GARDEN RUE.

1201

|jRce was that of an intoxicated person. The ill effects lasted several„ a .Vs. In 011 e case a decoction of three fresh sliced roots, as big as the.".gCT, had been taken ; in the second, a decoction of the leaves ; in the'jfo a large dose of the expressed juice of the fresh leaves.

. Uses.— line is comparatively but little employed by the medical prac-lQ ner. Jt formerly enjoyed great celebrity as an antispasmodic and

0 | 5 men agogue ; a celebrity which it still retains among the public. TheSer ' ations above made on the effects of rue prove that it is a muchde ^ ac4ave agent than is commonly supposed, and its remedial powersI (1 ' etVe to be more carefully examined than they have hitherto been.

"-e flatulent colic, especially of children, it is an exceedingly valuabletp ed y, and may be administered either by the stomach or, in infants, byjjj rec tum, in the fonn of clyster. It may also be employed with benefitQi/ie" 1116 cases °f infantile convulsions. It has been employed in hysteria,^abl l0rr ^ laea , anc4 epilepsy. In the two first of these maladies it will pro-)t at times prove serviceable, and in them it deserves further trials.as likewise been used as an anthelmintic. In former times it wasa s a condiment, and was regarded as an universal antidote to

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It has been employed topically as an antiseptic in gangreneulcers, and likewise as a local stimulant, rubefacient, and"fUent, in cold swellings, contusions, &c.ail ] 1( ! nistration '—Dose of the powder from 3j. to 3 ss.; but this is notVqI vfjfole mode of preparation, as rue loses part of its activity (by thedig . z ation of its essential oil) by drying. An infusion (prepared byte a . :ln g an ounce of the fresh herb in Oj. of boiling water), called rue( a ?i/ S a Popular remedy. It is given in doses of fSj. to f3ij. Rue waterd, JS)i /nice) may be prepared with the oil, as mint water (see p. 828) : its

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(UJ U oA T EE 'cti o Rutm, L. ConservaRutee,T). (Rue, dried; Carawav;> •/ «e ’ _ —

fo‘d |i ' rr4es , °f eacli, 3_jss.; Sagapenum, 3ss.; Black Pepper, 5ij.; Clari-

4 °uey, 3xvj. llub the dry ingredients into a very fine powder. The

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^° n (allege directs the honey not to be added until the confection is

'•R'lit US 'fo : the Dublin College, however, mixes it with the dry ingre-lejit S f. 4 on ce).—Carminative and antispasmodic. Employed in flatu-tly e ■ ° llc and infantile convulsions. Objectionable in inflammation ofiti es tinal mucous membrane. Dose 9j. to 5j. Sometimes employeda sen l ? a4a dies of children in the form of enema, composed of gruel ando ° of the confection.

Rutje, D. E. (Obtained by submitting the herb, with water,’ 4atl on). From 12 lbs. of the leaves, gathered before the plant hads atn ( , 0(4 > Eewi.s [Mat. Med.) obtained only about 3iij. of oil; but thet* s tim 1 '! aiUUy ° 4 4ler4j ’ with the seeds almost ripe, yielded«On v ul U . ant ’ ant u pasmodi

^°' v n , S '- Ve diseases, and in amenorrheea. Dose, gtt. ij. to vj.,

3. sugar and water.

foe \\ v -J tCi ‘ Us Rutm. —Though syrup of rue is not contained in any of111 Hie -i “ P 4lavaia co]Kcias, it is a useful preparation, and is always kept° f 4 °a 10 P S- It is usually prepared extemporaneously by adding eight

* e dev e .[ 0 P S °I the oil to a pint of simple syrup. It is used by nurses to

4. p 10 flatulent colic of children. Dose, one or two teaspoonfuls.

h " ' r ‘ ” " extract).—A very useless pre-

yieiileu above 3j.—ItUsed in spasmodic andrubbed

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I he volatile oil, on which the stimulant and antispasmodic

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