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This acrid and bitter plant grows in various mountaincusparts of Europe ; that, however, from Bohemia and Saxo-ny, is preferred, on account of its ftronger fmell, Pharm.Dan. The apothecaries are cautioned not to mifcake otherplants of fimilar appearance for Leopard's Bane, fuch as theHypochoeris maculata, (Cofia,) Hagens Lehrb. der Jpotbc-kerk. —or the Inula Dyfenterica, (Cotiyza media aßerisßore lu-tea,) the leaves of which are oblong, and fomewhat downy,whilft thofe of Leopard's Bane are rather oval, entire, andribbed like plantain. Ph. Dan.

It has long been in reputation in Germany as a refolventof coagulated blood, and generally given after contufionsand internal bleedings, from its good effecls in which cafesit has been called the Panacea Lapfirum. It was praifedmorethan a Century ago by Fehr, in the Eph. N. C. nor hastime deflroyed its reputation on the continent, if we mayjudge by i.Vie great number of eminent perfons who have re-commendcd it. Formerlyan infufion or decoiStion in beer,of a 31 or JÜ öf the herb alone, orwith the flowers, wasemployed ;—of late, the flowers have been preferred. Bothare fometimes diuretic, fometimes diaphoretic, and very oftenthey occafion naufea, anxiety, and vomiting. Some judge-ment, therefore, is required in their exhibition.

Collln eameftly recommends the flowers in paralytic andfpafmodic cafes, believing them to a£t, in fome peculiar man-ner, on the fenforium commune, and whole nervous fyftem :but this opinion does not prevent his direßing the evacua-tions previoufly proper in certain habits, or laxatives at in-tervals, during their ufe. He gavc an infufion of 5i— jiii