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Plummer's Pills (see p. 472), and of the pulvis aloes composite650). The resin is also given in the form of alcoholic and ainrrtonitincture. The wood is exhibited in decoction only. It is a con* 11of the infusum sarsaparilla composilum, D. (see p. 669), and of dec° csarza compositum, L. (p. 670). ., ge
1. Mistura Guaiaci, L. E. (Guaiacum, siij.; Sugar , Sss. ; ^ u . c1 cU bj
of Gum Arabic, fSss.; Cinnamon Water, fgxix. Hub the Gu aia ^j ( jwith the Sugar , then with the Mucilage, and to these, while rubbinS’ - ct ,gradually the Cinnamon Water).—Dose, fass. to f*ij. twice ora-day. » v ;j.
2. Tinctura Guaiaci, L. E. D. (Guaiacum, in coarse powder, 3[jiij. E., Si v. D.]; Rectified Spirit , Oij. [Oj. and fjxyj. E., Oij'measure, D.~\ Digest for fourteen [seven, E. D.~\ days, and then n
—Stimulant, sudorific, and laxative. Dose, fjj. to fsiv. As it is . ate r,posed by water, it should be administered in mucilage, sweetened "or milk, to hold the precipitated resin in suspension.
3. Tinctura Guaiaci composita, L. Tinctura Guaiaci ■^■ mrn ° wt ,^ e r,
E. D. Votatile Tincture of Guaiacum. (Guaiacum, in coarse p°" p fSvij. [Siij. E., Siv. D.]; Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, Oij. [h )-1 * S j a ysSpirit of Ammonia, fjxviij. E.~\ Digest for fourteen [seven, E- D-\ . fl <r[in a well-closed vessel, 23.], and then filter).—A powerfully stim u ®sudorific and emmenagogue. Dose, f-ss. to fjij. May be taken apreceding. . . jjj.
4. Decoctum Guaiaci, E.D. (Guaiacum turnings, siij.; [Raisxo*’.. g5 ,E.] ; Sassafras, sliced, 3j. [gx. D.]; Liquorice Root, bruised, 5j-
i).]; Water, Oviij. [Ox. wine measure, D.] Boil the Guaiacu'URaisins, E.] with the Water, gently down to Ov., adding the LifiJ* 0 ]dand Sassafras towards the end. Strain the decoction).—This is 1 . jnDecoction of the Woods. The resin of guaiacum being insoln . aSwater, the extractive alone dissolves in this menstruum. The sacan confer but little activity to the preparation. Taken in doses o s ^four or five times daily, and continued with a sudorific regimen, d ®the skin, and has been thought to be useful as an alterative in olreal, rheumatic, and cutaneous diseases.
Order 64. Oxalida'ce.r, Lindley. —The Woodsorrel Tr iB ® -
Oxalidej?, Decandolle .
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Essential Character.— Sepals five, sometimes slightly coheringsistent, equal. Petals five, hypogynous, equal, unguicnlate, with a *P ir 7 . {e dsestivation. Stamens ten, usually more or less monadelphous, those oPP j ]t u
Tietals fnrminor an uina. ...... nn<l tli.n A. ntk... . nnthfiTS two-ce
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petals forming an inner series, and longer than the other ; anthers two-ceuu an 8^ es an£ l hve cells; styles five, filiform; stigmas capi (atc
what bind. Fruit capsular, membranous, with five cells, and from five to ten a a*Seeds tew, fixed to the axis, enclosed within a fleshy integument, which curl-' enthe maturity of the fruit, and expels the seeds w-ith elasticity. Albumen W ] ecartilaginous and fleshy. Embryo the length of the albumen, with a 1 0 *J~pointing to the hilum, and loliaceous cotyledons.— Herbaceous plants, under- ,^ g ttor trees. Leaves alternate, compound, sometimes simple by abortion, veryopposite or somewhat whorled (Lindley).
Properties— Acidulous and refrigerant.