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[ o * ou gh linen or calico, anti add the syrup, E.~\ —Astringent. Adapted• < lan 'h<ea. Dose, fSj. or fSij. three or four times a day. Frequentlyj^ en in conjunction with opiates. Sometimes used in the form of
( j Tinctura Catechu, L. E. D. (Catechu [in moderately fine pow-U; r >-fi.], Siiiss. [Siij. E. D .~\; Cinnamon , bruised [in fine powder, E.],s Ur S -Ih] > Proof Spirit, Oij. [Oj. and fSxyj. E. Oij. wine mea-
st rC ’ Macerate for fourteen [seven, E. D.~\ days, and strain [andj r ° n Sly express the residuum ; filter the liquors, E.] “ This tincture
^ be also prepared by the process of percolation, the mixed powders. put into the percolator without being previously moistened with)t| e s Pirit,” E.). —Astringent. Usually employed as an adjunct to chalkUre in chronic diarrhoeas and dysentery; or occasionally to Port* ae > with some aromatic (nutmeg or cinnamon). Dose, f3j. to f5ij.
'' Flectuarium Catechu, E. Electuarium Catechu compositum,^ f (b/Rtechu, 5iv.; Kino, 5iv. [Siij. I).] ; Cinnamon , Sj. [5ij. D.]; [Nut-Ho^’ > Opium, diffused in a little Sherry , 3iss.; Syrup of Red
[lb *?, [Syrup of Ginger , D.~\, boiled to the consistence of honey, Oiss.ho -a 4- Pulverize the solids; mix the Opium and Syrup, then theand beat them thoroughly into a unifonn mass).—Astringent.t 0 J! lo y«d in chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, and hemorrhages. Dose, 9j.],l^b One ounce of this electuary, prepared according to the Dublinunacopouia, contains two grs. and a half of opium.
Andi'ra iner'mis, Kunth.— The Cabbage-Bark Tree.
Geoffroy'a iner'mis, Swartz > D.
Sex . Syst. Diadelphia, Decandria.
(Cortex, D.)
I’oint ^ i° UY ‘—bb° medicinal properties of the bark of this tree were firstfif S t | °nt by Mr. Duguid ( Edinb. Phys. and Lit. Essays, vol. ii.) TheTr 0fl ota nical description of the tree was published by Dr. Wright (Phil.Bo*- V °^‘ ^ xy b- pt- ii- P- 507).
teetVj t NY- Fen. Char. — Calyx turbinate-campanulate, five-toothed ;r°i 111( ,. ‘most equal, acute, erect. Corolla papilionaceous; the vexillumanq S l ’ emarginate, larger than the keel. Stamens diadelphous (nine° r bicul. Fvary containing three ovules. Legume stalked, somewhatUv 0 v , 1 ar > r ather hard, one-celled, one-seeded; when ripe divisible into$p ' Cs j according to Swartz (D. C.)or U . K-Ar.—L eaflets thirteen to fifteen, ovate-lanceolate, acute, smoothar ceol. , s ^ es - Flowers paniculate, with very short pedicels. Calyx
T r ^ ^’.ferruginous-pubescent (D. C.)
0 considerable height. Leaves pinnate. Flowers reddisli-lilac.Indies.
Sei1 <je IPTl0N -—Cabbage bark or Worm bark (cortex andira inermis,
jamaicensis) occurs in long, thick, fibrous pieces, having aH’eeti 1 ? l as b colour, a resinous fracture, a disagreeable smell, and a> mucilaginous, bitter taste.