I. VEGETABLES.— Apocyne^. 57 



rheumatism and dropsy ; substituted for hops in brewing, 2 oz. 

 being equal to a lb. of hops. 



FiiASEKA fValteri, Muretta columbo. Root, American columbo^ 

 Frasera, P. U. S., used as caknuba root. 



PoTALiA AMAiiA. Bitter, acrid, and vomitive. 



82. APOCYNEiE. 



Rose bay, South Sea rose, Nerium oleander. Internally poison- 

 ous ; externally astringent, antipsoric, and sternutatory ; wood 

 used to clear muddy water; leaves acrid, appear to contain free 

 gallic acid, poisonous, infused in oil, used in itch. 



Be LA- AYE, Nerium antidyseiitericum, Echites antidysenterica. 

 Bark, Tellicherry bark, Conessi bark, Codaga pala. Bitter, used 

 in dysentery : seeds vermifuge and antispasmodic, used in cholera. 

 — Echites syphilitica. Used in syphilis. 



Ophioxylon serpentinum: root, radix mustela, purgative, 

 bitter, tonic, febrifuge : used in the bites of serpents. 



Alchornia latifolia: bark, alcomocco cabarro, in thick, 

 flat, long pieces, rather spongy, reddish yellow, covered with 

 yellowish lichens : from Jamaica ; used in phthisis, 3j in powder, 

 or in decoction. 



Swallow wort, Hirundinaria, Asclepias vincetoxicum : root, 

 German contrayerva, irritating, forcing out a sweat, alexiterial and 

 antihydropic. 



Common silk weed, Apocynum Syriacum, Asclepias Syriaca. 

 Milk of the plant a drastic poison ; leaves resolvent, root emetic. 

 — y^. lactifera. Milk used as food. 



Ericu, Asclepias yiyantea. Milk inspissated, used in lepra ; 

 inner rind of the root, madar, mudar, in syphilis and tapeworm, 

 fg^. V. twice a day. 



Bastard ipecacuanha. Red head, Asclepias Curassavica. 

 Root whitish, mixed with ipecacuanha, less active ; expressed 

 juice of the plant emetic, coch. maj.j to ij ; or as a clyster in 

 bleeding piles : bruised leaves applied to fresh wounds. 



Flesh-colodked asclepias, Asclepias incamata. Root 

 diuretic. — A. stipitacea ; — A. aphylla. Young shoots esculent. 



Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa. Root diuretic, pur- 

 gative. — A» decumbens. Root, butterjly root, diaphoretic, slightly 

 stimulant ; also purgative. 



CvNANCHUM ii'ECACUANHA, C, vomitoria, Asclepias asthmatica. 

 Root, Coromandel ipecacuanha, emetic ; young shoots esculent. 



Cynanchum Mauritianum. Root, Isle of France ipecacuanha; 

 — C. Iceviyatum, C\ rindera, llindera laviyata, E, tetraspis, Mattia 



