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HEPÁTICA TRILOBA—LIVERWORT.

Powdered Corsican Moss, half a dram.

Oil of Almonds, "I - .

c cT ^ of each, one ounce.

Syrup oi Lemon, J

Mix. (Ratier)

R. Strong Infusion of Corsican Moss,

four ounces.

Castor Oil, two ounces.

Syrup of Peach Flowers, one ounce.

Proto-chloruret of Mercury,

four grains.

Rhubarh, in powder, twelve grains.

Mix. (Pierquin)

R. Oil of Almonds, four ounces.

Powdered Corsican Moss, one dram.Syrup of Lemon, one ounce.

Camphor, twenty grains.

Hoffmann's Liquor,

twenty-five drops.Orange-flower Water, "JPurslain Water,Mother-wort Water,

Mix. (Bories; Pierquin)

of each,two ounces.

HELYCHRYSUM.

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Two species of this genus of plants areemployed :

1. Helychrysurn arenarium, Gjîrtn.

Synonime :— Stœchas citrin, Fr.

Brüns. ; Gall. ; Wirtem. ; Herbip. ;Bergius ; Murray and Gmelin ; Sri-

ELMANN.

A plant of Europe. (Syngenesia Poly-gamia Superflua, Linn. ; Synanthereœ,Cass. ; Fig. Zorn, le. pi. t. 352.)

The flowers {Flores Slœchadis citrince seuGermanica} seu Amaranthœ lutei seu Hely-chrysi) are employed. They are radiated,oval, cup-shaped, of a citrine-yellow or

golden colour. They have very little odour,and a slightly styptic taste.

Helychrysurn Stœchas, Cand.-lasting Flower.

■ Ever-

Synonimes :— Stœchas de Naples, Fr. ;Gemeines Ruhrkraut, Germ.

Gall.

A plant of the middle of Europe. [Fig.Zaun. 1st. p. 92. t. 279.)

The flowers (Flores Stœchadis Neapoli-tanœ) are employed. They are sub-cylin-drical radiated cup-shaped, about two linesin length, of a yellow colour, and inodorous.

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HENCHERA AMERICANA, Linn,— AMERICAN SANICLE,ALUM ROOT.

Amer. ; Coxe.

A plant of North America. (PentandriaDigynia, Linn.; Saxifrage«;, Juss.; Fig.Herrn. Parad, t. 131.)

The root is employed ; it is very as-tringent.

HEPÁTICA TRILOBA, Cand.-HEPATICA, LIVERWORT.

Synonimes :— Hépatique des jardins, Fr. ;Leberkraut, Germ. ; Gaternjk, Bohem. ;Liverurt, Dan. ; Fegatella, Span. ; Le-verkruid, Dut. ; Watrobnik Ziele, Pol. ;Hepática, Port.; Blasippa, Swed.

Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Genev. ; Wir-tem. ; Herbip. ; Bergius ; Murrayand Gmelin ; Spielmann ; Zarda.

A plant of Europe. (Polyandria Poly-gamia, Linn. ; Ranunculaceie, Juss.; Fig.Zorn, Ic. pl. t. 5.)

The herb (Herba Hepáticas nobilis seuTrifoliis aurei) consists of coriaceous leaves,crenated and heart shaped at the base, half