130 I. VEGETABLES.— Medicinal species. 



2. Rad. gent, ^ij ; cort. aurant. 3j ; cardam. minor, ^ss ; for a 

 quart of brandy. 



3. Rad. gent, -cort. aurant. sice, ana 3ij ; cort. limon. recent. 

 jss ; for a pint and a half of boiling water. 



Species for diet drink, Species pro decoctu lignorum, Lign. 

 guaiaci Jjss ; rad. chinae, -rad. sarsa. ana ^ij ; lign. sassafr. 5iij ; 

 rad. glycyrrh. sice. 3iv ; for three quarts of water. 



2. Lign. guaiaci, -rad. sarsa. -rad. chinae, ana 3j ; sennae electae 

 ?ss ; rad. rhsei 3ij ; for four quarts of water ; to which add, be- 

 fore it is boiled, subcarb. potassae 3j ; antimonii crudi ^iiij : used 

 in gonorrhoea and syphilis for common drink. 



British herb tobacco, Species stemutatorice. Thyme, two 

 oz. ; coltsfoot, three oz. ; betony and eyebright, of each four oz. ; 

 marjoram and hyssop, ana, two oz. ; rosemary and lavender, ana, 

 eight oz., mixed. 



Imitation tea. The leaves which have been found in the 

 possession of the manufacturers, are those of the sloe tree, ash 

 tree, elder bush, and white thorn. They are described as having 

 been boiled, in some cases, with logwood, or scalded, then rolled 

 up and dried, the green bloom being given to them by Dutch 

 pink, or verditer. The use of sheeps* dung, verdigris, or cop- 

 peras, seems a mere slander. 



Russian tea. Composed of the leaves of Saxifraga crassifo- 

 lia, Pyrola rotundifolia or winter green, Clematis alba, Pyrola 

 uniflora, Prunus padus or bird cherry, Spirae coronata, Ulmus 

 campestris or common elm, Polypodium fragrans, and Rosa canina, 

 or dog-rose. 



Bowles's herb tea. Wood betony, wood sage, and ground 

 pine, equal parts of each. Very useful in gout, headach, and 

 nervous disorders. 



MoNGUL TEA, Tea in tiles, Ziegel thee. Made by the Mon- 

 gul Tartars and Baritoes, from leaves which resemble those of 

 Cerasus avium, made into flat cakes with the blood of animals ; 

 the leaves of Ulmus pumila and Prunus padus are also used. 



Semilla del guacharo. Various sorts of hard and dry 

 fruits, found in the stomachs of the young guacharoes. A cele- 

 brated South American remedy against intermittent fevers. 



Gravelle, Gravellee Clavelli, Lees of wine mixed with vine 

 twigs, and the cake of grapes, being the refuse of the vineyards 

 and vinegar-makers ; dried for sale to make a pure kind of alkali. 



Piccalilly, Indian pickle. White cabbages sliced, cauli- 

 flowers pulled to pieces and scalded, radishes topped and tailed, 

 French beans, celery in three-inch lengths, shoots of elder peeled, 

 clusters of elder flowers unopened, all salted for two or three days, 



