COMMON THOIINAPPLE.

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R . a| ra ^ c and other pains (sec Emplastrum Belladonna). Diluted withd;i [° die consistence of cream, it is applied to the eyebrow to produceC^ ()n of the pu])il; or an aqueous solution of the extract is dropped4 to ( -' en ^ le lids. Mixed with lard or spermaceti ointment it is used asano( lyne and antispasmodic in various diseases (see Unguentum till) a ^ onrui: ) ■ A Irougie smeared over with the extract and oil, is some-(lr a ®f Use d with benefit in stricture {Land. Med. Gaz. vol. v. p. 735). Av® °r two of the extract, either alone or in the form of ointment,idadrl a Pldied to tlie os uteri to diminish rigidity. In irritation of the&re '‘er, urinary organs, or rectum, clysters holding in solution the extractUr eit° me ^ lnes use d- Rubbed into the perineum or over the tract of thevj a ,- > extract or ointment is useful in preventing chordee, and alle-,/ n f s pasm of the neck of the bladder.

[« -^plastrumBelladonna,!,. E. D.—(Extract ofbelladonna, jiss.to.']; Plaster of Resin, Siij. [Soap Plaster, 5ij. 2).] Add the extract4nd 6 l ) ] ast - er > melted by the heat of a water-batli, and mix). Anodyne0 ^ ail dspasmodic. Applied for the relief of neuralgic, rheumatic, andj)]' e [ Pains. It is said to relieve the pain of dysmenorrhoea when ap-4 to tlie sacrum. In spreading it, care must be taken not to employhot spatula, or the properties of the extract will be injured.

* ' Unguentum Belladonna .—(Spermaceti Ointment [or Lard] Sj.;of t i rac t °f Belladonna, 5j. to 5ij. Mix). Though not contained in anye Pritish phannacopceias, it is a very useful preparation ; and maytj 0 s ®d as an anodyne and antispasmodic in some of the before-men-4 e d cases.

K-'.^nctura Belladonna .—(Belladonna leaves, dried, 3ij.; ProofIp nt > * ' ‘ .

fyxvj. Macerate for twenty [fourteen] days, and strain. Bailey.)pontained in the British phannacopceias. Mr. Bailey’s formula.given contains the same proportions of leaves and spirit as those)q r * n the preparation of Tinctura Hyoscyami, L. Dose, ngxx. to ttlxl.

"lackett (Land. Med. Rep. vol. xix. p. 458) prepared a saturatedb e ji °f belladonna by macerating, for fourteen days, 5x. of extract of

a donna in lb.j. of proof spirit; then straining. The dose of this isWs ° r ^dj- gradually increased : in the form of lotion, a drachm of ita dded to eight ounces of liquid.

t[ e Ntii) otes. —Similar to those for opium. After the use of evacuantsViable acids have appeared to give great relief. Decoction ofs^ls or green tea might probably prove serviceable.

Datu'ra Stramo'nium, L. E. D .—Common Thornapple.

Sex. Syst. Pentandria, Monogynia.

(Folia et Semina, L. —Herb, E .—Herba et Semina, D.)

of jy ST °RY.—Some writers consider this plant to be the orpbxvov payucova Hci l ° SCOr ides (lib. iv. cap. 74),—an opinion scarcely tenable, as thishlgy, rit pharmacologist describes his plant as having a black flower and(§,. fruit. Datura Stramonium is mentioned by Fuchsius in 1542■g e Ugel, Hist. Rei Herb. t. ii. p. 326).a Poj- ) f. ANY ' Uen. Char. — Calyx large, tubular, ventricose, five-angled;la r . uve-cleft, caducous; base orbiculate, peltate, persistent. Corolla’ funnel-shaped; tube long; limb five-angled, five-plicate, five-