80 SECT.VIH,—PLANTS NOT Itf THE DIsPENSATOBIES.

miki one, and considerably less hot than most others to which thesevirtues are attributed.

307. ASCLEPIAS Fincetoxicum. Swallow Wort. -The Root,— Thisroot is esteemed sudorific, diuretic, and emmenagogue, and frequentlyemployed by the French and German physicians as an ulexipharmic,sometimes as a succedaneum to eomrayerva j whence it has received thename of Contra yerva Germanorum. Among us it is rarely made use of.

308. ASPERULA odorata. Sweet Woodroof. The Flowers. — Ithas an exceedingly pleasant smeli, which is improved by moderate ex-siccation ; the taste is sub-saline, and somewhat austere. It imparts itsflavour to vinous liquors. Asperula is supposed to attenuate viscid hu-mours, and strengthen the tone of the bowels: it was recommended inobstructions of the liver and biliary ducts, and by some in epilepsiesand palsies : modern practice has nevertheless rejected it.

309. ASPLENIUM Celerach. Stleenwort. — It is recommended asa pectoral, and for promoting urine in nephritic cases. Tbe vii tue whichit has been most celebrated for, is that which it has the least title to,i, e. diminishing the spleen.

310. ASPLENIUM Scolopendrium. Harts-Tongue. The Leaves. —These have a roughish, somewhat mucilaginous taste. They are re-commended in obstructions of the viscera, and for strengthening theirtone; and have sometimes been made use of for these intentions, eitheralone, or in conjunction with maiden-hair, or the other plants of si-milar properties.

311. ATROPA Mandragora, Mandrake. The Leaves. —The qua-lities of this plant are very doubtful : it has a strong disagreeable smellresembling that of tbe narcotic herbs, to which class it is usually refer-red. It has rarely been any otherwise made use of in medicine, than asan ingredient in one of the old officinal unguents, Both that compo-sition and the plant itself are rejected from our Pharmacopoeias.

312. BALLOT A alba. Base Horehound. The Leaves. —These aredoubtless an useful aperient, anil deobstruent; promote the fluid secre-tions in general, and liberally taken loosen the belly. They are an in-gredient only in the theriaca.

313. BELLIS 'pefennis* Daisies. The Leaves, —They have a sub-tile subacrid taste, and are recommended as vnlneraries, and in asth-mas and hectic fevers, and such disorders as are occasioned by drink-ing cold liquors when the body has been much heated.

214. BERBERtS vulgaris. Berberry. The Bark and Fruit.— -Theoutward bark of the branches and the leaves have an astringent acid