62 I. VEGETABLES.— CucuHBiTACEjE. 



*White bryony, Bryonia alba^ B, dioica. Root, 3j to 5j, 

 in powder, or coch. j of its juice, nauseous, violently emetic and 

 purgative ; externally resolvent : yields faecula. — Brionia callosa. 

 Seeds vermifuge ; yield, an oil. 



Abyssinian bryony, Bryonia Root esculent 



when boiled. 



*WiLD CUCUMBER, Spurtiug cucumher, Cucumis agrestis^ C 

 asininus, Momordica elaterium. Root and herb hydragogue, ver- 

 mifuge ; leaves, used externally, detersive and resolvent : fruit, 

 elaterii poma^ yields elaterium; juice of the fruit hydragogue. 



Balsam apple, Cerasse, Momordica balsamina. Root pur- 

 gative, 3 ij in powder ; plant vulnerary, balsamic, refreshing ; 

 leaves used in decoctions for clysters ; fruit, infused in oil, makes 

 a vulnerary balsam ; the juice that exudes upon cutting the ripe 

 fruit, used for fresh wounds. — Momordica chauantia. Very 

 bitter, vermifuge, used in brewing in the East Indies. — M, luffa. 

 Used to rub the body in cutaneous eruptions ; fruit eatable. 



Trichosanthes amara. Fruit very bitter, purgative, 

 emetic ; used to destroy rats. 



CoLoauiNTiDA, Colocynthis, Cucumis colocynthis. Fruit, shell 

 colocynthy imported from the Levant ; pulp of the dry fruit, hitter 

 apple ^ peeled colocynth, cohcynthidis pulpa, also imported ; purga- 

 tive, in powder, gr. iij — viij, well rubbed with some gummy or 

 farinaceous substance, or in clysters, 3j ; mixed with paste or 

 other cements, to keep away insects by its extreme bitterness : 

 seeds ground used for the pith. Officinal preparations. — Extract, 

 col. L. Z). Extr. col. comp. L, E. D. Pil. col. comp. E. D, 



^Cucumber, Cucumis hortensis, C, sativus. Fruit eaten, cool- 

 ing; young fruit, gerkins, pickled for a sauce; salted cucumbers^ 

 imported from Russia ; seeds yield oil. — C. chate. Fruit has a 

 sweet refreshing j uice. 



Water melon, Cucumis anguria. Fruit eatable, refreshing. 



*Melon, Melo^ Cucumis melo. Fruit very refreshing ; much 

 eaten in France, where it takes the place of our potatoes. 



*GouRD, Calehash, Cucurbita, C. lagenaria. Seeds cooling ; 

 leaves, no. 15 — 20, in decoction, form a purgative clyster. 



*PuMPiON, Pepo^ Cucurbita pepo. The same qualities as the 

 preceding ; applied externally in burns, erysipelas, &c. 



SauASH, Cucurbita melopepo. Fruit better tasted than the 

 preceding, but of the same quality. 



Citrul, Water melon, Citrullus, Cucurbita citrullus. Flesh of 

 the fruit saccharine and watery. 



* Vegetable marrow, Cucurbita succada. Fruit an excellent 

 potherb, coming into use in England. 



