162 III. COMPOUND COMBUSTIBLES— 



E. CENTAUEII MINOKIS. 



E. OF SAFFRON, Poli/chroitei E. croci. 



Black extract. Hard multum^ E, cocculi Indicl. Used in 

 brewing ale. 



E. DIGITALIS. 

 E. DULCAMARA. 



E. RADicuM ENUL^ cAMtAN.f:. From elecampane root. 



E. FUMARI.K. 



Gaub. From Embryopteris glutinifcra ; very astringent, used 

 in dyeing and tanning : imported from the East Indies. 



E. cAcuMiNUxM GENISTA. From broom tops : 3ss to 3j or 

 more in dropsy. 



E. OF GENTIAN, E, gentiancB molle, E, radicis gentiancSi E. gen- 

 tianoB lutece. From gentian root ; tonic, gr. x to 3$s, bis terv6 

 die : i a cwt. of gentian yielded ^51b. of extract. 



E. GENTIANS DURUM. 



E. LiGNi GUAiACi MOLLE. From lignum vitae shavings. 



E. LIGNI GUAIACI DURUM. 



E. LIGNI Camfechensis, E, hcBmatoxylL From logwood ; 

 gr. X to 3ss in cinnamon water, two or three times a day, or after 

 every stool : 801b. of logwood yielded l^lb. of extract. 



E. RADICUM HELLEBORi NiGRi, E. hellehoH uigri. From 

 black hellebore root ; alterative, gr. iij to viij, bis terve in die ; 

 cathartic, resolvent, gr. x to 3j : ^81b. of the root yielded 111b. 

 of .extract. 



E. OF HOPS, E, hiimidi. From hops, anodyne in cases which 

 do not admit the use of opium, gr. v. to 3j, pro re nata. 



Extract de lupuline, E. lupulhii. From lupuline, matiere 

 jaune de houblon, by infusion in cold water; bitter, aromatic, 

 dose not determined. 



E. DE lupuline avec le decoction, E. lupulini coctione 

 paratum. Bitter, slightly aromatic ; contains some of the resin 

 of the lupuline. 



E. radicis jalap.e. Prepared by water only, is much milder 

 in its operation than those with spirit ; purgative, diuretic. 



Theriaca Germanorum optima, E. haccarum juniperi 

 optimum. Soak juniper berries in cold water, and evaporate the 

 infusion carefully poured off from the sediment ; sweet tasted, 

 semitransparent, and amber-coloured. 



Ther. Germ, vulgaris, E. hacc. jump, sine contusione. Boil 

 juniper berries in water, and evaporate the decoction; agreeable 



