FAMILY HERBAL.

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Gall?: Excrescences formed on tbe oak-tree by insects in the warmerclimates—sens. prop. Strougly astringent—med. virt. Tonic—modeof exhib. Powder; infusion; decoction. Externally applied to partsaffected with haemorrhoids, or piles, in the proportion of a drachm ofpowdered galls mixed with one ounce of hog's lard.

Galbanum: A gummy-resinous concrete, obtained from an umbelliferousplant growing in Ethiopia—sens. prop. Smell, foetid; taste, bitterish,warm, and pungent—med. virt. Discutient, stimulant, antispasmodic—mode of exhi^. Pill; emulsion ; tincture; plaster.

Gamboge: A gummy-resinous concrete, obtained from certain EastIndia trees—sens. prop. Taste, acrid; colour, deep yellow—med. virt.Emetic, and strongly cathartic—mode of exhib. Pill; emulsion;tincture.

Garlic: A bulbous-rooted plant, cultivated in gardens-.part used, Theroots—sens. prop. Smell, very strong, diffusive and ungrateful; taste,extremely acrimonious and penetrating—med. virt. Internally, stimu-lant, expectorant, diuretic, laxative, and sudorific; improper for per-sons of an inflammatory or sanguine temperament, but an excellentmedicine for the aged and phlegmatic. The Editor is sorry that thelimits prescribed to him will not permit him to add more in recom-mendation of this useful "Domestic Medicine," than that the juice ofgarlic dropped on cotton, and applied to the meatus or orifiee of theear, for deafness, till it excite moderate pain and heat, will increase thesecretion of mucus in the organ of hearing: That garlic is eaten crude,taken in the form of pill or bolus, and in whey. It is often applieawith success, in the form of cataplasms to the soles of the feet; to re-lieve disorders of the head or breast, and pains of the teeth.

Gentian : A perennial plant, growing in the mountainous parts of Ger-many—part used, The root—sens. prop. Intensely bitter—med. virt.Tonic, stomachic—mode of exhib. Infusion; tincture. The extractmay be joined with the preparations of iron, and with other medicines,and taken in the form of pills. A medicine has been long famous andmuch employed in this country, under the title of Elixir stomachicum,or Stoughton's Elixir, in resemblance and medical effect coincidingwith the compound tincture of gentian.

Ginger: The root is often taken as a carminative and stomachic prepar-ed as a sweetmeat. This useful root is often directed in powder, beingaromatic,, cordial, and carminative. It is likewise an useful ingredientin infusions.

Ginseng: The root of a small plant growing in China, Tartary, andNorth America. It is mucilaginous with sweetness, and bitterish withsome aromatic warmth—med. virt. Tonic, antispasmodic, obtunding—mode of exhib. Powder, half a drachm or more; or infusion. Incases of paralysis of the tongue, &c. it may be chewed.

Guaiacum: A large tree growing in the West Indies—part used, Thewood, bark, and resin or gum—sens. prop. Smell, lightly aromatic;taste, sub-acrid—med. virt, Alterative, stimulant, sudorific—mods ofexhib. The wood and bark in decoction: the gum in pill, bolus, tinc-ture. Before the preparations of quicksilver were discovered to havea specific virtue in curing the venereal disease, guaiacum sold at animmense high price.