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reduce 1 into powder, it proves an excellent ermine, when snuffed upthe nostrils. If an ounce of the dried leaves of tobacco be infuseafor sevei days in a pint of Lisbon wine, twenty to sixty drops of thestrained liquor may be given in a cupful of broom-tea, as a diuretic i»cases of dropsy and dysuria. A watery infusion is applied external vfor the cure of itchy and other cutaneous diseases. The decoction iseffectual in curing the mange in dogs; care, however, must lie takenthat it be not too strong ; nor should it then be applied too profuselyto glandular parts, especially t< the belly, or it may cause the deathof the animal by vomiting. The smoke is injected into the anus bymeans of bellows formed for that purpose. By acting as a stimulusto tlit; rectum, it sometimes revives the vital powers in cases of ap-parent death by drowning or suffocation, and in evacuating theintestines in cases of obstinate constipation. One drachm of tobacco,infused in a pint of water, and administered by table-spoonfuls, isstrongly diuretic.

Tormentil, or Septfoil: A small perennial plant growing wi/d—part used,The root—aens. prop. Simply astringent—med. virt. Tonic—mode ofexhib. Pow der, decoction. The dose of the former is ten grains to adrachm, in loosenesses, dysenteric haemorrhages, &c. but these fluxesare not to be stopped too hastily. A decoction may be prepared byboiling one ounce and a half of the root in three pints of water to two;add, towards the end of the boiling, a drachm of cinnamon: of thestrained liquor, sweetened with refined sugar or conserve of roses,three or four table-spoonfuls may be taken three to five times a-<!ay.

Tragacanth Gum, is the produce of a very thorny shrub which grows inthe island of Candid, and other places in the Levant. It is withouttaste or smell, and much more glutinous than gum arabic. On accountof its mucilaginous quality, gum tragacanth is employed as an ingre-dient in forming pectoral troches; and the compound powder oftragacanth is of service in catarrhal defluxions and diarrhoeas, bysheathing the throat, stomach, and intestines, against acrimonioushumours. The dose is a scruple to two drachms.

-Funneric: A perennial plant cultivated in gardens in the East Indies-part used, The root—sens. prop. Smell, lightly aromatic ; taste, mod-erately warm and bitter; colour, of a deep yellow—med. virt. Aperient,diuretic—mode of exhib. Powder, decoction, infusion. It has beencelebrated in diseases of the liver, jaundice, and dropsy. It is avaluable dye-stuff, but is now little regarded in medical practice.

Turpentine Common, is the native resinous juice of various trees, parti-cularly of the pine and fir kind. Chio, or Cyprus Turpentine, is pro-cured from a berry-bearing tree or shrub growing in the Levant—sens.prop. Smell, disagreeable in the common, fragrant in the Chio. Tasteof both is hot, pungent, and bitter—med. virt. Stimulant, tonic,diuretic—mode of exhib. In pills, or bolus, from a scruple to adrachm and a half. The common is rarely given internally. Chioturpentine may be given in a fluid state blended with watery liquorsby yolk of egg or mucilage. The rectified oil is extremely powerful,timulating, detergent, diuretic, and sudorific, requiring the utmostCaution in its exhibition: blended with honey, it may be given toadults in doses of six, and, gradually increased to twelve drops. Ex,

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