RUBIA.— MADDER.

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Flowering Herb of Mar- "1

joram, I of each,

,-------------------------- Wild f one ounce.

Thyme, J

Flowers of Lily of the Valley,

three ounces.

------------- Lavender, "1 of each,

------------- Rosemary, J two ounces.

Cinnamon, one ounce and a half.

Cubebs, half an ounce.

Cloves, three drams.

Mace, two drams.

White Wine, twelve pounds.

Macerate for three days, and distil onehalf. (Wirtem.)

Root of Sweet Flag,

--------- Florentine Iris,

Round Birthwort,

of each,one ounceand a half.

Herb of Marjoram,

---------- Ground Fine,

---------- Rosemary,

Flowers of Primrose,Seeds of MountainLasserwort,

-Fennel,

of each,one handful.

of each, onedram and a balf.

Cubebs,Nutmegs,

Cloves, I _____

Cinnamon, ]

Aloe Wood, JLong Pepper, -,Sagapcnum,Opoponax, >Myrrh,

Sandarac, - 1Cowslip Water,

Lime-flower Water, "1 of each,

Sage Water, /eighteen ounces.

Infuse for eight days, and distil. (Spiel-mann)

R. Fresh Flowers of Lilv of the "1Valley,

----------------------- Lavender,

----------------------- Cowslip,

----------------------- Lime,

----------------------- Betony,

----------------------- Clove-pink, J

Herb of Rosemary, ~]

---------- Marjoram,

---------- Sweet Basil, !

---------- Sage, f

---------- Wild Thyme, |

M arum, J

ofeach,y onej ounce.

of each,one ounceand a half.

J

two ounces,six drams.one ounce.

of each,half an ounce.

of each, five pounds.

of each, three drams.of each, two drams.

of each,one dram and a half.

eighteen ounces.

Cinnamon

Cloves,

Nutmeg,

Lesser Cardamom

Cubehs,

Zedoary,

Yellow Sanders,

Alcohol, 1

Wine, J

Macerate the herbs and flowers in the al-cohol, and aromatics in the wine ; then mixthe liquors and distil slowly : preserve the firstproduct, which is clear and limpid, for in-ternal use, and the succeeding, which is whiteand oily, for external use. (Palat. ; Wir-tem.)

Dose, from two drams to one ounce, inflatulent colic. Externally, it is used inembrocations and suffumigations.

RUBIA TINCTORIA, Linn.— MADDER.

Synonimes t — Garance, Fr. ; Krapp,Krappwiir/.el, Fierbcrrirtlii", Germ. ; Ma-rena, Bohem. ; Krap, Dan. ; and Dut. ;Granza rubia, Span. ; Robbia, Ital. ;Mar/ana, Pol,; Ruida, Port.; Krapp,Swed.

Lond. ; Dubl. ; Edinb. ; Amer.; Amst. ;Ant.; Austr. ; Bata v. ; Belg.; Ba-var. ; Bruns.; Dan.; ¡lisp. ; Gall. ;Ferr. ; Fuld. ; Ghnev. ; Hamb. ;Hann. ; Hass. ; Lipp. ; Olden.; Lu-sit. ; Pol. ; Borus. ; Ross. ; Sax. ;Wirtem.; Herbip. ; Wurceb. ; Ber-gius ; Brugnatelli ; Coxe ; Gui-BOURT; Murray and Gmelin ; Pide-rit ; Spielmann; Zarda.

A plant cultivated in Europe. (Tetran-âria Monogynia, Linn. ; Rubiaceœ, Juss. ;Fig. Flore Medic. IV. 177)

The root {Radix Rubia' tinctor'ue seu sa-tiva seu majoris) is employed. It is long,

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branching, articulated, cylindrical, of thediameter of a goose-quill, and of a red co-lour. Its colour is more intense externallythan internally ; its odour is feeble, and ilstaste is bitterish and slightly styptic.

It contains much tannin, gallic acid,starch, oxalic acid, and a peculiar colouringprinciple which Collin and Robiquet callAlizarine; Izarinum. Düíbereiner hadpreviously asscertained the existence of ano-ther principle, which he designated Ery-throdaniu.

In the East Indies the Rubia Maiijisía,.Roxn. (Full, Arab. ; Well madatta,Cyng. ; Menjithe, Hind. ; Puntvayr, Mai..;Runas, Pers. ; Manjischtha, Sans.; Manj-tittie, Tam. ; Mandestie, Tel), an indige-nous plant of Nepaul and Thibet, is substi-tuted for this species.

It is astringent, and is remarkable for thepropertv of reddening the bones of the ani-3 Y