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they yietd a considerable quantity of insipid oil : hence they are reconi"mended (boiled in milk, or triturated with water into an emulsion/against coughs, heat of urine, and the iike. They are also said to beuseful in incontinence of urine; but experience does not warrant theirhaving any virtues of this kind.

321. CARTHAMUS tinctorius. Safflower. The Seeds. — Thesehave been celebrated as a cathartic : they operate verj* slowly, and forthe most part disorder the bowels, especially when given in substance ;triturated with aromatic distilled waters, they form an emulsion lessoffensive, yet interior in efficacy to mure common purgatives.

322. CENTAUREA Cyamis. Blue-Bottle. The Flau-ers. — As totheir virtues, notwithstanding the present practice expects not anyfrom them, they have been formerly celebrated against the bites ofpoisonous animals, contagious diseases, palpitations of the heart, andmany other distempers.

523. CENTAUREA rhapnntica. Greater Centaury. The Root.—'It has a rough somewhat acrid taste, and abounds with a red viscid juice Jits rough taste has gained it some esteem as an astringent; its acri-mony as an aperient; audits glutinous quality as a vulnerary: thepresent practice takes little notice of it in any intention.

324. CHEUDONIUM majus. Great Celandine. 77«? Leaves aidJuice. —This is an excellent medicine in the jaundice ; it is also goodagainst all obstructions of the viscera, and, if continued a time, willdo great service against the scurvy. The juice also is used success-fully for sore eyes, removing warts, &c. It should be used fresh, lor tiloses the greatest part of its virtue in drying.

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325. CHENOPODIUM olidum. Stinking Goosefoot. The Leaves.—Its smell has gained it the character of an excellent anti-hysteric ',and this is the only use it is applied to. Tournefort recommends a spi-rituous tincture, others a decoction in water, and others a conserve ofthe leaves, as of wonderful efficacy in uterine disorders.

326. CHRYSANTHEMUM Leucanlhemum. Ox-eye Daisy. TheLeaves. —Geoffrey relates that the herb, gathered before the flower*have come forth, and boiled in water, imparts an acrid taste, pene-trating and subtile like pepper; and that this decoction is an excellentvulnerary and diuretic. ,

327. C1STUS ladanifeftis. Gum Cistus. —The gum labdanum isprocured from this shrub, and is its only produce used in medicine.This is an exudation from the leaves and twigs in the manner of manna,more than of any thing else. They get it off by drawing a parcel of