UMBELLIFEROUS TRIBE.
1033
before y> , "“"i.
fape 0 jj ’ na ' e been an oversight. The oil of elder, .sold in the shops, is2. . co ‘°ured with elder, cabbage, or spinach leaves.
Kld er) Sf Sambuci, L. E. (Elder flowers [fresh, 22.], lb. x. [or Oil of
fjiij, ^'■15 Water, Cony, ij.; Proof Spirit, fSvij. [Rectified Spirit ,'lUentlv ^em, and let a gallon distil).— Elder-flower water is fre-
a ^ er nate^i re ^ are< ^ ^ rom R* e P ic ^ e< ^ flowers {flores sambuci saliti, i. e.scr Ve( j j v ers °f the flowers and common salt compressed and pre-b rej ect ,?■ We ll-closed vessel [usually a cask]: the water which exudes3. jr 1' It is principally used as a perfume.
Ib.il ti le ®t|i’A’ruaf Sambuci, L. D. (Elder Flowers, Lard, of each lb.ij.;
er flowers in the Lard until they become crisp; then pressflo
r (Ul ,,, nowers in tne .card until tney uecume crisp ; men press
^ver. a ^ nen cloth.—The Dublin College uses the leaves instead of the
Spared pj 16 ' 1 I° nm fl a is as follows:
°»Ui
3gs
Fresh leaves of Elder, lb.iij.;Lard, lb. iv.; Prepared Mutton Suet, lb.ij. Make an
Nil,
’1’he'iV 11 the same manner as tbe Savine Ointment [see p. 726]).
°ps.
is the white elder ointment of the
cefi
1n trit
0 [ ljXCe l l1 ' n its agreeable odour it has no advantage over sperma-t , r lllen t. The Unquentum Sambuci, Ph. D. is the green elder oint-
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fo.
°f the•nient.
Su,
green
It is popularly used as a cooling
niti)..
Cc us Svissatus Sambuci, D. (Prepared as the succus spissatusr 1Ils a ~~Refrigerant, laxative, and diuretic. Diluted with water itto 3 ij C ° 0lin g beverage in febrile and inflammatory disorders. Dose,
Ordf.r 5j Aralia'ce e, Richard .— The Aralia Tribe.
Arallb, Jussieu.
1 u inquefo'lium, Linn. is a native of North America , growing in the Northern,
Fig. 194.
Wnquefolium.
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Middle, and Western States of the Union. Its root is theAmerican Ginseng (radix ginseng). It is exported to China ,where it is hi "lily valued. Pieces of it are said to be oc-casionally found intermixed with senega root.
Pa'nax Schin-seng, Nees v. Esenheck, is a native ofAsia , and has been usually confounded with the preced-ing species. Nees admits three varieties:—P. Schin-seng,var. coraiensis; P. Schin-seng , var .japonica, and P. Schin-seng, var. nepalensis (P. Pseudo-ginseng, Wallich). Theroot of this species is the Asiatic Ginseng {radix ninsi).
The Chinese physicians ascribe the most improbableand extravagant virtues to ginseng. They regard it asan invigorating and aphrodisiac agent. At Pekin it issaid to have been sometimes worth its weight in gold!To the taste it is mucilaginous,sweetish, somewhat hitter,and slightly aromatic. In Europe it is believed to possessvery little power.
d Kr 52.
Umbellif'er.e, Jussieu .— The Umbelliferous Tribe.
A pi ace.®, Lindley.
-uuy jjj/i - Liu^ciicu wii uic uuiMiic ui a id
11 dilate wtli at t * le l ,0 i nt > aestivation imbricate, rarely valvate. Stamens five,to th e J 1 le P e tals, incurved in aestivation. Ovary [inferior, Lindley ], adhe-, i'huct, ine tWo ' barely one-) celled, with solitary pendulous ovules ; styles two,s **9»ias'sim r . asSale d at the base into stylopodia, covering the whole of the ovarium ;
mericar & r ^ ru it (called diachoena, polyachtena or cremocarpium) consisting ofb Galled n F*.'*• e - two carpella, w ith half of the calyx attached, so that they cane, ther carpella nor achenia), separable from a common axis ( carpophorus),