I. VEGETABLES.— Caprifoliace^. 77 



105. CAPRIFOLIACE^. 



*Lixx.EA BOREALis. Used ill rheumatism and gout ; astrin- 

 gent and diuretic. 



* Wood-bin E, Pericli/menum^ CaprifoUum^ Matrisyha, Lonicera 

 periclymenum ; — *Honey suckle, Lonicera caprifolium. Leaves 

 used in detersive gargles ; flowers antiasthmatic. 



*Wayfarixg tree, Pliant mealy tree^ Vihumrnn lantana. 

 Berries drying, astringent ; bark of the root made into bird-lime. 



Cashio-berry bush, Perygiui, Cassine peragn/i. Viburnum 

 cassinoides. Leaves purgative, sometimes emetic or diaphoretic, 

 used as a specific in aiabetes. 



Wild bay, Laurus tinus^ Viburnum tiniui. Berries purge 

 violently. 



*Geldres rose, Viburnum opulus. Leaves and berries refresh- 

 ing, and used in astringent gargles. 



•Elder, Sambucus, S. nigra. Second bark, gr. v to 3j, very 

 active, antihydropic ; leaves a nauseous purgative ; flowers dia- 

 phoretic, useful in disorders of the chest, discussive and attenuant ; 

 berries used to flavour sugar wine, poisonous to poultry ; dry 

 berries, grana actes, useful in dropsy. 



White-berried elder, Sambucus nigra, viresccns. Flowers 

 used to give wine the flavour of Frontignac. 



American elder, Sambucus Caiiadcnsis. Berries, Sambucusy 

 P. U. S. used as the former. 



•Dwarf elder, Elmlus, Sambucus cbulus. Root, 5iss, a strong 

 puree; leaves used in poultices for the gout and piles ; berries 

 used to dye blue, and also to make wine. 



Mountain elder, Sambucus racemosa. Narcotic. 



•Ivy, Hedera a r bo re a, H, helix. Leaves used internally 

 in atrophy, and to dress issues ; also boiled in wine as a wash to 

 kill vermin ; berries purge ; the trunk yields a gum resin. 



Cornelian cherry, Cornus, C. mascula. Fruit very astrin- 

 gent, useful in loosenesses. 



•Dor.-wooD, Gutter tree^ Peniale cornel tree^ Cornus frmina, 

 (\ sfuupiiura. Seeds yield oil, like those of the furnier species; 

 ^v(Kxl used for making charcoal for gunpowder. 



Hound-leaved dog-wood, Cornus circinata ; — Suuivij) dog- 

 trntidy Cornus scricea ; — American dffg-woody C.Jiorida. JJarks of 

 the roots used as poultices. 



Triosteum perfoliatum. Mo()i, fever root, (riosfeuni, V. U. S., 

 emetic and cathartic; bark of the root bitter, tonic. 



