A Mi -i/iri, Boitmietd Catalogue <>f Plants^ *S-<\ 



Nympha rata, (White Pond Lily.) — Mat. Veg. Pract., 



801; Thompson'i - im Pract.; U. S. Disp;, 1280; Big. \m. 

 M i Bot., L32; Cutler's Am. Trans. 1,456; Me. A deL. Diet. 

 deMat Med. t. IV., 643 ; Bnll. des Sc, Med de FOusac III., 

 7 1 "An antiaphrodisiac" root \ see a high degree of astrin- 

 gencv. it ifl a popular remedy hvbovrel complaints, and at an in- 

 jection in gleet, fluor albns, vVe It also forms an excellent poul- 

 tice for ulcers. I>r. Thompson employed tins plant in the steam 

 practice. Mataon says it is useful as (l gargle in sore-throats, 



Oenothera biennis^ Scabish.)— U. S. Disp., 12S1 ; Journ. 

 Phil. Coll. Pharm. IV., 292; Lind. Nat. Syst BoL ; "roof rata- 

 ble.*' Lindley. Dr. Griffith found a decoction of service in erup- 

 tive complaints, especially tetter; loc. cit. 



Orch is flam, (Yellow orchis.) — Me. & dc L. Diet, de Mat 

 Med., t. V., 92. An aphrodisiac mentioned by Culpepper "Eng- 

 lish physician," p. 236. Merat says it has been so regarded in 

 Arabia also. Diet. Loc. cit. ; species not well identified. 



OrebomcA Americana. — U.S. Disp., 1282, Thought to be 

 serviceable in cancer ' 



0}>untia (see Cactus of some Bot.) cactus, (Prickly pear.) — 

 Me. A: de L. Diet, de Mat Med. t. 11. 6 ; Shec. PI. Carol. 319; 

 see C. cochinel lifer. 



Orontium aquaticum, (Golden club.) — Lind. Nat. Syst., 364. 

 "Seeds are acrid, but become ratable by roasting/ 1 



Oxalis fi'.hto'n. [Woods riel.) — r. S. Disp., 12. 



Physalis pvbescens. — Me. & de L. Diet, de Mat. Med., t. V.. 

 296; Journal de China. Med. VI., 210. It is supposed that the 

 species bearing this name in Europe and America are different. 

 The former is interesting. 



Phytolacca decandria^ Poke berry.) — U.S. Oisp . ."iiJT : Hell's 

 Pract.' Die. 365; Bisr. Am. Med. Bot. 1, 35; Bart. Med. Bot. II., 

 213; Am. Jour. Pharm. XV., 169; Murray App. Med. IV., 336 

 Kalm's Travels in N. Am. 1, 197 j Graffenreid Mem. Berne III., 

 185 . Schoepf M. Med., 71; Browne Hist. Jamaica, 232: Amo- 

 en Acad. IV.; Miller's Diet., art. Phyt, Spro^el Diss. cir. ven., 

 21 : I! >kman com. 177 1. 9; AUioniFIor. Ped. II.. L32; Frank* 

 lin'i Works, I.: Cutler Mem. Am. Acad. 1, 117: Rush 1,269; 

 Thacher's Disp., 300; Shuttz Inaug. Thesis; N. Am. Journ. 

 VI.; JournaldeMed.de Conriaart Leroux, XVL, 137; An.de 

 Chim. IA II., 71 : cit in Big.; Me. & de. L. Diet., de Mat Med., 

 V-.29S; Coze Am. Disp., 156; Lind. Nat Syst. Bot., 210. The 

 uses of this plant are well known : a remedy lor chronic and 

 syphilitic rheumatism — serviceable in ill conditioned ulcers, pul- 

 verised root an emetic ; according to De ( andolle, a powerful 

 purgative — a strong infusion has been found efficacious in pill 

 Dr. Wood recommends an ointment in psora and tinea capitis, 

 and a d» coction of the berries in scrofula. 

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