PULMONARIA,— LUNGWORT.

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Palat. directs two pounds of flowers tobe infused in four of boiling water fortwelve hours ; the liquor to be poured upontwo pounds of fresh flowers : this to berepeated a third time, and the syrup to be

finally made with the strained liquor andfour pounds of sugar.

It is laxative, anthelmintic, and anti-ne-phritic. — Dose, from one dram to threedrams, to children ; and from six drams toone ounce, to adults.

PSORALEA GI.ANDULOSA, Linn.— STRIPED FLOWEREDPSORALEA.

Synonimes :— Thé du Paraguay, Thé de lamer du Sud, Fr. ; Drüsige Psorbalea,Germ. ; Culen, Span.

Elus.

phiaDecandria, Linn.; Leguminosa, Jess.;Fig. Feuill. Per. 7. t. 3)

The herb [Herba Culen) is employed. Itconsists of ternate leaves with lanceolatedleaflets.

A plant of Peru and of Brasil, [Diadel- 1 It is stomachic, and anthelmintic.

PTERIS AQUILINA, Linn.— COMMON BRAKE.

Synonimes : — Fougère femelle, Pteride,Fr. ; Flügelfarren, Adlersaumfarren, Far-renkrautweiblein, Germ.

Fuld. ; Ross. ; Wirtem. ; Herbip. ;Murray and Gmelin.

A plant which grows in every part of Eu-rope. (Cryptogamia, Linn. ; Filices, Juss.;Fig. Bull. Hero. t. 207)

The stock, improperly called the root

{Radien Pteridis aquilina) is employed. Itis of the thickness of the finger, long, blackwithout, and yellow within. When cut ob-liquely it presents two blackish-crossedlines, rudely representing an eagle with twoheads. It has a very strong odour, and ataste at first mucilaginous, then bitterish,nauseous, and slightly styptic.

It is anthelmintic. — Dose, thirty grainsto children, and three drams to adults.

PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS, Linn.-LUNGWORT.

Synonimes :— Grande pulmonaire, Fr. ;Lungenkraut, Germ. ; Spettel lungeurt,Dan. ; Pulmonaria, Port. ; and Span. ;Gewoon lungekruid, Dut. ; Pulmonaria,Itae.; Placknik, Pot. ; Meduniza, Russ.;Lungsert, Sweu.; Koiwiek, Tar.

Amst. ; Ant.; Bruns.; Hisp. ; Gall.;Ferr. ; Wirtem. ; Bergics ; Brugna-telli ; Guibourt ; Murray and Gme-lin ; Spielmann.

A plant of Europe. {Pentandria Mono-gynia, Linn. ; Borraginece, Juss. ; Fig.Flore Medic. V. 286)

The herb {Herba Pulmonaria maculosaseu Symphyli maculosi) is employed. Itconsists of radical, oval, petiolated, bristledleaves sprinkled with white spots, and of

stems the leaves of which are alternate, ses-sile, longer, narrower, and entire. It isnearly destitute of odour, and has an her-baceous, mucilaginous, and rather astrin-gent taste.

It used formerly to be esteemed in pul-monary catarrh. It is now nearly disused.

juice of lungwort.

Succus Pulmonaria. (Gall.)

R. Leaves of Lungwort, sixteen parts.

Bruise them in a stone mortar, addinggradually,

Water, one part.

Express the juice, set aside, and filterwithout heat through bibulous paper.