Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum.
Date:
1878
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    29. Berbeeis Lycium (continued). b. Extract of the bark. (Rusot.) Note.—The root bark is official in the Indian Pharmacopoeia. The Rusot, or watery extract, is used in India as a febrifuge and as an application to the eyes. Ind. Pharm., p. 12. P. J. [1], vol. iii., p. 415; vol. xiii., p. 413. P. J. [2], vol. vii., p. 303. Pharmacographia, p. 33. For fig. of B. aristata, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 16. 30. Caulophtllum thalictkoides, Mich. a. Rhizome. (Blue Cohosh, Squatv Boot.) Note.—It is used in America as a uterine tonic by the Eclectic prac- titioners and in domestic practice. P. J. [2], vol. iv., p. 52. 31. Jeffersonia diphtlla, Vers. (Tivin Leaf.) a. Rhizome. (Rheumatism Hoot.) Note.—Used by the Eclectics as a stimulant and diaphoretic in rheu- matism and syphilitic affections. The leaf offers an instance of the binate form, hence its name of twin leaf. P. J. [2] , vol. iv., p. 104. American Dispens., p. 459. 32. Podophyllum peltatum, L. (May Apple, Wild Lemon, Blade Cohosh, Racoon Berry.) a. A Rhizome. (American Mandrake Root.) b. Resin ( Podophyllin ). P. J. [1], vol. xviii., p. 179 ; [2], vol. iii., pp. 331-457 ; [2], vol. vi., pp. 155-244 ; [3], vol. i., p. 605 ; [3] , vol. iii., p. 161. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 17. NELUMBIACE^E. 33. Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. a. Eruit. Note.—The fruit is remarkable on account of the carpels being immersed in the thalamus. The seeds are edible, and have been sup- posed to be the lotus beans of Egypt. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 276, and fig. 649. Treas. Bot., p. 781. S ARRACEJSTIACEiE. 34. Sarracenia purpurea, L. (Side-saddle flower.) a. Rhizome. b. Rhizome and leaves. c. Perfect leaves. Presented by Mr. F. H. Peck. Note.—The rhizome was at one time stated to be a specific for small-pox, but was found to be useless. The leaves (c) present an example of the ascidium, or pitcher. P. J. [2], vol. iv., p. 294. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 175, fig. 383. PAPAVERACE^]. 35. Argemone Mexicana, L. a. Seeds. b. Oil expressed from ditto. Note.—The oil has been recommended to be taken in the early stage of cholera. P. J. [1], vol. xii., p. 292 ; [1], vol. xiii., p. 642.