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said to hive been serviceable in those cases, given as an infusion madeby adding one drachm of the powdered root to a pint of boiling water,milk, or beer. Dose, a table-spoonful three times a-day.

Jalap: The root of a plant growing in the West Indies—sens. prop.Resinous, slightly pungent—med. virt. Strongly purgative—mode ofexhib. Powder; pill: extract; tincture. A cathartic better suited tocold phlegmatic, than hot, bilious, constitutions.

Ipecacuanha: The root of a plant growing in South America—sens. prop.Bitterish and sub acrid—med. virt. Emetic, sedative, sudorific—modeof exhib. Pill; powder; bolus; also infused in wine.

Isinglass -. A glutinous substance, brought from Russia, prepared fromthe membranous parts of fishes—sens. prop. Restorative, agglutinat-ing—mode of exhib. Boiled into a jelly with milk, to abate flour albus,diarrhoeas, and other weaknesses. It is an ingredient in the courtsticking-plaster.

Juniper Berry: Med. virt. Carminative, diuretic, stomachic—mode ofexhib. Infusion ; compound spirit; and an essential oil.

Kino: A gum-resin, from the vicinity of the river Gambia—sens. prop.Astringent, mucilaginous—med. virt. Tonic, obtunding—mode of ex-hib. Powder; electuary; tincture. In chronic diarrhoeas anddysenteries, in hitmorrhages from the uterns, and in diseases arisingfrom laxity of the solids.

Ladies' Smock, or Cuckoo Flower:—Part used, The flowers—sens. prop.Slightly acrid—med. virt. Antispasmodic—mode of exhib. Powder,in doses of a scruple to a drachm, three a-day, in convulsions, spas-modic asthma, and St. Vitus's dance.

Lavender : A bush plant cultivated in gardens—part used, The flower-ing spikes—sens. prop. Smell, fragrant; taste, warm and bitterish—med. virt. Stimulant, tonic, aromatic— mode of exhib. Infusion, simplespirit, compound spirit, essential oil.

Laudanum : A resin of a perennial shrub that grows in Syria and in theGrecian islands—med. virt. Tonic, stimulant—mode of exhib. Inplasters.

Lemon: The fruit of a tree growing in warm climates—part used, Thejuice and rind—sens. prop, juice, a grateful acid. Rind, a veryfragrant aromatic—med. virt. Juice, cooling and antiseptic; rindstimulant—mode of exhib. Juice, in drinks, with water and sugar ;and combined with alkaline salts. Rind, in infusions and tincture.The syrup mixed with many medicinal preparations for bilious andinflammatory disorders.

Leopards'-Bane, German : Part used, The herb, flowers and root—sens,prop. Unpleasant smell and acrid taste—med. virt. Emetic, diuretic,diaphoretic—mode of exhib. In infusion or decoction, one drachm tothree drachms, in a pint of water or ale every day, is recommendedby German physicians in paralysis ; also for intermittent and putrdfevers.

Linseed: The seed of the common flax—sens. prop. Unctuous, muci-laginous—med. virt. Obtunding, emollient—mode of exhib. Infusion;powder for cataplasms. A bland oil is expressed from them of a dis-agreeable flavour.

I-ujuoric Root; A rich durable iweet—ined. "virt. Obtunding, and use

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