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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    217. Geum urbanum, L. (Avens, Herb Bennet.) a. Root. (Glove Boot, Badix Caryophyllata.) Note.-~-This specimen was found mixed in large proportion with arnica as an adulterant. It is distinguished from arnica by its astringent taste, larger size, and by being a true vertical root, not a rhizome. The name Herb Bennet is probably a corruption of the French name for the plant Benoite. See P. J. [1], vol. iv., p. 422 ; [3], vol. iv., p. 810 ; Hist, des Brog., vol. iii., p. 305. For fig. of the root see Goebel und Kunze, pt. ii., taf. xxv., fig. 2. 218. Gillenia stipulacea, Sjpreng. (American Ipecacuanha, Indian Phi/sic.) a. Root. Note.—The root is a mild emetic, and is official in the secondary list of the United States Pharmacopoeia. See IVood and Bache, Bispens., p. 416. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 282. 219. Gillenia trifoliata, Monch. (Bowman's Boot, Bropwort.) a. Root. Note.—Uses and properties similar to those of G. stipulacea. The latter grows in the western, and G. trifoliata in the eastern, States. The roots are sometimes found intermixed with those of senega. For fig. of root, see Goebel und Kunze, taf. xiii. fig. 3. 220. Potentilla Tormentilla, Schrank. a. Rhizome. (Tormentil Boot.) Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, No. 101. Note.—The rhizome much resembles that of Sanguinaria Canadensis, but is more pitted externally, and the transverse fracture is not dotted as in Sanguinaria, and the taste is astringent, not acrid. For fig. of these two roots, see Goebel und Kunze, pt. ii., taf. xxi., fig. 1 and 3. 221. Quillaia saponaria, Molin. a. Bark. (Quillai Bark.) b. Ditto, fine specimen. Note.—Quillai Bark is imported from Chili. It is used as a stimulant and detergent in washes for the hair. It contains a principle allied to saponin. Hist, des Brog., vol. iii., p. 308 ; Treas. Bot., p. 952 ; Journ. de Pharm., t. xiv., p. 247 ; t. xix., p. 4. 222. Rosa canina, L. (Bog Bose, Wild Bose.) a. Fruit. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 103. Note.—The conserve was formerly known as Extractum Cynosbati. The root is still used as a remedy for hydrophobia in some parts of France. Pharmacographia, p. 238 ; Hist, des Brog., vol. iii., p. 295. The fruit is a variety of asterio called a cynarrhodon. 223. Rosa centifolia, L. (Cabbage Bose, Brovence Bose.) a. Flowers. Note.—This is the common Cabbage Bose of the gardens. At Mitcham it is said to be cultivated under the name of the Provence rose. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 292; Hist, des Brog., vol. iii., p. 296; P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 170. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 105.