Supplement to the American dispensatory / by John King and John U. LLoyd.

  • John King
Date:
1880
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Credit: Supplement to the American dispensatory / by John King and John U. LLoyd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    is unsafe; it should always be inhaled in association with a certain quantity of atmospheric air; and for this purpose, a hollow cone, of metal or pasteboard, perforated with numerous apertures, has been ad- vised. The material upon which the liquid has been poured, is to be placed within the cone, and the vapor be inhaled therefrom. Wells re- commends Junker's apparatus for this purpose.—K. MIMULUS PILOSUS. Nat. Ord.—Scrophulariacese. Tribe.—Gratiolesa. The plant Mimulus pilosus, Watson. Common Name.—Hairy Monkey-flower. Description.—This is a small annual plant, a native of California, and found growing in damp situations. It has an erect, angular stem, less than a foot high, and much branched from near the base. The entire plant is covered with soft and sticky hairs, whence the specific name. The leaves are opposite, from one to two inches long, sessile, and entire. The flowers are small, bright-yellow, and are borne on short axillary peduncles; the} appear in July and August. The corolla is about on'e- tburth an inch in length, and two-lipped ; it has a broad tube, a two- lobed, erect upper lip, and a three-lobed lower lip, bearing two purple spots. The calyx is bell-shaped, slightly shork^r than the corolla-tube, and has five unequal teeth. The fruit is a dry two-celled capsule, con- taining many seeds. This plant has never been examined chemi- cally.—L. Properties and Uses.—This plant is of recent introduction to the pro- fession, and deserves further investigation. A local application of the plant, in the form of a cataplasm, made either by bruising the leaves, or by steeping them in hot w^ater, is very efficacious in local inflamma- tions, and painful afl'ections, as in rheumatism, neuralgia, erysipelas, burns, etc. A tincture of the plant will likewise be found beneficial in rheumatism, neuralgia, and other painful disorders, in the dose of from three to ten minims, repeated three or four times a day. In cardiac aflections, the sequence of rheumatic attacks, it has ])roved very ser- viceable in several cases. In obstinate bronchial and larj^ngeal afl'ec- tions, I have derived much benefit from the use of a tincture, made with diluted alcohol, in the form of spray. It is probable that some of the other species of Mimulu-s possess similar properties.—K. MONESIA. Nat Ord.—Sapotaces. Extract of the bark of Chrysophyllum Glyciphloeum, Casaretti. (Syn.—C. Buranhem, Riedel.) Common Name.— Monesia. Description.—Chrysophyllum Glyciphloeum is a common Brazilian tree, known locally as Buranhem or Guaranhem. It is often from forty to fifty feet in height. The genus Chrysophyllum comprises several species, mostly South American trees, with milky juice. The leaves are alternate, entire, and furnished with a golden-yellow pubescence
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