ERYTHRO A.
R. Pearl Barley,Raisins,Liquorice, grated and
bruised,Herb of Borage,
y. I
Water,
Cichory,
of each,two ounces.
of each,three ounces,twelve pounds.
Boil to the consumption of one fourth ;then express lightly, and pour the boilingliquor upon
Fresh Herb of Wild Mustard,
three pounds.Root of Elicampane, four ounces.
Canadian Maidenhair, one ounce.
Dried Tops of Rosemary,-------------------- French La-
625
of each,halfan ounce,six drams.
render,Seeds of Anise,Macerate for twenty-four hours in a co-vered vessel ; then distil in a water-bath,half a pound of liquor, with which and
Sugar, one pound
make a syrup in a water-bath. Expresslightly, and strain that which remains inthe cucurbit ; clarify the liquor, and add
White Sugar, three pounds,
and make a syrup. Mix this while hot withthe preceding. (Gall.)
ERYTHR^A
Two species of this genus of plants areemployed in medicine.
1. Erythrœa Centaurinum, Pers. — LesserCentaury.
Synonimes :— Petite Centaurée, Fr. ; Ro-l ther Aurein, Taiisengüldenkraut, Germ.;Zeme zluc mensj, Bohem. ; Agarum,Fr. ; sindgilden, Dan. ; Centaurea me-nor, Port. ; and Span. ; Duizendgulden-kruid, Dut. ; Centaurea minore, Ital. ;Centurzye mnieysza, Tysiacznik, Pol. ;t*'! Tosengyllen, S wed.
Lond. ; Edinb. ; Dubl. ; Amst. ; Ant. ;Austr. ; Batav. ; Bavar. ; Belg. ;Bruns. ; Dan. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Ferr.;Form. Hop. Fr. ; Fuld. ; Genev. ;Hamb. ; Hann. ; Hass. ; Lipp. ; Ol-den.; Lusit. ; Pol.; Borus. ; Ross.;Sax. ; Suec. ; Wirtem. ; Herbip. ;
WURCEB. ; Bf.RGIUS ; BttUGNATELLI ;
Coxe ; Guibourt ; Murray and Gme-lin ; Paris; Piderit ; Saunders;Spielmann ; Zarda.
A plant of Europe. (Pentandria Mono-gynia, Linn. ; Gentianeœ, Juss. ; Fig.Zorn, le. pi. t. 154.)
The flowering tops (Herba et Flores seuComee ßoridfß seu Summitates seu Cacitmi-na cum Floribus Centaurii minoris seafebri-fwji seu Fellis Ferrce) are employed. Theyconsist of opposite branches, furnished withglabrous, lanceolated, opposite leaves ; thebranches are terminated by corymbs ofdeep-rose coloured flowers. They are ino-dorous, and have a bitter taste.
They are tonic, stomachic, and febrifuge.
Dose, from a scruple, to one dram ofthe powder ; of the juice from one to twoounces.
bitter anti-arthritic powder.
(Gall.)
R. Root of Gentian, "1 of each,
---------- Round Birthwort, J two parts.
Flowers of Lesser Centaury, four parts.Leaves of Germander, ] of each,------------- Ground Pine, j two parts.
Make a powder.
CONSERVE OF LESSER CENTAURY. (PaLAT.)
R. Flowers of Lesser Centaury, one part.White Sugar, two parts.
Beat together.
distilled water of lesser centaury.(Gall. ; Palat.)
R. Fresh Flowers of Lesser Centaury,
one part.
Water, four parts.
Distil two parts. (Gall. ; Ferr.)
Palat. prescribes one part of flowers,
and two parts of water ; one part and a half
to be distilled.
bitter species. (Form. Hop. Fr. ;IIufeland ; Niemann)
R. Herb of Lesser Centaury,
---------- Fumitory,
---------- Buck-bean,
*—' ----- Germander,
Hops,
Mix. (Niemann)R. Herb of Fumitory,
---------- Germander,
---------- Buck-bean,
---------- Cichory,
GroundPine,
Tops of Lesser Centaury,Hops,
Leaves and Tops ofBlessed Thistle,Mix. (Form. Hop, Fr.)4K
of each,
an
equal part.