^^"jfine'isn'r'"  }     Materia  Medica  of  the  Mexican  Pharmacop<ria.  :]]! 
Alverjon,  Pea,  Pisum  satisuiii,  Lin.    Used  for  food. 
Araapola,  the  petals  of  Papaver  Rlioeas,  Lin.,  which  grows  in  Mexico. 
From  2  to  5  gm.  are  used  for  I  liter  of  infusion. 
Ambar  aniarillo,  Amber;  antispasmodic;  rarely  employed. 
Ambar  gris,  Ambergris ;  rarely  used  as  an  antispasmodic.  Dose, 
in  powder,  0*25  to  I'O  gm.,  of  the  tincture,  20  to  60  drops. 
Ambar  del  pais,  the  exudation  of  Hymemea  Courbaril,  Xm.,  nat.  ord. 
Leguminosic,  growing  in  the  State  of  Oaxaca,  and  known  there  as 
cuapinole.  The  resin  is  bright  yellow,  internally  transparent,  super- 
ficially of  an  efflorescent  appearance,  brittle,  with  a  glossy  fracture,  of 
a  delicate  aromatic  odor  and  resinous  somewhat  astringent  taste,  solu- 
])le  in  alcohol,  ether,  fats,  and  volatile  oils,  burning  with  flame  and 
then  forming  drops  of  a  balsamic  odor.  It  is  distinguished  from  true 
amber  by  becoming  sticky  with  a  little  alcohol  or  ether.  It  is  used  in 
the  manufacture  of  varnishes,  and  as  fumigation  for  the  relief  of 
asthma.  The  bark  is  said  to  be  juirgative,  and  a  decoction  to  be  use- 
ful as  a  vermifuge.    The  tincture  is  employed  like  that  of  guaiacum. 
Ambarina,  Scabiosa  atropurpurea,  Lin.,  nat.  ord.  Dipsace^e.  The 
])lant  is  cultivated  and  is  commonly  used  in  itch  and  other  skin  dis- 
eases;  it  has  tonic  and  sudorific  properties,  but  is  not  used  medicinally. 
Amianto,  Asbestos;  used  for  filtering  acids  and  alkalies. 
Amole  de  bolita,  Sapindus  amolle  (?).  The  flowering  tops  and 
fruit  may  be  used  like  saponaria,  according  to  Oliva;  they  contain  con- 
siderable saponin. 
Amole  de  rai'z,  Agave  mexicana,  Lamarck,  nat.  ord.  Amaryllidacefc. 
The  juice  has  emmenagogue,  diuretic  and  laxative  pro})erties,  and  is 
externally  used  against  itch.    The  root  is  useful  for  washing  clothes. 
Amor  seca,  Gomphrena  procumbens,  Lin.,  nat.  ord.  Amarantacese, 
one  of  the  so-called  "  everlastings,"  is  indigenous  to  the  central  table 
land  of  Mexico  and  has  a  tonic,  astringent  and  diaphoretic  root. 
Anacahuite,  Cordia  Boissieri,  De  Cand.,  nat.  ord.  Baraginace^e,  is 
found  in  the  mountains  of  Tampico;  the  wood  is  commonly  regarded 
as  being  pectoral,  and  medicinally  used  as  an  emollient. 
Bkomidi:  of  Arsenic  for  Pimpi.es  is  reconiiueuded  by  Dr.  Piffard, 
who  uses  a  one  per  cent,  solution,  of  which  one  or  two  minims  are  to  be 
tal^en  in  a  wineglassful  of  water  three  times  a  day,  on  an  empty  stomach. 
The  dose  is  to  be  diminished  as  the  pimples  begin  to  disappear. — Afed.  Age. 
That  such  a  solution  contains  HBr  and  As.Ou  was  shown  in  Am,  Jour, 
Phar.,  1S8H,  p.  226. 
