I. VEGETABLES.— CRUCiFERiE. 107 



Navette de Dauphixe, Brassica rapa oleifera. Seeds 

 pressed for tlie oil. 



*Navew, French tuniip, Kapiis dulcis, Brassica napus. Roots 

 nourishing, containing a sweet juice, which is very pectoral, and 

 of great use in coughs, asthma, colds, and consumptions. 



*Rape, Cole, Navette (Thiver, Colsa d*hiver, Napus sylvestris, 

 Brassica iiapiis oleifera ; — Navette de pri7items, Colsa de pr interns, 

 Brassica campestris oleifera. Seeds pressed for their oil. 



Rocket, Eruca, Brassica cruca ;^—JVild rocket, Eruca sylvestris, 

 Brassica eritcastrum. Antiscorbutic, diuretic, flatulent, seeds 

 acrid, stimulant, exciting the appetite. 



*TowER mustard, Turritis hirsuta; — Bastard tower mustard, 

 Arabis turrita. Juices kill worms, and cures the thrush. 



Dames ywlet, Rocket, Heqjeris matronalis. Incisive; used 

 in dysury, strangury, and dyspnoea. 



*Wall flower, Cheiri, Leiicojum luteum, Cheiranthm cheiri. 

 Flowers cordial, emmenagogue, used in palsy. 



Stock gilliflower, Leucojum album, Cheiranthus incanus. 

 Flowers used in inflammation, and to cleanse ulcers. 



Treacle worm-seed, Camelina, Erysimum cheiranthoides. 

 Herb vermifuge, stomachic. 



Broad-leaved hedge-mustard. Erysimum latifolium. Si- 

 symbrium irio. Herb used as a heating potherb. 



♦Hedge mustard, Erysimum, Erysimum officinale; — *Jack 

 hy the hedge. Sauce alone, AUiaria, E. alliaria ; — * Winter cresses, 

 iVinter rocket, E. barbarea. Antiscorbutic ; used in coughs ; ex- 

 ternally detersive ; seeds acrid, lithontriptic. 



•Early winter cress. Erysimum precox, Barbarea precox ; 

 — * Water radish, Raphanus aquaticus, Sisymbrium amphibium. 

 Herbs acrid, used in scurvy ; eaten in salads. 



*Flix weed, Sophia chirurgorum, Sisymbrium sophia. Vul- 

 nerary, astringent, detersive. 



Water cresses, Nasturtium aquatictim. Sisymbrium iiastur- 

 f'um, Depurative and antiscorbutic; used in obstructions and 

 calculous cases. 



'Ladies' smocks, Cuckow flower , Cardamine pratensis. Qua- 

 lities of the preceding ; flowers, car damines flares, antispasmodic, 

 ill doses of 3) to 3ij, twice or thrice a day ; flowering tops are still 

 more successfully used in epileptic fits. 



Dent aria dipiiylla. Dried roots used as mustard. — D, 

 lieptaphylla. Root astringent, attenuant. 



Satin flower, Honesty, Moon wort, Lunaria rediviva; — L, 

 annua. Roots detersive; leaves diuretic ; seeds extremely acrid, 

 used in epilepsy. 



