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CONVOLVULACEAE. 



Calystegia Sepium. Great Bind Weed. Cuf\j\Ati Cd-pcd ; \a~o\mx . 

 Convolvulus Arvensis. Small Bind Weed. "OuiU.rne.dl,. 

 Cuscuta Epithymum. Dodder. CtutWn (-oeAris). 



SOLANACEAE. 



Solanum Dulcamara. Bitter Sweet. Se^^ttog 1tlitif ; t«f ha 

 ri-Oi , 6ce, SLac gojwi ; puAtjopm. 

 Is narcotic like most herbs of this order. Its name 

 (luf v\a ti-Oro£e) would suggest that it was formerly 

 used to promote sleep. None of the present-day 

 herbalists use it. 



Hyoscyamus Niger. Henbane. CaoC tia gCe^iic ; X)eot>A ; 

 g-d-pAnn ; Cf\Ann gApAinn. 

 Occurs sparsely but throughout the country. It is of 

 immense importance in modern medicine ; its leaves 

 are a source of the powerful alkaloids Hyoscine and 

 Hyoscyamine. 



Atropa Belladonna. Deadly Nightshade. miocoj t)uit)e ; 

 t-up TTlort CoiU.eA'6. 

 Has established itself as a native on the shores of Coney 

 Island, in the river Fergus, and on the shores of Lough 

 Mask, near Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Was known, as is 

 evident from the Irish rendering, in ancient times. 



SCROPHULARINEAE. 



Verbascum Thapsus. Great Mullein. Coinneal rhuitve ; tur 

 trior*. 

 In the past this plant bore a great reputation for curing 

 consumption ; an ounce of the dried leaves was boiled 

 in a pint of milk, which was then strained and given 

 to the patient at intervals during the day. Modem 

 herbalists use the same decoction for the cure of 

 diarrhoea. A poultice of the leaves was applied as a 

 cure for " running sores." 



Digitalis Purpurea. Foxglove, tuf mop t)AitieATin ; me.drvAC.Ati 

 nA mtMn Sroe. Sio-oAn Sl&tte. t,u r r\A rnt).dn Si-oe. 

 It is hard to determine why the title "Great Herb" 

 should be conferred on this plant except on the 



