78 I. VEGETABLES.— -Umbellifer^. 



106. ARALIACEtE. 



False sarsaJakilla, Aralia nudicdulis ; — A, racemosa» 

 Roots bitter, mixed with those of sarsaparilla. 



Angelica tree, Aralia spinosa. Bark astringent ; berries 

 used in rheumatism and chohc. 



Ginseng. Panax quinque folium. Root cordial, alexiterial, and 

 aphrodisiac; dose Sj— ij, chewed, or sHced and made into tea: 

 often confounded with nin sing. From North America. 



Panax undulata. Woods, barks, leaves, flowers, and fruit 

 aromatic. — Panax fruticosa. Herb diuretic. 



107. UMBELLIFER^. 



Aromatic, and if they grow in water, poisonous ; roots of many 

 contain a saccharine principle ; an essential oil is generally con^ 

 lained in the vittse of the seeds. 



Anise, Anisum, Pimpinella anisum. Seeds one of the four 

 great hot ones, cephalic, stomachic, carminative, diuretic, and 

 emmenagogue. Our summers not being sufficiently warm to 

 ripen the seeds, they are usually imported. 



*Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga. Root chewed 

 relieves the toothach ; seeds are opening, detersive, and lithon- 

 triptic ; 3J in powder, or 3ij in infusion. 



*Herb Gerard, Gout icort. Ash weed, JEgopodium podagraria* 

 Root and leaves used in the gout : young leaves used in salads. 



*Caraway, Carui, Carum, Carum carui. Seeds, caraxcay 

 seeds^ carui semina, stomachic, carminative ; root sweet, nourishing, 

 and better eating than parsneps. 



*Smallage, Celery, Apium, Eleoselinum, Apium graveolens. 

 Root opening, diuretic, used in jaundice and the gravel ; seeds 

 more active ; blanched stalks eaten in salads. 



*Parsley, Petroselinum vulgare, Apium petroselinum. Root 

 diuretic ; leaves used as a seasoning to meat, resolve coagulated 

 milk in the breasts, but supposed to produce epilepsy and inflam- 

 mation of the eyes ; seeds carminative. 



*Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, Anethum foeniculum. Seeds 

 aromatic, hot, carminative ; roots opening ; leaves diuretic, used 

 as seasoning to fish. 



Sweet fennel, Foeniculum dulce, Anethum segetum. Blanched 

 stem used as a potherb ; seeds, Jinocchio, foeniculi semina, carmi- 

 native, used in soups ; imported from Italy. 



*Dill, Anethum, A. graveolens. Seeds discussive, galactopoietic, 

 stopping vomiting and the hiccough ; leaves ripen tumours. 



WoMUM, Anethum sowa. Seeds carminative* 



