90 I. VEGETABLES.— PoTENTiLLE^. 



ladies^ mantle, A, Alpina. Very astringent, used in decoction as a 

 bath to render women's breasts firm. 



126. POTENTILLE^. 



*ToRMENTiL, Septfoil, Tormentilla, Hetaphyllum, Tormentilla 

 erecta. Root, tormentill(B radix, very astringent, febrifuge, and 

 not stimulant; dose 3j to 3ij. 



*'CiNCi-FoiL, Five-leaved grass, Pentaphyllum, Quinquefolium, 

 Potentilla reptans. Bark of the root used as a gargle for loose 

 teeth ; leaves febrifuge, taken as tea. 



*WiLD TANsiE, Silver weed, Argentina, Potentilla anserina ; 

 — * Hoary cinq-foil, Potentilla argentea ; — * Purple marsh cinq- 

 foil, Pentaphyllum ruhrum palustre, Comarum palustre. Febri- 

 fuge ; root of this last dyes a dirty red. 



^Strawberry plant, Fragaria, F. vesca. Roots aperi- 

 tive ; fruit, strawberries, cooling, opening, diuretic, dissoUes the 

 tartar off the teeth, diaphoretic, used in calculous gout and con- 

 sumption. 



*Barren strawberry, Fragaria sterilis. Root astringent; 

 dyes red, 



*AvENS, Herb hennet, Caryophyllata, Geum urbanum ;-^- 

 *M^ATER AVENs, Gcum rivalc. Roots scented like cloves, sudo- 

 rific, tonic, antipodagric, stomachic, febrifuge ; may be substituted 

 for bark : when young, they give a pleasant flavour to ale, and 

 prevent it from growing sour. — Geum montanum. Root, pink 

 root, imported from the south of Europe; used for the same pur- 

 poses as avens, 



*Raspberry bush, Pubus Moms. Fruit, raspberry, hind- 

 berry, cooling, cordial, communicates a fine flavour to liqueurs : 

 leaves form astringent and detersive gargles. 



*Dewberry bush, Small bramble, Rubus ccesius. The same 

 but sourish. 



*Knotberry Bush, Chamcemorus, Rid)us chamcemorus. Fruit, 

 cloudberry, knotberry^ acerb, astringent, dyes a bluish purple; 

 leaves and tops astringent. 



^Blackberry bush. Bramble, Ridms vulgaris, R. frutico- 

 sus. Fruit, blackberry, rather acerb ; eatable ; but soon sick- 

 ening ; green twigs used in dyeing black ; root used in chin- 

 cough. 



American dewberry, Rubus trivialis ; — American blackr 

 berry, Rubus villosus. Bark of the roots febrifuge, used for 

 bark. 



*Stone bramble, Chamcerubus, Rubus saxatilis. Berry escu- 

 lent. 



