64 I. VEGETABLES.— CiCHORACE^. 



Wart succory, Zadntha, Cichorium vernicarium, Lapsana 

 zacintha. Herb diuretic, edulcorant ; takes off warts. 



Blue gum-succory, Catananche ccerulea^ Similar to wild 

 succory. 



*Spanish cardoons, Scolymus Hispanicus. Root and young 

 shoots esculent. 



Golden thistle, Scolymus maculatus. Root used instead of 

 eryngo. 



*Italian lettuce, Scarnoltti Lactuca scariola. 



*Lettuce, Lactuca, L, sativa. Many varieties. Has been 

 substituted for opium in checking diarrhoea, allaying cough and 

 diminishing pain in rheumatism. An inspissated juice is made of 

 it; dose, gr. ij, iv, or viij, in pills. Leaves refreshing, slightly 

 anodyne, laxative, and antiphrodisiac. 



*Strong-scented wild-lettuce, Lactuca si/lvestris major 

 odore opii, L. virosa. The inspissated juice has been given in 

 dropsies arising from visceral obstructions ; gently laxative, very 

 diuretic and somewhat diaphoretic. Narcotic and. anodyne, occa- 

 sions giddiness ; inspissated juice resembles opium. 



Gum succory, Chondrilla prima^ Lactuca perennis. Herb 

 restrains the menses. 



Wild lettuce, Lactuca elongata. Herb narcotic. 



Vejuco, Prenanthes serpentaria. Persons inoculated with its 

 juice are insensible to the poison of serpents. 



Rushy gum-succory, Chrondrilla juncea. Laxative, diuretic; 

 used in dropsy, gr. xviij to Siij? in twenty-four hours. 



SoNCHUs Plumieei. Calyx exudes resinous drops, 



*Great hawk-weed, Hieracium, H. mqjus, Sonclius arvensis ; 

 — ^Smooth soiC'thistky Hare's lettuce^ Sonchus Icbvis, S. oleraceus 

 IcBvis ; — ^Prickly soiv-thistle, S, asper, S. oleraceus asper. These 

 and the other species of this genus, as well as those of picris, 

 crepis, prenanthes, hyoseris, &c., possess similar qualities with 

 lettuce. 



*Golden lung-wort, Pulmonaria Galilean Hieracium muro- 

 rum. Herb cordial and pulmonary. 



*Common mouse-ear, Auricula muris, Hieracium pilosella. 

 Leaves sternutatory, vulnerary, astringent. — H. Gronovii. Leaves 

 bruised, used to destroy warts. 



*Hungarian hawk-weed, Herha costa, Hypochceris macu- 

 lata ; — * Long-rooted haick-iceed, Hieracium officinale, Hypochceris 

 radicata. Used in pulmonary affections and pains of the side. 



*Small hawk-weed, Hieracium minus, Leontodon autumnale. 

 Leaves sharpen the sight, laxative. 



