I. VEGETABLES.— BoRAGiNE^. 53 



Berries deep lake-red, used to colour the cheeks. — S. montanum ; 

 — S, valenzuelcB. Tubers farinaceous. — Tree night-shade, Amomum 

 Plinii, Sokinum pseudocapsicum. Fruit anodyne. 



Sleepy xiGHT-SHADE.So/rt???/??? somniferimi, Physalissomnifei'um. 

 Root hypnotic, milder than opium ; fruit very diuretic ; decoction 

 of the herb used in toothach. 



Natre, Solanum crispum. Shrub very bitter ; berry in infusion 

 used in inflammatory fevers. — S. muricatum ; — S. aiiguivi. Fruits 

 eatable. — S, scahruvi ; — S. gnaphaloides. Berries saponaceous. 



Capsicum, C. annuum. Berries, Spanish pepper, Pepper pods, 

 Guinea pejjper, Capsici baccce. Capsicum, P. U. S., •which are flesh- 

 less, are of a burning heat, irritating, attenuant ; used as sauce, or 

 to give a false strength to vinegar, spirits, &c. ; infused in vinegar, 

 used as a gargle ; the powder is given in doses of gr. iij to viij ; 

 externally they are rubefacient ; with hog's lard, form a liniment 

 for paralytic limbs. Officinal preparations, — Tinct. capsici. D, 

 L.E, 



Piper Indicum, Capsicum frutescen$' Berries, Bird pepper. 

 Red pepper, Cayenne pepper, Guinea pods, Tschilies, used for the 

 former. — Coffree tschilie, C.grossum. Flesh of the berry pickled. 



Calabash tree, Crescentia cujete and C. lagenaria. Pulp 

 used in diarrhoea, dropsy, headach ; also externally in burns 

 and in coups de soleil; expressed juice of the pulp 3iiij is pur- 

 gative : a pectoral syrup is also made from it, which is sent over 

 to Europe, 



74. SEBESTENEiE. 

 CoBDiA MYXA, and C sehesten. Fruit, sehestens, myxa, h 

 esculent, laxative ; bird-lime is made from it : wood tough, solid, 

 used for procuring fire by friction. — C. geras-canthus. Wood, 

 Jamaica rosewood, fine-scented, used by the cabinet-makers, and 

 distilled for its oil. 



77. BORAGINEiE. 

 The plants of this order are refreshing. 



•Borage, Boragn officinalis; — ^Garden hugloss, Ox tongue, 

 Bughmum hortense, Anchusa officinalis. Flower cordial ; the tops 

 were formerly used in cool tankards ; leaves refreshing, moisten- 

 ing ; contain nitre. 



•Spotted luxg-wort, Spotted comfrcy. Sage of Jerusalem, 

 Cows lips of Jerujinlnn, Pubnoruiria maculosa, P. (fficinalis ; — 

 * Small wild borage. Great goose-grass, German mad wort, Asperuao 

 procumhens ; — jiall bugloss, Lycopsis, A, A'jjyptiaca, Root sudo- 

 rific, also used with oil as a dressing for wounds. 



•Mouse ear, Scorpion grass, Myosotis scorpioides a, M.arvensis; 

 — * Jlater scorpion grass, M, scorpioidcs /3, M, palastris ;"^*S?nall 



