108 I. VEGETABLES.— Crucifek^. 



*Alysson5 Ahjssum campestre. Seeds, with honey, take away 

 freckles, used in mania. 



*CoMMON WHITLOW GRASS, Paronychia vulgaris, Draha verna; 

 — ^ Draha muralis. Opening, detersive ; seed, English pepper^ 

 hot, used for'pepper. 



*HoRSE RADISH, Raphauus sylvestris, R, rusticanns, Anno- 

 racia, Cochlearia armoracia. Root, armoracice radix, powerfully 

 antiscorbutic, antirheumatic, acrid ; taken, cut into small pieces, 

 without chewing, coch. j., every morning, incisive; used as a 

 sauce. 



*Swine's cresses, Coronopus RiielU, Cochlearia coronopiis ; 

 — "* Scurvy grass, Cochlearia Batava, C. hortensis, C. officinalis; 

 '—*Sea scurvy grass, C. Britannica marina, C. Anglica, These 

 herbs aboundf in volatile principles, which are dissipated by heat ; 

 they are the most valuable of antiscorbutics eaten raw, or only 

 their juice, ^j, to ^iiij : an excellent whey may be made from 

 them. 



*Lesser shepherds*-purse, Bursa pastoris minor, Iberis 

 nudicaulis ; — */. amara. Antiscorbutic, may be eaten in salads. 



*Shepherds'-purse, Bursa pastoris, TIdaspi Bursa pastoris ; 

 ^■^"^ Treacle mustard, Penny cress, TIdaspi arvense, (Seeds, IO5. 

 the lb.) — "^Mithridate mustard, Bastard cress, T, campestre. Seeds 

 acrid, detersive, astringent. 



Garden cresses, Nasturtium hortense, Lepidium sativum; 

 ^—Ambrosia Lepidium procumbens. Seeds opening, incisive, anti- 

 scorbutic. 



*DiTTANDER, Pepper wort, Lepidium, Piperitis, L. latifolium. 

 Acrid, irritative, useful in sciatica; infused in beer, facilitates 

 delivery ; sialogogue. 



Sciatica cress, Iberis, Lepidium iberis. Made into a poul- 

 tice with lard, used in sciatica. 



*WiLD GOLD OF PLEASURE, Myagrum sativum. Vermifuge; 

 seeds, sesamum seeds, useful in palsy, yield oil. 



BuNiAS ERUCAGO. Acrid, diuretic. 



*Sea rocket, Eruca marina, Bunias cakile. Antiscorbutic, 

 useful in the colic. 



*Sea Cole- wort, Sea cabbage, Brassica marina. Anglica, 

 Crambe maritima. An excellent potherb when blanched. 



Chara, C. Tatarica. Roots good tasted, nutritive. 



*WoAD, Isatis, Glastum, Isatis tinctoria. Desiccative, astrin- 

 gent ; used as a blue dye ; and indigo is said to have been manu- 

 factured from it. — Isatis Lusitanica, Used in dyeing. 



