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STIMULANT POTION. (MaGENDIe)
R. Brucina, six grains.
Distilled Water, two ounces.
White Sugar, two drams.
Mix. — Dose, a spoonful, morning and
evening.
BRYONIA—BRYONY.
SPIRIT OF BRUCINA. (MaGENDIe)
R. Brucina,Alcohol,
eighteen grains,one ounce.
Mix. — Dose, from six to twenty-four drops.
BRYONIA ALBA, Linn.— BRYONY.
Synonimes :— Bryone, Couleuvrée, Vigneblanche, Fr. ; Gichtrübe, Zaunrebe,Gichtwurzzaunrebe, Zaunurudo, Zaun-winde, Stickwurz, Hundskürbsenwurzel,Weisser Enzian, Germ.; Pofed, Bohem.;Galdebœr, Hundebœr, Dan.; Brionia,nueza, Span. ; Wilde wyngaard, Dut. ;Brionia, Fescera, Rorastro, Ital. ;Przestan, Pol. ; Horca branca, Port. ;HundsrofVa, Swed.
Amst. ; Ant. ; Batav. ; Belg. ; Bruns. ;Dan. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Ferr. ; Fuld. ;Genev. ; Hann. ; Lipp. ; Olden. ;Pol. ; Borus. ; Wirtem. ; Herbip. ;Bebgius ; Brugnatelli ; Guirourt ;Murray and Gmelin ; Piderit ;Saunders ; Spielmann ; Zarua.
This plant is common almost throughoutEurope. (Monœcia syngenesia, Linn ; Cu-curbitaceœ, Juss. ; Fig. Flor. Medic. II. 77.)
The root {Radix Bryonia) is employed.It is fusiform, sometimes branching, thick,long, fleshy, compact, and marked withtransverse superficial striae. It is of a yel-lowish grey colour without, and whitewithin. It has a vinous smell in the freshstate, but this becomes very weak whendried. Its taste is nauseous, very acrid,bitter, and somewhat astringent, whenfresh ; but becomes rather sweeter whendried.
It contains, according to Dulong, a con-siderable portion of starch, a peculiar bit-ter matter which is drastic and poisonous,a little green concrete oil, a little resin, ve-getable albumen and gum.
In the fresh state, it is rubefacient exter-nally, and emetic and purgative internally.When dried, it is nearly inert.
Dose, of the powder, from ten grains toa scruple. Sydenham gave as much as adram of it, in four ounces of milk.
juice of bryony. (Hisp.)
R. Fresh Root of Bryony, any quantity.
Rasp it ; express the juice, set it asidefor some time, decant, and preserve thelimpid part.
Dose, from two to four drams.
resolvent cataplasm.
R.
(Pierquin)of each,
Juice of Bryony")
Crunrbof Bread, J a sufficient quantity.
Mix. — This is an excellent application forthe resolution of glandular engorgementsof the neck. It should be frequently re-newed.
SY'RUP OF BRYONY. (WlRTEM.)
R. Juice of Bryony Root,
one pound and a half.White Sugar, thirty-two ounces.
Make a syrup.
EXTRACT OF BRYONY. (BRUNS. ; WlR-TEM. ; Herbip.)R. Root of Bryony, one pound.
Spring Water, six pounds.
Digest for four days in a warm place ;then boil, express, and evaporate the de-coction to the consistence of an extract.(Bruns. ; Wirtem.)
R. Root of Bryony, any quantity.
Boil it for an hour in
Water, a sufficient quantity.
Strain with expression, set aside, and de-cant the decoction ; then evaporate it' tothe consistence of thick honey. (Herbip.;Dose, from five to fifteen grains.
fécula of bryony. (Gall.; Genev.;Palat. ; Wirtem. ; Niemann)
R. Fresh Root of Bryony, any quantity.
Rasp it, enclose the puip in a linen bag,and submit it to the press. Pour the juiceobtained, mixed with a little water, upon asieve, and receive the liquor in an earthen-ware vessel. Set it aside ; pour off the su-pernatant liquor, cut the fécula into smallpieces, dry it in the shade, enclosed in bi-bulous paper, with a moderate heat, andpulverize it.
It is nutrient.
decoction of bryony'. (niemann;Swediaur)
R. Root of Bryony, one ounce