126 I. VEGETABLES.— .Unknown Barks. 



*Gkeat bastard bear's-foot, Setter wort^ Helleboraster 

 maximus, Hellehorus foetidus. Leaves, hellehori foetidi folia, ver- 

 mifuge, in powder, gr. x to 3ss or a decoction of 3j ; the juice (a 

 little vinegar being added to moisten the bruised leaves) made 

 into a syrup, is also used with advantage, a tea spoonful at night, 

 and one or two in the morning. 



* Globe c bow-foot, Locker ffowlons, Ranunculus globosus, 

 Trollius EuropcBus ; — T. Asiaticus. Equally acrid, and must be 

 used with caution. 



Fennel flower, Devil in a bush, Nigella, Gith, Nigella 

 sativa ; — N. Indica ; — N, arvensis. Seeds acrid, oily, attenuant, 

 opening, used as a spice. 



^Columbine, Aquilegia st/lvestris, A. vulgaris. Herb, flower, 

 and seeds opening, acrid, diuretic, and used in detersive gargles. 



Cimicifuga FffiTiDA. Root antispasmodic. 



Black snake root, Cimicifuga serpentaria. Root, cimicifuga^ 

 P. U. S., used for rattle-snake root. 



Lark's spur, Delphinium, Con^olida regalis, Delphinium con- 

 solida. Root, delphinium. P. U. S., vulnerary, consolidating 

 wounds, ophthalmic. 



Upright lark's-spur, Delphinium Ajacis ; — Siberian bee lark^s- 

 spur, D. elatum. The same qualities as lark's-spur. 



Stavesacre, Staphisagria, Delphinium staphisagria. Seeds, 

 staphisagrice semina, acrid, nauseous, imported from Turkey ; kill 

 lice and rats, purging violently in doses of gr. iij to gr. x ; used 

 as a masticatory in toothach, and also in apophlegmatizant 

 gargles. 



Wolfsbane, Aconitum lycoctonum. Root poisonous, occa- 

 sioning vertigo, stupor, and spasm ; used to kill wolves. 



Purple monk's-hood, Aconitum, A. Neomontanum. Leaves, 

 aconiti folia, narcotic, powerfully diaphoretic and diuretic, in doses 

 of gr. j, gradually increased. 



Early blue wolfsbane, Aconitum napellus ; — Greater monks- 

 hood, A. cammarum ; — A. Tauricum. Are used indiscriminately 

 for one another, and the leaves sold for those of aconitum. 



Wholesome wolfsbane, Yellow helmet flower, Anthora, 

 Antithora, Aconitum anthora. Roots cordial. 



Knowltonia vesicaria. Used as a vesicatory. 



PARTS OF PLANTS NOT KNOWN. 



There are several roots, barks, and other parts of vegetables 

 common in the shops of the native druggists in the Englisn 

 dominions in the East Indies, whose origin is unknown ; some of 



