THE CINNAMON TRIBE.
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,,4^ increased secretion of the mucus, and even a discharge ofIt is ' ' .^" a ^ ow cd, it causes vomiting, purging, and griping pains,has’ aiCl a ^ S0 1° P ossess diuretic and diaphoretic properties. Dr. Cullenit p 0 Utner ated it in liis list of diuretics, but expresses his doubts whetherit sses a ny specific power of stimulating the renal vessels.i n g S ' dsarabacca has been employed in medicine to excite vomit-a]j}’ a ' as an errhine. As an emetic, it is now superseded by ipecacu-a (]■ , an< I tartarized antimony. As an errhine, to excite irritation andCe r tai lai ^. e °I mucus from the nasal membrane, it has been used incipj e n affections of the brain, eyes, face, mouth, and throat, on the prin-t 0 ] lLr|| c °untcr-irritatioii: thus, in paralytic affections of the mouth and
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Aii 6 ’ ln ^u^ache, and in ophthalmia
jecti n MlN / STRATI0N '—We may administer *—-_
enief^ * lad; die latter are somewhat milder than the former. As an44 dose is half a drachm to a drachm. As an errhine, one or*44- of the root, or three or four grains of the dried leaves, areto Vr^Pfce nostrils every night. The powder of this plant is supposeddni basis of cephalic snuff.
v erul ( , 4 ^ HARI Compositus, D.—(Asarabacca leaves, dried, ji.; La -an e i . °U’ers, dried, 5i. Reduce them together to powder). Used asllle , in headache and ophthalmia. Dose, from grs. v. to grs. viii.
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Other Medicinal Aristolochiacece.
, in.v; 0 / 0r ? ots °f Aristolochia longa and A. rotunda are found in the shops. The longor l fi ss c l y r ?°.t * s several inches in length, one or two inches broad, and has a moreform j> "Joncal form. The round aristolochia root has a more rounded and knobbyare bitter and acrid, and have, especially when powdered, a dis-1,1 the 1 0 ' lur - They contain extractive matter and starch. Lassaigne found ulmin
are suim' 1 '’ jTheir effects are stimulant and tonic. Their stimulant effectsI'hey [j" hy some to be principally directed to the abdominal and pelvic viscera,hi T, e )eeu employed in amenorrncea as an emmenagogue. Their dose is from £)i.hie g out 0l jnd aristolochia root is a constituent of the Duke of Portland's powder forBristol!, V“ cb cons 'sted of “ equal quantities of the roots of Gentian , and Birthwort^haniain-f rotun ^ a )t the tops and leaves of Germander ( Chamcedrys ), Ground PineSeller’> and hsser Centaury (Chironea Centaurium ), powdered and mixed to-
°uder 28. Laura'ceas, Lindley.—' The Cinnamon Tribe.
fu Lauri, Jussieu. —Laurin^e. Vent, and Rob. Brown.
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Soviet: character. —Calyx four to six-cleft, with imbricated aestivation, the limb
eS j °^ So ^ ete * StameTis definite, peiigynous opposite the segments of the^ree \ UsuaII r twice as numerous ; the three innermost, which are opposite theever abo se o me " ts of the calyx, sterile or deficient; the six outermost scarcelyP er siste? y 1 v e ,’ an thers adnate, two to four-celled ; the cells bursting by a longitudinalinner val , Ve f ro111 the base to the apex; the outer anthers valved inwards, thethe has e V f ° u t y yards [or both valved inwards, Lindlt] Glands usually present atIhndulQ 6 ° t * le * nner filaments. Ovary single, superior, with one or.two singleor cove S , ovu ^ es 5 style simple ; stigma obtuse. Fraif baccate or drupaceous, naked,Cr )iive x i Seed without albumen ; embryo inverted; cotyledons large, plano-conspi ’ f e tate near the base!; radicle very short, included, superior ; plumulea lternate° US ’i f" 0 ^ eaved . — Trees, often of great size. Leaves without stipules,r, UtI >belle,i’ M, , om opposite, entire, or very nearly lobed. Inflorescence paniclcd or1 R nr EftTl Q Brown).
Sen Ce of Es '~The plants of this order owe their most important qualities to the pre-volatile oil, which is found, more or less abundantly, in all parts of the