I. VEGETABLES.— CoRYMBiPEHJE. f^ 



acrid, pickled while young for a sauce, sialogogue, and used as a 

 masticatory in the toothach, and in powder, in the cure of inter- 

 mittents, or as a sternutatory. 



Ox EYE, Buphthalmum, Anthemis valentima. Vulnerary, aperi- 

 tive ; dyes a good yellow. 



Yellow star-wort, Aster Atticus^ Inguinalis^ Buphthalmum 

 spinosum. Vulnerary, and used in buboes, and other swellings of 

 the groin. 



Mad I, Madia sativa. Seeds yield oil. 



*Yarrow, Milfoil, Millefolium i Achillea millefolium ; — Achillea 

 tobilis. Astringent, tonic, and vulnerary, used in haemorrhages ; 

 and externally in headach, tumours, &c. ; added to beer to render, 

 it more intoxicating, and lately recommended to smokers, in lieu 

 of tobacco: root warm, usea for contrayerva. Dr. Stoker of 

 Dublin has found milfoil serviceable in dropsies. 



*Sneeze wort, Bastard pellitori/, Ptarmica, Achillea ptarmica* 

 Leaves sternutatory ; root acrid. 



Sweet maudlin, Ageratiim, Eupatorium Mesiies, Achillea 

 ageratum. Stomachic, cordial, cephalic. 



•Water hemp-agrimoxy, Eupatorium cannahinum foeminum^ 

 Bidens tripartita. Strong smelling, hepatic, vulnerary. 



Spilaxthus acmella. Diuretic, diaphoretic, attenuant, and 

 anodyne ; leaves and seeds used as tea. — Spilanthus tinctorius. 

 Leaves juicy ; when bruised yield an excellent azure colour. — 5. 

 okraceus. When masticated irritates the interior of the mouth, 

 and provokes a copious flow of saliva. 



Bacchabis concava. Leaves dye a black colour. — B, emar- 

 ' ifn ; — B. dependem ; — B. nhlongifolia. Vulnerary and conso- 

 jt. — B. prostrata. Decoction used in dysury. 



Sl'n flower, Helianthus annuus. Seeds oily, used in emul-* 

 s!on«? ; young shoots lx)iled are aphrodisiac ; flowers yield turpen* 

 tint'. 



Jercsalem artichoke, Helianthus tuber osus. Roots nourish- 

 ing, diuretic, give the smell of turpentine to the urine; flowers 

 yield turpentine. 



Placus tomektosus ; — P, Icevis, Juices used to give a smell 

 to cakes. 



Cineraria heterophylla. Bark yellow, powerfully an- 

 thelmintic. 



Eclipta erecta. Juice used to dye the hair black. 



Verbesina Boswellia. Esculent, having the smell and 

 taste of fennel Gur" ellu, Huts elluy V. sativa. Seeds pressed 

 for oil. 



