60 I. VEGETABLES.-SoLANE^. 



*Bii00M RAPE, Orohanche, O. major. Herb in powder gives 

 relief in the colic ; used in hypochondriasis, externally resolvent. 



7^. SCROPHULARINtE. 



*Knotted fig-wort, Scrophularia nodosa ; — ^ Water Jig-wort, 

 Water hetony, S. aquatica, Betonica aquatica. Incisive, attenuating, 

 used in scrofula and cancer. Officinal preparations. — Unguentum 

 scrophulariae. 



Hedge hyssop, Gratiola, G, officinalis. Very acrid, drastic, 

 vermifuge, used also in dropsy and jaundice; dose gr. v to 3Jss, 

 beginning with a small one ; inspissated juice gr. xx to xxx is 

 purgative and diuretic. 



Sweet wood, Capraria hifolia. Flowers used instead of tea. 



*Fox-GLOVE, Digitalis, D. purpurea. Leaves, digitalis folia, 

 used externally as vulnerary and antiscrofulous; and internally, in 

 doses of gr. ss to gr. ij, as a sedative, and particularly as a diuretic; 

 but great caution is required in using it, because it accumulates 

 in the system ; and the practitioner may be surprised at the sudden 

 demise of his patient, even after he has left off its use. Seeds, 

 digitalis semina, used for the same purposes, less uncertain. 

 Officinal preparations. — Infus. digit. D. L. E. Tinct. digit. Z). 

 L.E. 



Yellow fox-glove, Digitalis lutea* May be used as the 

 former. 



*Snap Dragon, Antirrhinum majus. Antihysteric, and used 

 externally in ophthalmia. 



*Toad-flax, Linaria, Antirrhinum linaria, L. vulgaris. De- 

 obstruent, diuretic. 



*Small toad-flax. Antirrhinum minus ; — *Ivg-l€aved toad- 

 flax, Cymbalaria, A. cymbalaria, Linaria cymbalaria ; — *Fluellin, 

 Female speed-well, Elatine, Veronica foemina, A. elatine. Are all 

 anticancerous, especially the last, the juice of which is used in 

 foul ulcers and cutaneous eruptions. 



*Calves' Snout, Orontium arvense. Antirrhinum orontium. 

 Herb poisonous. — Hemimeris caidialata. Stomachic, anodyne. — 

 Diceros Cochinchinensis. Eaten in salads. — Picria felterrce. In- 

 tensely bitter. — Besleria violacea. Berry edible. 



73. SOLANE^. 



More or less poisonous. 



*White mullein, High taper, Cotes lung-wort, Verbascum, 

 Tapsus barbatus, V. thapsus. Anodyne and pectoral ; the down 

 has been used as moxa for the actual cautery ; a decoction of 3ij 

 of the leaves in a quart of water, given in doses of Siiij every three 

 hours in diarrhoeas. 



