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LILIUM.—LILY.
The root (Radix Mei seu Mei athaman-tici seu Anethi seu Feniculi ursini) is em-ployed ; it is from six to eight inches long,of the thickness of the finger, wrinkled, ofa hlaekish-grey colour without, and white
within ; it has a strong balsamic odour,and an aromatic and warm taste.
It is stimulant, diuretic, and expectorant,but is not much used.
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LIGUSTRUM VULGARE, Linn.-PRIVET.
Synonimes . — Troène, Fu. ; Liguster,Dan. ; Dut. ; Germ. ; and Swed. ; Al-hena Germanica, Span.; Ligustro, Ital.;Zoba, Pol. ; Altena, Port.
Wirtem. ; Spielmann
A sbrub of Europe. (Diandria Digynia,Linn. ; Jasminece, Juss. ; Fig. Zorn 7c.pi. t. 112.)
The leaves and flowers are employed.
The leaves (Folia Ligustri) are lanceo -
lated, very entire, smooth, and of a bitterand astringent taste.
The flowers are disposed in small ra-cemes ; they are white, and of an agreeableodour.
It is slightly astringent.
DISTILLED PRIVET WATER, (PaLAT.)
It. Privet Flowers, one part.
Water, three parts.
Distil one part and a half.
LILIUM CANDIDUM, Linn.— WHITE LILY.
Synonimes :— Lis blanc, Fr. ; Weisse Li-lie, Germ. ; Lilium bjle, Bohem.; HeideLilie, Dan. ; Azucena blanca, Span. ;Witte Lelie, Dut. ; Liglio bianco, Ital. ;Silia, Pol. ; Lirio branco, Port. ; HurtLilja, Swed.
Amst. ; Akt.; Bata v.; Belg. ; Bruns. ;Hisp. ; Gall.; Ferr. ; Genev. ; Lu-siT. ; Sax. ; Wirtem. ; Bergius ;Brugnatelli ; Guibourt; Murray
and Gmelin ; Spielmann.
This plant is orininally of the Levant,but is cultivated in our gardens. (Hexan-dria Monogynia, Linn. ; LiliacetP, Juss. ;Fig. Zorn, le. pi. t. 462.)
The bulb, flowers, and anthers are em-ployed.
The bulb is oval, yellowish, scaly with-out, and furnished with large fasciculatedfibres. It is destitute of odour, but has asub-acrid taste.
The flowers consist of five white chan-nelled petals ; they have an agreeable odour,which is lost by desiccation.
The anthers are oblong and yellow.
conserve of lily.
Conserva Florum Liliormn alborum.
(Genev.)
R. Petals of Lilies, one part.
White Sugar, three parts.
Triturate together.
PULP t)F LILY.
Pulpa Lilii. (Gall.)R. Bulbs of Lilies, any quantity.
Having cleansed them, wrap them inpaper, and place them in hot ashes till theyare sufficiently soft to be bruised betweenthe fingers ; then take off the exterior andscorched parts, pound the rest in a stonemortar, and pass the pulp through a closesieve.
distilled water of lily.Genev. ; Palat.)
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(Gall. ;
Fresh Flowers of Lily, one part.
Water, four parts.
Distil one half. (Gall.)
Palat. prescribes one part of flowersand three parts of water ; one part and ahalf to be distilled. — Genev. — four poundsof flowers and a sufficient quantity of waterto prevent empyreuma ; six pounds to bedistilled.
OIL OF LILY.
Oleum Liliorum albomm. (Amst. ; Ant. ;Batav.; Belg. ; Bruns.; Hisp.; Gall.;Palat. ; Sard. ; Wirtem.)
R. Fresh Petals of Lily,
one part and a half.
Olive Oil, three parts.
Digest for two days in a water-bath ; ex-