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with difficult eruption. In these cases, it probably acts as a 

 stimulant sudorific, as do most aromatic herbs (U. S. Dis- 

 pensatory, Ed. 15th, 1560.) It is Carminative. 



" It was formerly much esteemed as a vulnerary, and its old names of 

 ' soldiers wound-wort ' and ' knight's milfoil' bear witness to this. The High- 

 landers still make an ointment from it, which they apply to wounds, and 

 Professor Bromel states that milfoil-tea is held in much repute in the Orkney 

 Islands for dispelling melancholy ! 



" One of its common names among country people is ' nose-bleed" ; for 

 the leaf being rolled up and applied to the nostrils causes a bleeding at the 

 nose more or less copious. It is also called ' old man's pepper,' on account 

 of the pungency of its foliage."— Sowerby's Eng. Bot. v. pp. 57-58. 



From the whole plant, are obtained : — 



(A) A glucoside named Aehillein, G 20 H 33 N 2 1S . It is amorphous, 



reddish brown, bitter, alkaline ; soluble in water easily (giving 

 yellow solution), in alcohol with difficulty. Insoluble in ether. 

 With boiling dilute acids, is converted into sugar and Aehill- 

 etin, C n H 17 N0 4 , which is an amorphous, dark brown powder, 

 not bitter, insoluble in water, and with difficulty in alcohol. 



(B) A bitter principle named Ivain, C 8 H 14 O or C 24r H 42 3 . It is yellow 



in color, amorphous, soft resinous (' Terebinthinate'), bitter, soluble 

 in alcohol, not in water. 



(C) An alkaloid, Mosehatine, C 21 H i7 N0 7 . It is bitter in taste. 



reddish-brown in color, and amorphous in appearance, melts under 

 water (on water bath). Soluble with difficulty in alcohol, scarcely 

 in water. 

 Sohnsays : — 



Aehillein gives no precipitate with caustic alkalies, lead acetic, tannic 

 acid or ferrous sulphate. 



657. Chrysanthemum indicum, Linn, h.f.k.i., hi. 

 314 ; Roxb. 



Vern. :— Grul-daoodi (H.) ; this name applied to all the varie- 

 ties (Roxburgh). Chamimti (Tel.); Tjettipu (Mai.); Gendi, 

 bagaur (Pb.) ; Chandra-mallika (B.) ; Kalzang (Ladak). 



It would appear that this and 0. Coronarium, L. are not distinguished from 

 each other by the natives of India, and the native names apply to both. (Watt.) 



Habitat : — Cultivated in Indian gardens. 



There are several varieties, with flowers of various colours, 

 such as yellow, golden, orange, purple, lilac ; buds crimson, 

 white, changeable into rose-colour. Spanish brown. 



A procumbent diffuse annual. Stems rigid, 4-angular, 

 grooved, glabrous or scabrid. Leaves long petioled, 1-3 in. 



