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LAMIUM.—DEAD NETTLE.

LACTUCARIUM.

Synonimes :— Lettuce-opium.Lactucarium, Fb.

-Thridace,

Edinb. ; Dubl. ; Amer. , Coxe ; Nie-mann ; Spielmann.

This substance is hard and brittle, of adeep-brown colour, of a slightly virousodour, and of a strong bitter taste.

It is the solidified milky juice of theLactuca sativa, Linn. ; and is obtained bycutting the steins horizontally.

According to Caventou, lactucariumdoes not contain morphine, but malic acidand lime.

The property is attributed to it of pro-ducing sleep without occasioning stupor,of diminishing the frequency of the pulse,and of lessening animal heat. — Dose,from two to four grains or more, pro-gressively.

tincture of lactucarium.

Tinctura Lactucarii. (Coxe ; Niemann)

R. Lactucarium, one ounce.

Proof Spirit, one pint.

Digest, and filter. — Dose, from ten tosixty drops.

SYRUP OF LACTUCARIUM. (Fee)

R. Fresh juice of the Stems ofLettuce, deprived of theirleaves at the time of flow-ering, one pound.Sugar, two pounds.Dissolve without heat and filter.

RESOLVENT PILLS.

Pilula? torpentes ac resolventes. (Brera)

R. Lactucarium, twelve grains.

Rob of Elder, "1 of each a

Extract of L.quo- f sufficient quantity ,rice, J

Make four pills. — Dose, one every threehours ; in obstinate cough without expec-toration, and in acute dropsy.

SEDATIVE POTION.

Potio nutriens et sedans. (Brera)

R. Iceland Moss, two ounces.

Spring Water, a sufficient quantity,to obtain eight ounces of decoction. Addwhen strained,

Lactucarium, half a dram.

Mucilage of Gum Arabic,

half an ounce.

Simple Syrup, one ounce.

Mix. — To be taken gradually, in obsti-nate cough and tuberculous phthisis.

LAMIUM ALBUM, Linn.— WHITE DEAD NETTLE;ARCHANGEL.

Synonimes :— Ortie blanche, Fr. ; WeisseBienensang, WeisseTodlennessel, Germ.;Hlucha, Mrtwa, Smzadlawa Kopriwa,Bohem. ; Dcednelde, Dan. ; Ortigamuerta, Span. ; Pokvzywa martiva, Pol.;Ortiga morta, Port.; Blind nesta, S wed.

Ant. ; Bruns. ; Gall. ; Sax. ; Wirtem.;Herbip. ; Bergius. ; Brugnatelli ;Murray and Gmelin ; Spielmann ;Zarda.

A very common plant throughout Europe.

{Didynamia Gymnospermia, Linn.; Lahiatai,Juss. ; Fig. Zorn, le. pi. t. 80.)

The herb and flowers are employed.

The herb [Herba Lamii albi seu Galeop-sidis seu Urtica! mortuœ.) consists of anearly glabrous, rather hairy stem, and ofcordiform, petiolated, acuminated leaves,bordered with acute teeth. It has a dis-agreeable odour and a styptic taste. It isan astringent stimulant.

The flowers, of which the corollae onlyare used, are white, of an unpleasantsmell and sweetish taste. They are emollient.