BUPLEVRUAI.—THOROUGH-WAX.
Spring Water, four pounds.
Boil, and strain ; add a quantity of vine-gar equal to the decoction, and as muchmuriate of soda as it can dissolve.
Swediaur prescribes two ounces of bry-ony, for the same quantity of water.
This decoction has been extolled byTrampel, as an application to articularenlargements attended with rigidity. It isto be applied warm, by means of flannel.
SPECIES Of BRYONY. (HeRBIP.)
R. Root of Bryony,Herb of Hemlock,Flowers of Elder,Gum Ammoniac,Muriate of Ammonia,
three ounces.
two ounces.
one ounce.
half an ounce.
two drams.
Mix.
EMMENAGOGUE SPECIES.
Species pro Fotu emmenagogo. (Pal at.)
R. Root of Byrony, four ounces.
---------■ Round Birth-wort.
two ounces.
Root of Zedoary, \Bay Berries,Herb of Feverfew,
--------- Mugwort,
Tops of Savine,Flowers of Chamomile,Mix.
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of each,one ounce.
of each,
twohandfuls.
EMMENAGOGUE FOMENTATION. (PaLAT.,
R. Emmenagogue Species, (Form, ofPalat.)Water, eight pounds.
Boil down to five pounds ; and add whenstrained
Proof Spirit, one pound.
It is to be applied warm to the abdomenand pubes.
SUPPURATIVE PLASTER. (FuLD.)
R. Ammoniacal Plaster, three ounces.
Powdered Bryony Root, one ounce.
Rancid Olive Oil, six drams.
Boil to the consumption of the humidity,
and add to the mass a little cooled
Camphor, pulverized, two drams.
BUBON MACEDONICUM, Linn.— MACEDONIAN PARSLEY.
Synonimes :— Persil de Macédoine, Fr. ;Macedonische Petersilie, Germ. ; Salsade Macedonia, Port.
Bruns. ; Hisr. ; Gall. ; Wirtem. ; Ber-gius ; Murray and Gmelin ; Spiel-mann.
A plant of Macedonia. {Pentandria Di-gynia, Linn. ; UmbelUferte, Juss. ; Fig.Zorn, Ic. pl. t. 506.)
The seeds [Semen Petroselini Macedoniaseu Apii saxatilis seupetrœi) are employed.They are small, long, pointed at the extre-mities, striated and bristled over with radi-ated hairs. They are of a brown colour,of a strong and very agreeable odour, andof an aromatic and bitterish taste.
They are stimulant and carminative.
BUPLEVRUM ROTUNDIFOLIUM, Linn.— THOROUGH-WAX.
Synonimes :— Perce-feuille, Fr. ; Durch-waehs, Germ. ; Giennevaext, Dan. ;Perfoliata, Span. ; Doorwas, Dut. ; Per-forata, Ital. ; Obiezy zwiat, Pol. ; Per-folhada, Port. ; Genomvaxt, Swed.
Bruns. ; Gall. ; Wirtem. ; Murray
and Gmelin ; Spielmann.
This plant is common in Europe. [Pen-tandriaDigynia, Linn. ; Umbellifera>,Svs,%.\Fig. Zorn, Ic. pl. t. 3/6.)
The herb and seeds are employed.
The herb (Herba Perfoliatai) consists oflarge oval, rounded leaves, most usuallyperforated by the stem, or simply amplexi-caul. They are inodorous and insipid.
The seeds are small and hard. They areblack, and have an acrid, bitter, and aro-matic taste.
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