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to the Seneca snake root. Di McBride introduced this Into popu- 

 lar practice in St, John's, where it is used to some extent. 



Eupatorium perfoliatumy (Thorough wort, Bone-set) ('hap. 

 Therap. I.. 387, and 11. . 135; Ell. Bot. II.. 303; Pe. Mat, Med., 



.»: IV 216; Eb. Mat. Med. II.. 216; Bell's Pract. Diet. 



197; Royle Mai. Med., 146; U. S. Disp., 319; Ed. vV \,iv., 

 Mat. Med., 197; Big. km. Med. Bot., 1, 34; Thacher's Am. 

 Dis| . 217 Am. Med. Record. III.. 331 ; Barton's Essay to M. 

 Med., 28; Ball. 6 Gar. M. Med. 315; Schoepf. M.Med., 121; 

 Guthrie in Annal. Med. III.. 103. Anderson's Inaugural Thesis, 

 Me. & de L. Diet., de Mat. Med., t. 111.. 177; < Am. Disp., 



271 - PI. Caro»., 549; Barton's .Med. Bot. II.. 133; Lind. 

 N '. Bot., 253. Very extensively used among the negroes 



on the plantations as a tome and febrifuge; it is emetic, sudorific 

 and diaphoretic eatedly prescribed with advantage in rheu- 

 matism, dropsy, and in the influenza, which prevailed at the 

 N nth, and which was described by Dr. Bush ; from its action 

 on the capillaries it has been recommended in chronic cutaneous 

 affections, and has been found efficacious in typhoid, and in yel 

 low fever. 



Eup. pur/nin urn. Purple Thorough wort.) — U.S. Disp., 310, 

 M 6i li L Diet, de .Mat. Med., t. Ill . 1 77 ; one of the popular 

 remedies for calculus. 



Eup. /' rbenaefolium. — U. S. Disp.. 320. Tonic, diaphoretic 

 din nd aperient; see Dr. Jones' experiments— a popular 



remedy irj intermittents. 



Eup. rotundifolium. — Me. ev de L. Dict.de Mat. Med. t. III., 

 177 I G n. de Med., XXXVI, IIL See Dr. MichelPsLet- 

 lufusion said to be useful in consumption. 



Euphorbia carollata, (Wild Hippo.)— Bell's Pract Diet., 199; 

 ! . S. Disp.. 321 : IV. Elems., S2; Am. Journ. Med. Sc. XI., 

 22 : Big. Am. Med. Bot. IIL, 119; Royle Mat. Med., 542; Me. 

 & de L Diet, de Mat. Med., t. III., 179; Clayton Phil. Trans., 

 Abr. VII., 331 ; Zollickofler Mat. Med., 1S19 ; Cit. in Bart. Ioc. 

 : I loxe's Am. Dis[».. ^> : said to resemble in its effects the 

 K. ipecacuanha — emetic diaphoretic and cathartic. The contu- 



! roe. according to the experiments of Dr. Zollickoller. will 



it inflammation and vesication. Of the root in powder, 15 



ill produce sis. "Combined with opium and the 



sulphate of potass, an excellent diaphoretic in dropsy." Dr. Mc- 



lv 12 grains of root has double the purgative power of 



tal quantity of Jalap. See Diet. Mat. Med. Loc, cit. 



Euphorbia maeulata. — Me. ev de I>. Diet., de Mat. Med. t. 

 III.. l v 1 ; Ainslie Mat. lud. II.. 76. Juice employed with ureat 

 eflS _ the cornea of the spots and pellicles, (les pel- 



licules.) following small pox. Mer al says the ancients recom- 



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