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r * w ^'ca»^\ II>Tl 0 N '—Horse-radish root {radix armoracia; radix raphaniv apo| lr ' Evolves, when scraped into shreds, a highly penetrating, acridUs taste is very pungent. It is coloured blue by tincture of' r «n. ' “'fusion of it is tinged reddish yellow by the sesquisalts of

^«nrfJ IP j SI Z l 0 N- —Horse-radish root was analyzed by Gutret (Gmelin,oil, fe 'ff ' Chetn. ii. 1248), who found its constituents to be— acrid volatilea djurn ef ^ r res j n > extractive, sugar, gum,, starch, woody fibre, vegetabley ol ace ^ lc acid, and acetate and sulphate of lime.

[.dl(u Vj hc^ (Oleum Armor aria). —Obtained by distillation without water. It is pale. e that of V er t * lan y vater » anc * very volatile. Its odour is exceedingly powerful, andjH'rst svv l ( ’ rse ‘ ra disb. One drop is sufficient to infect a whole room. Its taste isMied [ 0 | ls "'dien bunting and acrid. It causes inflammation and vesication when.'I 'Aiou yie/f s . • It is slightly soluble in water, easily so in alcohol. The waterysiller t) ’acetate of lead, a brown precipitate (sulphuret of lead) ; with nitratep ’ aea oue (sulphuret of silver).

a cri,j « 0 «H»ical Effects. —Horse-radish is a well-known pungent,^iri, llnu l a nt, capable of producing vesication when applied to thest 0tn causing vomiting when taken, in the form of infusion, into^ Its nrlnroiic oTnanotimic rottrlilv PYfito n pmiiniis flow of

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Q 1 Hs odorous emanations readily excite a copious flow ofmo „ h< i S enera l system it operates as a stimulant, and promotes

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T c °ifiD' -^ cra P ec l into shreds, it is used at the table as a condimentaryf he\ Ve( | “ lrne nt to roast beef. It is not much employed as a medicine,pie f 0 ’ serves as an excellent masticatory. Taken in this way, or in1 ?if Usion * . s )’ ru p, it may be serviceable in some forms of hoarseness. Antl( >H 0 p °“ may be taken to excite vomiting, or to promote the opera-^herai r emetics, as in poisoning by narcotic substances. As al ^ r,) uic i irUl ^ anl ’ diaphoretic, and diuretic, it has been used in palsy,,I 1 tiscorbu^ Umat * sm ’ an< ^ dropsy- H ' s 0Ije °f the remedies deemed

V ^ • /^ STRATI 0 n '—D ose, 5ss. or more, scraped into shreds.

J. .Ustard Armoracije compositum, L. I). (Horse-radish, sliced ;i'i‘> lloT ee< ^ S ’ bruised, of each 3j.; Compound Spirit of Horse-radish,! Wm ,, 1 If 1 ® [distilled, LA Water, Oi. Macerate the root and seeds in

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add^l 1 tW ° [ s ‘ x ’ D-] hours, in a lightly covered vessel, and strainhe compound Spirit of Horse-radish).—This preparation soon

„ tuuygq’ • decomposition. It is stimulant and diuretic, and has been•i - to fy- 1U c ^ ro “ic rheumatism, paralysis, dropsies, and scurvy. Dose,

I^ed O r T US Aumoracim compositus, L. D. (Horse-radish, bruised;\° n g. i.. [', 7 ° Peel, of each, 3xx.; Nutmegs , bruised, 5v.; Proof Spirit,(j l a gallon r Cr ’ ^’i- ^lix [macerate for twenty-four hours, D.], and|,°ileg ea distil. The proportions of ingredients used by the Dublin^Uall y e ^ n . 0 ^ essentially different from those of the London College).—(> tiiiireti,. ^ °yed as a stimulating adjunct to other medicines, especiallymiusions. Dose, f 3 j. to f3iv.

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ria officina'lis, Linn. D .—Common Scurvy-grass .

Sex. Syst. Tetradynamia, Siliculosa.

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