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NYMPHEA,— WATER LILY.
Guibourt ; Murray and Gmelin ;Spielmann.
This plant is common throughout Eu-rope. (Potyandria Polygyria, Linn. ; Nym-phacece, Juss. ; Fig. Flore Medic. V. 247)
The root and flowers are employed.
The root {Radix NymphtBce albœ seu JVe-nupMris seu Nennfaris) is very long, cy-lindrical, thick, nodose, fleshy, and of aspongy texture. It is brown without, andyellowish-white within ; its taste is bitter-ish and rather styptic.
The flowers have an agreeable odourwhich is removed by desiccation. Theycontain much insipid mucilage.
The root contains a great deal of starch,and is very nutritious. The flowers areclassed among the sedatives.
2. Nymphcea lutea, Linn. — Yellow WaterLily.
Synonime :— Nénuphar jaune, Fr.Gall.
A plant of Europe. {Fig- Blackw. Herb.t. 491)
The root resembles the preceding. Theflowers are yellow.
COLD PEARL SPECIES.
Species diamargaritœ frigidœ. (Wirtem.)
R. Oriental Pearls, six drams.
White Coral,Red Coral,Flowers of Borage,
--------------- White Water Lily
--------------- Red Roses,
Kermes Grains,Aloe Wood,White Sanders,Yellow Sanders,
Make a powder. — It used formerly to berecommended in phthisis and inconvales-cence after malignant fevers. — Dose, fromone to two scruples.
COLD SPECIES OF PRECIOUS STONES.
Species de Gemmis /rígida;. (Wirtem.)
R. Prepared Ivory, one ounce.------------- Oriental Pearls, six drams.
RedCoraT 1 '} 0 ^^ 1 ^- 0 ^
Hyacinth,
Emerald,
Sapphire,
Garnet,
of
each,
two
drams.
White Sanders,Yellow Sanders,Red Sanders,
of each, three drams.
Flowers of Borage,
--------------- Bugloss,
--------------- Water Lily
Gold Leaves,
Roses,
'%, J
of each,two drams.
three drams,twenty.
Mix, and make a powder. — It used to beformerly administered in phthisis, to di-minish nocturnal sweats. — Dose, from ascruple to half a dram.
CONSERVE OP WATER LILY. (Sard.)
R. Petals of Water Lily, bruised andreduced to a pulp with a littlesugar, one part.
Sugar, three parts.
Apply heat, and mix.
distilled water of water lily.(Gall. ; Palat. ; Sard.)
R. Flowers of Water Lily, one part.
Water, four parts.
Infuse for six hours, and distil one half.
INFUSION OF WATER LILY.
Infusum Florian Nymphae. (Sard.)
R
Fresh Flowers of Water Lily,
two pounds.Boiling Water, eight pounds.
Digest for eight hours, and expressslightly ; repeat the operation twice morewith fresh flowers.
SYRUP OF WATER LILY.
Syrupus Nyrnpheem seu de Floribus Nym-phcece albœ. (Hisp. ; Gall.)
R. Fresh Petals of White Water Lily,
one pound.Boiling Water, four pounds.
Infuse for a quarter of an hour, andstrain with slight expression ; add to theliquor
White Sugar, six pounds.
Make a syrup. (Hisp.)
Gall, directs four pounds of petals to beinfused for twelve hours in eight of water ;the liquor to be slightly expressed, set apartfor a few hours, and then decanted ; doublethe quantity of white sugar to be thenadded, and a syrup with the heat of a water-bath.
anti-spasmodic potion. (PiERauiN)
four ounces.
half an ounce.
two drams.
R. Almond Emulsion,Syrup of Water Lily,
------------- Amber,
Mix.