RUBUS.
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Mix. — It is extolled in jaundice, by Sy-denham.
Dose, half a pound, morning and evening.
anti-rachitic drink. (niemann ;Sainte-Marie)
R. Dried Root of Madder, half an ounce.Tartrate of Potass, two drams.
Spring Water, sixty-four ounces.
Boil for an hour over a slow fire ; thenstrain, and add
Despumated Honey, two ounces.
Mix.—It is extolled in rachitis. Levretgave eight ounces of it to children, daily.When the fresh root is employed twice thequantity should be used.
alkaline decoction of madder.Decoctum Rubiœ compositum. (Herbip.)
R. Root of Madder, 1---------- Rhubarb, J
of each,three drams.
Subcarbonate of Potass, two drams.Spring Water, three pounds and a half.
Boil for one hour; then add to the strainedliquor
Syrup of Ginger, two ounces and a half.Mix.
TONIC APOZEM. (BORIES)
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R. Root of Madder,
---------- Rest-harrow.
Leaves of Horehound,
------------- Motherwort,
------------- Mugwort,
Rosemary,
of eachhalf an ounce.
(of each,half ahandful.
one pinch.
Seeds of Parsley,
Saffron, , , .
Cinnamon, j-of each, one scruple.
Water, a sufficient quantity
to obtain eight ounces of strained liquor.Add to this
Syrup of Horehound, one ounce.
Tartarized Iron, half a dram.
Mix. — It is extolled in dysmenorrhœa,chlorosis, leucorrhcea, and haemorrhagesoccasioned by the suppression of some ha-bitual discharge.
ASTRINGENT WINE.
Vitium adstringens. (Augustin)
R.
Root of Madder,
Tormentil, "1
Unripe Oranges,Cascarilla,
Extract of Logwood,Wine,
Digest, and strain. — Dose, from half anounce to one ounce, every three hours.
one ounce,of each,half an ounce,six drams,three drams,two pounds.
RUBUS.
Six species of this genus of plants areused in medicine :
1. Rubus Chamamorus, Linn. — Mountain
Bramble.
Synonimes :— Ronce de montagne, Fu. ;Multbeere, Germ. ; Multebfer, Myrebajr,Laamanak,Latoch, Dan.; Aalbesblaadigebramboos, Dut. ; Moruszka, Pol.
Dan. ; Pol. ; Ross. ; Bergius ; Murrayand Gmelin.
A plant of the north of Europe. (Ico-sandria Polygynia, Linn. ; Rosacea, Jess. ;Fig. Linn. Fl. Lap. t. 5. t. 1)
The fruit (Fructus seu Baccœ Chamœ-mari) is employed. It is formed of berries,inodorous, of an acidulous taste before ma-turity, and watery and not very agreeableafterwards.
2. Rubus fruticosus, Linn. — Common
Bramble.
Synonimes :— Ronce noire, Fr. ; Strau-chartige Himbeere, Gemeiner Brombeer-
strauch, Germ.; Brambaer, Dan. ; Zarca,Span. ; Bramen, Brummein, Dut. ;Rovo, Ital. ; Jezyny, Pol. ; Sylva,Port. ; Brombasr, Swed.
Ant. ; Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Wirtem. ;Brugnatelli ; Spielmann.
A common shrub of Europe. (Fig. Lmk.Ene. meth. t. 441)
The fruit (Baccœ Rubi nigri seu fruticosiseu Mori rubri) is employed. It consistsof inodorous berries of an agreeable taste.
3. Rubus arcticus. — Dwarf Bramble.
Synonimes :— Ronce septentrionale, Fr. ;Nordische Himbeere, Germ.; Akerbaer,Swed.
Bruns. ; Ross. ; SuEc. ; Bergius ; Mur-ray and Gmelin.
A shrub of the north of Europe. (Fig.Linn. Fl. Lap. t. 5. f. 2)
The fruit (Baccœ Norlandicœ] is employed.It consists of berries of an agreeable odour,and of a pleasant and vinous taste.