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PRUNELLA-

The herb consists of oblong, furrowed,thick, obtuse, pubescent, dentated leaves,whitish underneath. It is nearly inodorous,and of a purely herbaceous taste.

The flowers, the corolla; of which are onlyused, are n-onopetalous, cylindrical, five-lobed, of a yellow colour, of a pleasantodour and taste.

CONSERVE OF COWSLIP.

Conserva Primula veris. (Palat. ; Wir-tem.)

R. Flowers of Cowslip, one part.

White Sugar, two parts.

Triturate together.

WATER OF COWSLIP.

Aqua Paralyseos. (Palat.)

R. Flowers of Cowslip, one part.

Water, three parts.

Distil one part and a half.

SYRUP OF COWSLIP.

Syrupus Florum Paralyseos seu Primula;veris. (Palat. ; Wirtem.)

R. Fresh Flowers of Cowslip,

three pounds and a half.

■SELFHEAL.

Boiling Water,

four pounds.

Infuse for twenty-four hours, and ex-press ; dissolve in eighteen ounces of thestrained liquor,

White Sugar,

thirty-two ounces.

VINEGAR OF COWSLIP.

Acetum Primula! veris. (Herbip.)

R. Root of Cowslip, half dried, and

bruised, one ounce and a half.

Vinegar, one pound.

iVf acérate for fifteen days, frequently agi-tating ; then express slightly, and add,

Alcohol, one ounce.

Decant at the end of several days.

OXYMEL OF COWSLIP.

Oxymel Primulœ veris. (Herbip.)

R. Vinegar of Cowslip,Honey,

one part,two parts.

Boil slowly to the consistence of syrup.

PRUNELLA VULGARIS, Linn.— SELFHEAL.

Synonimes ; — Prunelle, Fr. ; Gottheil,Braunheil, Selbstheil, Germ. ; Czernoklawek, Swalnjk menssj, Bohem. ; Pru-nelle, Dan. ; Brunella, Span. ; Bruinel-la, Dut. ; Zwokest modry, Pol. ; Pru-nella, Port.

Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Wirtem. ; Her-bip. ; Bergius ; Murray and Gmelin ;Spielmann; Zarda,

A common plant of Europe. {DidynamiaGymnospermia, Linn. ; Labiatœ, Juss. ;Fig. Zorn, Ic.pl. t. 156)

The flowering herb {Herta Prunellœ seuBruneiice seu Consolidai minoris) is employ-ed. It consists of a square, rather branch-ing stem, furnished with petiolated, oblong,oval, serrated leaves; the flowers are ar-ranged in a terminal spike, and are formedof an assemblage of close verticilli. It isdestitute of odour, but its taste is bitterishand mucilaginous.

It was formerly esteemed vulnerary.

JUICE OF SELFHEAL.

Succus Prunellœ (Herbip.)

R. Fresh Herb of Self heal, any quantity.

Bruise it in a wooden mortar, sprinklingit with a little water ; express strongly, setaside the juice, decant, and preserve it inbottles, adding to each pound of it, onedram of alcohol.

SYRUP OF SELFHEAL.

Syrupus Prunella;. (Wirtem.)

R. Juice of Selfheal, depurated and re-duced to one half by slow evapo-ration, nine ouncesWhite Sugar, sixteen ounces.

Dissolve.