14 A Medico- Botanical Catalogue of Plants, fyc. 



Chionanthus virginica 1 (Fringe tree.) — Ell. Bot., 6. An in- 

 fusion of the root given in long standing intermittents. 



Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, (One-eyed daisy.) — Shec. 

 Fi Carol., 394 ; Mer. 6c DeL, Diet, de Mat. Med., t. II., 271 ; 

 Nouv. Jour, de Med., V., 208. Administered in leucorrhoea. 



Cicuta rnactdata, (Hemlock.) — Mer. 6c DeL. Diet, de Mat. 

 Med., t. II., 282 ; Big. Am. Med. Bot., I., 125 ; Schoepf. Mat. 

 Med , 36— in op. cit. ; Bart. Coll. to form, of Mat. Med., 18, 46 ; 

 Stockbridge New Eng. Journ ., III., 334; Mitchell, Ely & Muh- 

 lenberg Med. Repos., XVII., 303. This plant has repeatedly 

 occasioned the death of those mistaking it for others. It is a 

 narcotic poison, used as a substitute for conium. The vegetable 

 acids, lemon juice and vinegar, neutralize its effects. Strong tea 

 and coffee are the best antidotes for the stupor which follows its 

 employment. 



Clematis crispa.— Mer. 6c DeL. Diet, de Mat. Med., t. II., 311 j 

 Shec. Fl. Carol., 418. A dangerous vegetable caustic, acting as 

 a substitute for cantharides ; also applied to rheumatic limbs, pa- 

 ralysis and gout. See C. vitalba. 



Collinsonia scabra, (Rough-leaved collinsonia.) — Mer. 6c DeL. 

 Diet, de Mat. Med., t. II., 364. Possessed of properties analogous 

 to the C. canadensis. Tonic astringent and diuretic; the latter, 

 says Merat, has some reputation in dropsy of the ovaries, ca- 

 tarrh, and inflammation of the bladder. ("Catarrh de la vessie.") 



Commelina communis. — Mer. 6c DeL. Diet, de Mat. Med., t. 

 II., 372. 



Convulvulus panduralus, (Wild Potato vine.) — Barton's Coll. 7 

 pt. II., 49 ; U. S. Disp., 269 ; Ell. Bot., I., 254 ; Mer. 6c DeL. 

 Diet, de Mat. Med., t. II., 409 ; Coxe Am. Disp., 226 ; Lindley's 

 Nat. Syst. Bot., 231; Bart. Med. Bot., I, 252. Used as a substi- 

 tute for jalap. Diuretic. In the form of infusion, said to be very 

 serviceable in calculous complaints. See the investigations of 

 Dr. Harris. 



C. batlatus.—See Shec. FL Carol., 434. 



Cornus florida, (Dog- wood.) — Eb. Mat. Med. 7 303 ; Chap. 

 Therap. and Mat. Med , II., 438 ; Ell. Bot., I., 208 ; Dray. S. C. 7 

 63 ; Bell's Pract. Diet., 152 ; Pe. Mat. Med., II., 753 ; U. S. Dis., 

 277 ; Ed. 6c Vav. Mat. Med., 197 ; Am. Jour. Pharm., VII., 114 j 

 Rovle Mat. Med., 422 ; Ball. 6c Gar., 310 ; Mer. 6c DeL. Diet, de 

 Mat. Med., t. IV., 436; Big. Am. Med. Bot., II., 73; Shec. Fl. 

 Carol., 449 ; Walker's Inaug. Dis. Phil., 1803 ; Bart. Coll. Mat. 

 Med., 12 ; Thacher's Disp., 203 ; Lind. Nat. Syst. Bot., 49 : Fr. 

 Elems. Possessing properties very nearly allied to those of cin- 

 chona. In intermittents, one of the most useful of our indige- 

 nous plants ; generally given in conjunction with a few drops of 

 laudanum. It has, also, some antiseptic powers. 



Cornus stricta. — Shec. Fl. Carol., 449. 



