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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    322. Anthemts nobilis, L. (Roman Chamomile.) a. Flowerheads. (Single .Chamomiles.) b. Ditto. (Double Chamomiles.) Note.—The single chamomiles of commerce are always more or less double, but may be recognised by the florets being narrower than those of the wholly double variety. The true single or wild chamomiles are known in commerce as Scotch chamomiles. German chamomiles are the flowerheads of Matricaria Chamomilla, L.; they are distinguished from true chamomiles by having a hollow conical receptacle and no pale®. The flowering stem of chamomile bears only one flower; that of Matricaria Chamomilla bears several. The double flowers of Pyrethrum Parthenium, Smith, are very like those of the chamomile, but may be distinguished by having a nearly flat receptacle. See P. J. [2] , vol. i., p. 447, for fig., etc. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Bled. Plants, tab. 154, 155. 323. Aucklandia Oostds, Falc; Aplotaxis auriculata, D.C. a. Root. (Putchuk or Koot Hoot.) Note.—This root is the Costus of the ancients. It has an odour which at first is somewhat urinous, but afterwards resembles that of orris root. It is chiefly used as a perfume. See Ind. Pharrri., p. 127. For fig. of root, etc., see Hist, des Drog., t. iii., p. 33. 324. Arnica Montana, L. a. Flowers. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 158. b. E/hizome. For fig., see Goebel und Kunze, pt. ii., taf. xxv., fig. 1. c. Adulterated specimen. Note.—Arnica root maybe distinguished from serpentary and spigelia roots, etc., by having the rootlets attached only on the under side, and rather distant from each other; also by its peculiar odour. It has been found adulterated largely with the root of Geum urbanum, or avens root, which may be distinguished by its pale purple meditullium, by the rootlets proceeding from all sides of the root, and by its astringent, not acrid, taste. See P. J. [3], vol. iv., p. 810. See Geum urbanum, p. 42. 325. Artemisia Absinthium, L. (Wormwood.) a. Herb. Note.—This plant is distinguished from Mugwort (A. vulgaris, L.) by the leaves being white on both sides. In Mugwort they are dark green on the upper side. For fig. of plant, see B. db Tr., Med. Plants, tab. 156. 326. Artemisia maritima, var. a Stechmanniana, Besser. a. Unexpanded flowerheads. (Wormseed, Semen Contra, Santonica, Semen Cinm.) Note.—Until lately this drug was attributed to A. Cina. Pharmaco- graphia, p. 346; Hist, des Drog., t. iii., p. 44. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 157. 327. Artemisia glomerata, Ledeb. a. Herb. b. Flowerheads. (Barbary Wormseed.) Note.—For fig. of flower, etc., see Hist, des Drog., t. iii., p. 44. Barbary wormseed has generally more of the flower-stalk mixed with it than the Russian, and the flowerheads are minutely hairy.