DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS. 
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when its ertietic effects are required. The watery infusion is made 
by macerating one drac^ira in three or four ounces of boiling water, 
and filtering the infusion, one or two ounces of which may be taken 
every half hour till emetic effects are produced, which are promoted 
by taking at intervals copious draughts of warm diluents. To excite 
sndorific and expectorant effects, it is exhibited in doses of from one 
to three grains, generally in the form of bolus or pill. 
Ipecacuan checks the narcotic effects of opium, and by some 
has been considered one of its best antidotes. Dr. A. T. Thomson, 
however, says, " We do not agree in opinion with those who think 
that it is to be relied upon as an antidote against the deleterious 
effects of opium, its emetic effects being too slow, and checked 
by the opium." The best antidote when ipecacuan, or any of 
the preparations of emetine have been taken in an over dose, is an 
infusion of galls, which instantly destroys its combination. 
Off. The Root. 
Off. Pp. Pulvis Ipecacuanhae Compositus, L. D. 
Vinum Ipecacuanhae, L. E. D.* 
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DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS. 
Clove Gillyjlower, Clove Pink, or Carnation.-\ 
Class Decandria. — Order Digynia. 
Nal. Ord. Caryophylle^, Linn. Juss, 
Gen. Char. Oa/i/x cylindrical, one-leaved, with four scales 
at the base. Petals 5, with claws. Capsule cylindrical, 
one-celled. 
Spec. Char. Flowers solitary. Calyx scales sub-ovate, 
very short. Petals serrated. 
TiiiS species of Dianthus J is a native of Italy ; it is also 
indigenous to Britain, having been found wild in many parts of the 
* The Vinum Ipecacuanbas however of the London College is a weak tincture — Ed. 
i Fig. a. represents the stamina and pistilla. — 1. The styles, 2. The germen, 3. The 
stamens, b. The calyx, c. The scales, d. A petal.— I. The limb, 2. The claw, 
e. The pericarp. 
t According to the Hort. Cant, fifty species of Dianthus, natives of ever^ country 
and dime, are cultivated in our botanic gardens. 
