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them cephalic, sudorific, vulnerary, anti-maniacal, anti-epileptic, andalexiterial.

300. ANCHUSA angustifolia. Bucloss. The Roots, Leaves, and Flow-er «.—Bugloss has a slimy sweetish taste, accompanied with a kind ofcoolness : the roots are the most glutinous, and the (lowers the least so.These qualities point out its use in hot bilious or inflammatory distem-pers, and a thin acrimonious state of the fluids. The flowers are or.e°f the four called cordial flowers: the only qualily they have that canentitle them to this appellation, is, that they moderately cool and soften,without offending the palate or stomach; and thus in warm climates,°r in hot diseases, may in some measure refresh the patient.

301. ANEMONE Hepatica. ITki-aticv. The Leave*. — Itisacool-™Kgently resfringent herb; and hence recommended in a lax state of*ue fibres as a corroborant.

302. ANTIRRHINUM Ela/ine. Fi.uklun. The Root, Bark, andwaves. — They were formerly accounted excellent vulneraries, and ofgreat use for cleansing and healing old ulcers and cancerous sores :some have recommended them internally in leprous and scrophu-'°us disorders; as also in hydropic cases.

. 303. ANTITIUIIINUM Linaria. Toad Fj.ax. The. Flowers. — An"tfusion of them is said to be very efficacious in cutaneous disorders ;*nd Hamtnerin gives an instance in which these flowers, with those ofVe rbascmn, used as tea, cured an exanthematous disorder, which hadresisted various other remedies tried during the course of three years.—frbodville's Med. Bot. p. 372.

304. AQUILEOIA vulgaris. Columbine. The Leaves, Flowers, andheeds. —It has been looked upon as aperient; and was formerly in great'■'steem among the common people for throwing out the small-pox andnie asles. A distilled water, medicated vinegar, and conserve, werePrepared from the flowers ; but they have long given place to medicines°f greater efficacy.

305. ARISTOLOCHIA longa. I.oxo Biriiiwokt. The Roots.~T\u S'S a tuberous root, sometimes about the size of the finger, sometimes asthick as a man's arm: great virtues used to be ascribed to this plantas a specific in most uterine obstructions and gout: the outside is of abrownish colour ; the inside yellowish.

306. ARTEMISIA vulgaris. Mugwort. Tlie Leaves. —These havea light aromatic smell, and an herbaceous bitterish taste. They araPrincipally celebrated as uterine and anti-hysteric: an infusion of them.ls sometimes drunk, either alone or in conjunction with other substances,"I suppressions of immoderate fluxes. This medicine is certainly a very