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THE NATIVE MATERIA MEDIC A OF 

 VEGETABLE ORIGIN. 



THE LAND FLORA. 



RANUNCULACEAE. 



Thalictrum Alpinum. Alpine "meadow rue. KuiO (KuBa) 



AitpeAc. 

 Thalictrum collinum. Lesser meadow rue. HtnB tteAg. 

 Thalictrum flavum. Meadow rue. TluiB LeAriA. 



Internally antispasmodic, and were given in " falling 



sickness." 

 Anemone Nemorosa. Wood Anemone, ttif tia gAoite ; C05AL 



"OeAps ; TleA-o CoiVle. 

 Recommended for a " cold " in the chest ; water passages, 



and as a stimulating application to indolent sores. 

 Ranunculus aquatilis vel circinnatus. Water Crowfoot. fU'b 



tlif ce ; pteAnn thy ce; tlon tia liABAnn. 

 Ranunculus Flammula. Lesser Spearwort. Lat aij\ teAtiA. 

 Ranunculus Lingua. Great spearwort. g^T^F t-feAtiA. 



Both of these, the lesser and the greater spearwort, are 



occasionally the cause of poisoning in cattle ; the latter 



was formerly used as a cure for swine fever. 

 Ranunculus Auricomus. Goldilocks. gjwAij; Tiluif\e ; 5 A 1*tur 



tia THotia. 

 Ranunculus Acris. Meadow Crowfoot. CeAjibAn £e<5if . 

 Ranunculus repens. Sitfast. ■peAfbAn. 

 Ranunculus Bulbosus. Bulbous Crowfoot or Butter-cup. puit 



UAtrhATi ; Ctnte CAtrfiAn. 

 The previous three, Acris, Repens, Bulbosus, are recom- 

 mended for " stitches " and St. Anthony's fire. 

 Ranunculus Ficaria. Lesser Celandine. SeApf\Aig ; 5f* A1n 



Apc&vn. 

 An ointment was made from the plant for use in the 



treatment of piles. 



