I. VEGETABLES.— Pyrenaceje. 45 



' •Pbimrose, Primula veris vulgaris^ P, v. acaulis ; — *0.r lip^ 

 Great cowslips, P. v. elatior. Roots emetic ; herbs anodyne. 



Yellow bears- ear. Auricula ursi, Primula auricula. Herb 

 vulnerary and expectorant. 



♦Cowslips, Pagils, P. v, officitialis. Paralysis vulgaris. Flowers 

 used to flavour wine, and render it narcotic. 



Bears-ear sanicle, Cortusa Matthiolif Cephalic, anodyne, 

 expectorant. 



•Yellow loose strife, Willow herb, LysimacJda vulgaris ; 

 — * Moneg-wort, Herb tico-peiwe, Nummularia, Lgsimachia num- 

 mularia. Astringent. 



Annual navel-wort. Aiidrosojce maxima. Diuretic. 



•Butter wort, Yorkshire sanicle, Pinguicula vulgaris. Leaves 

 heal wounds and chaps of the skin ; made into a purging syrup ; 

 used to thicken milk, turn it sour, and make it keep for any 

 length of time. 



•Water pimpernel, Samolus valerandi. Has similar qualities. 



•Sow bread, Artanita, Cyclamen, C. Europceum ; — Soldanella 

 Alpiua, Roots drastic, emmenagogue, errhine ; leaves bruised 

 and made into a pessary are emmenagogue, and cause abortion ; 

 an ointment is made from it, which, when rubbed on the navel, 

 purges and kills worms. 



67. ACANTHACE^. 



Wild brank ursine, Acanthus sylvestris, A, spinosus. Herb 

 diuretic, astringent. 



Bears breech, Branca ursina. Acanthus, A, mollis. Leaves 

 diuretic, externally maturative ; dye a fine yellow. 



Malabar nut tree, Jimticia adhatoda. Leaves purgative. 



Cbeata, Justicia paniadata. Root and herb externally bitter, 

 stomachic. 



Balsam, Jmticia pcctoralis. Vulnerary, resolvent ; a syrup is 

 made from it, and used in diseases of the chest. 



Sarcocolla shrub, PeruBa sarcocolla ; — P, mucronata. Said to 

 yield gum sarcocol. 



Rcellia tuberosa. Used instead of ipecacuanha. 



Bableria LONGiFOLiA. Root diurctic. 



eS. PYRENACEil^. 



Agnus castus, Vitex ngnm rastm. Flowering tops cooling, 

 drying; and looked upon as anaphrodisiac, whence they were used 

 to strew the beds of the Vestal virgins and Christian nuns. 



Tectonia grandis. Leaves used against the thrush and 

 dropy ; and also to purify water. 



•Vervain, Verbena^ V, officinalis. Febrifuge, vulnerary; used 



