Decennial Index, 1881 — 1890. 
65 
612 — substitute in ointments, 90, 
77— test for purity (rotatory power), 
90, 441. 
LARDACEIN, in urine, 87, 497. 
LARIN US SPECIES, sources of trehala, 
85, 403. 
LARREA AMERICANA, use of leaves, 
90, 195. { 
LASERPITIN, preparation and prop- 
erties, 83, 298— chemistry, 84, 208. 
LAUDANUM, Sydenham's, cause of 
precipitate, 84, 478. 
LAUNDRY, STARCH, 81, 361. 
LAUREL TULirAN, Magnolia mexi- 
cana, uses, 86, 171. 
LAURENE, properties, 88, 308. 
'LAURUS CAMPHOHA, formation of 
camphor, 88, 506 — analysis of ! 
leaves, 82, 515. 
— CAUSTicA, bark, description and 
constituents, 82, 73. 
— NOBiLis, properties of leaves, 90, 
195. 
LAVANDULA species, used in per- 
fumery, 85, 131. 
LAVATERIA obia, leaves, adulter- 
ant of patchouli, 81, 338. 
LAWSONIA ALBA (henna), charac- 
ters, constituents and use, 81, 336 
—use in Egypt, 89, 189. 
LEAD, action of vegetable acids, 84, 
115— action of water, 88, 250 — de- 
tection in wine, 85, 173— poisoning 
from flour, 88, 148, 90, 587--salts, 
behavior to ozone, 82, 618. 
— CHROMATE, poisoning, 87, 431, 540, j 
88, 151— absorption, 88, 282. | 
— iodide, action of ammonium chlor- 
ide, 84, 91, 124— preparation, 87, 
385. I 
— tannate, preserved, 82 , 307. j 
LEATHER, rendered pliable, 85, 24. ' 
LEAVES, medicinal uses(Simmond's), 
90, 193, 471. 
LECHE para ninos — L. vtr(hnal. 
Ph. Mexicana, 85, 439. | 
LECHUCA (lettuce), 85 , 604. 
LECYTHIDE.E, pioperties, 82 , 345. 
LECYTHIS Sacupa.to, use ©fnut, 86, 
447. ! 
LEDUM LATiFoLTUM, contalns ericolin, 
83, 469 — use by Cree Indians, 84, 
620. 
— PA usTRK,stearopten,83, 370 — con- ] 
tains ericolin, 83, 468; but no an- ' 
dromedotoxin, 89, 361. i 
LEECHES. EXTRACT, for coagulating 
blood, 86, 272— preservation, 87, 
580. 
LEGISLATION, imf arm aceuticaf^. See 
under Pharmackutical. 
LEMONADE, iron (Goodell), 83, 
152. 
LEMON JUICE, estimation of free and 
precipitahle a -id, 83, 509, 89, 534 
— use in diphtheria, 81, 579. 
LEMONS, preserve I, 87, 159. 
— PEEL, ash, 87, 28. 
— VERBENA, Lippia citriodora, uses, 
85, 333. 
LENGUA de ciervo, Polypodiumlan- 
ceolatum, uses, 86, 20. 
LENTEJILLA, Lepidium virginicum, 
use in Mexico, 85, 6U4. 
LEONOTUS Leonurus, uses, 90, 473 
— as sternutatory, 90, 19.3. 
LEPTDINA, preparation, properties, 
81, 236. 
LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM— L. VIRCaNI- 
cu^[, uses in Mexico, 85, 432, 6' 4. 
LEPTANDRA- yirginica, constitu- 
ents, 87, 229. 
LEPTOMERIA acida, constituents, 
82 , 73. 
LEPTOSPERME/E, habitat and prop- 
erties, 28, 346. 
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium, tea 
tree (Australia), 88 , 626. 
LEUCINE, in horse chestnut leaves, 
82, 626. 
LEUCOCRINUM montanum, loco 
, weed, 89, 409. 
LEUCOMAINES (Gautier), 86, 497. 
LEVULOSE, action upon borax, 83, 
452. 
LEW I SI A REDivtvA. uses and con- 
stituents of root, 89, 4, 49. 
LIATRIS odoratissima, description 
of leaf, 81, 441. 
LIBEL SUIT against Druggists' Circu- 
lar, 90, 541. 
LICE, preparation for destroying, 87, 
614. 
— PLANT, poisoning, 87, 179. 
LICHENES, constituents, 90, 549. 
LIEGE, burning of herbarium, 87, 
270. 
LIGATURE-^, ANTisEi'TTc, prepara- 
tion, 90, 170, 561. 
LIGHT, ELECTRIC, influence on devel- 
opment of plants, 83, 27H. 
LIGNALOES, Mexican, botanical 
source, 87, 449 — volatile oil, 86, 
21. 
LIME. See also Calcium; Calx; 
LKiUOR < ALCIS. 
— CHLORINATED, actlon upon alcohol, 
90, 88 — alteration on keeping, 86, 
345 — loss of chlorine, 88, 400 — com. 
mercial, examination (Schroeter) 
90, 13, 49 — constitution (Lunge)' 
