Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

  • Holmes E. M. (Edward Morell), 1843-1930.
Date:
1878
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Credit: Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CORNACEiE. 261. OORNUS FLORIDA, L. {American Dogwood.) a. Bark. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, No. 136. Jsfote.—Official in the U. S. P. It is used like cinchona bark. Wood and Bache, Dispens., p. 329 ; Treas. Bot., p. 333. UMBELLIPER^. 262. tEthusa Ctnapium, L. (Fools' Parsleij.) a. Umbels and fruit. For mier. section, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 41. Note.—This plant much resembles hemlock; it may be distinguished by having three long pendulous bracts beneath each partial umbel, no general involucre, and no spots on the stem. For fig. of fruit, see P. J. [1], vol. ii., p. 341. The ridges of the fruit are not crenate, and there are vittffi between the ridges. See Conium maculatum; Pharmacographia, p. 269 ; Treas. Bot., p. 26. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 125. 263. Anethum geaveolbns, L. ; Peucedanum graveolens, Benth. a. Fruit. (Dill Seed.) h. Yolatile oil. Note.—BiH is known in India under the name of suva or sdyah. It is the anise of Matthew xxiii. 23. Pharmacographia, p. 292. For micr. section of fruit, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 43. It yields 2-8 per cent, of volatile oil. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 132. 264. Apium Peteoselinum, L. (Farsley.) a. Root, preserved wet. Presented by Mr. Sqnire. &. Fruit. For micr. section, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 42. c. Volatile oil. Note.—The seeds possess diuretic properties. Treas. Boi., p. 79. For Apiol, see P. J. [2], vol. iv., p. 269. 265. Aechangelica officinalis, Hoffm. a. Root, preserved wet. Presented by Mr, Squii-e. b. Fruit. c. Volatile oil. Note.—The root is used in some parts of the country for toothache, like peUitory root. It forms an ingredient in the cholera powder of herbahsts, being considered anti-pestilential. The fruits are said to be used to flavom gin. The green stalks are sold as an aromatic candy. P. J. [1], vol. ii., p. 206 ; Treas. Bot., p. 66. For micr. section of root, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 14. For fig. of root, see Goebel urid Kunze, pt. ii., taf. xxvi., fig. 1. 266. Carum Cauvi, L. (Caraway.) a. Fruit. For micr. section, see Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 42. b. Ditto, powdered. c. Ditto. (Mogador Caraways.) B. (& Tr., Med. PI, tab. 121. d. Volatile oil. Note.—Ihe fruits yield 4-9 per cent, of oil. The Mogador caraways were presented by Mr. D. Hanbury; they are paler and longer than other varieties. Pharmacographia, p. 271; P. J. [3], vol. iii., p. 623.