A summary of new remedies / by Thomas M. Dolan.

Date:
1886
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    Arenaeia eubea. A branching plant, with spreading stem of 5 to 8 in high growing abundantly on the sandy shores ot Algeria, and the shores of the Mediterranean. Chemistry.—kn alkaloid has not been discovered. The dried plant has an odour resembling fresh hay, and yields to ether, chlorophyll, and a resinous body having the odour of benzoine. Tlierape^ttical uses.-ln 1878, Dr. E. L. Bertherand di- rected the attention of the profession m France to this plant as a remedy for acute and chrome vesi- cal catarrh, dysuria, cystitis, nephritic colic, &c. Preparation and closes—k decoction is made, the dose of which is a wineglassful three or four times a day, and an aqueous extract, the dose of which is 30 grains four or five times a day. AlLANTHTJS GLANDULOSA. A tree growing plentifully in China, of which there a,re two varieties, one fragrant and the other fcetid. The bark of the roots and stem of the former is chiefly used. Titerajmitical uses.—It is used by the Chinese as an antidote against arsenic and sulphur. It is an an- thelmintic and diuretic, and has been employed in diarrhoea and dysentery. Dr. Dugat has used it, at the French Hospital at Peking, with success in dysenteric cases. Prej)aration a7id dose.—Tound. 15 to 20 drachms of bark in a mortar with a few ounces of water; express through linen. The juice is then used. Dose, a teaspoonful in tea for four consecutive mornings. Alvalos. An euphorbiaceous plant growing in Pernambuco, from which a milky juice exudes, in which its activity re- sides. Tlierapexitioal uses.—According to Dr. J. da Costa and Dr. Vellord, this is a remedy for cancer, epithe- lioma. Preparations and dose.—It is used externally. The fleshy stem of the plant is sliced and laid on cancer. The juice is thus deposited and allowed to dry. The part is first washed with tobacco juice, and