ipecacuanha. — Herbe au diable, P. scandens. Used in the itch. 



64. STATICE.E. 



*Red behen, Sea lavender, Behen rubrum, Limonium mari- 

 timum, Statice limonium. Root astringent, used in loosenesses, 

 &c. ; seeds also astringent. Druggists sell, under this name, 

 round transverse slices of a root resembling jalap, of a reddish 

 brown colour. 



Marsh rosemary, Statice Caroliniana. Root, statice, P. U. S. ; 

 used in dysentery. 



65. GLOBULARI^. 



Montpelier turbith, Globular ia alypum. Root purgative ; 

 leaves used for senna. 



66. LYSIMACHI^. 



*Pimpernel, Anagallis terrestris mas. A, arvensis. Used in 

 mania and against hydrophobia; flower used in epilepsy, gr. xx, 

 quater in die. — * Bhie-Jloivered pimpeimel, Anagallis foemina, A. 

 ccerulea. Is of similar qualities. 



