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RUMEX.
LoND.; Edinb.; Amst. ; Ant. ; Bata v.;Belg. ; Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Ferr.;Form. Hop. Fr. ; Fuld. ; Genev. ;Hass. ; Lusit. ; Borus.; Ross. ; Wir-tem. ; Herbip. ; Bergius ; Brugna-telli ; Coxe ; Guibourt; Murray andGmelin ; Paris ; Piderit ; Sfiel-mann ; Zarda.
A plant cultivated in every part of En-rope. (Hexandria Trigynia, Linn. ; Poly-gones, Juss.; Fig. Zorn, Ic.pl. t. 70)
The root, leaves, and seeds are employed.
The root (Radix Acetosœ officinalis seunostratis seu Oxalidis seu Acetosœ pratensis)is fibrous and yellowish ; several long slen-der fibres go off from a small head : undera reddish-yellow bark it presents a whitesubstance. Its taste is slightly bitter andastringent.
The leaves are oblong, sagittate, obtuse,entire, smooth, inodorous, but of an acidtaste from the presence of super-oxalate ofpotass and of lime.
The seeds are triangular, and of an acerband bitterish taste.
2. Rumex scutata, Linn. — Small Sorrel.
Synonimes :— Oseille ronde, Petite Oseille,Fr.
Gall.; Hass.; Bergius ; Spielmann.
A plant of Europe. (Fig. Jacq. Je. rar. I.t. 67)
The herb (Herba Acetosœ rotundifolia>) isemployed. It consists of cordiform or oval,obtuse or pointed leaves having long foot-stalks, and furnished on each side of theirbase with divergent auricles (oreillettes).It has an acid and agreeable taste.
conserve or sorrel. (Ferr. ; Genev. ;Ross.; Sard.)
one part,two parts.
(Ross.)
R. Fresh Leaves of Sorrel,White Sugar,
Beat together till incorporated.
Sard, prescribes an equal part of each. —Ferr. ; and Genev. — one part of sorrel,and three parts of sugar.
juice of sorrel.
Succus Acetosœ. (Hass.; Sard.; Herbip.)
R. Fresh Leaves of Sorrel, any quantity.
Bruise them in a wooden mortar with awooden pestle, express the juice, set it aside,and preserve the limpid part in bottles.
Herbip. directs one dram of alcohol tobe added to each pound of juice.
SYRUP OF SORREL.
Syrupus Acetosœ. (Sard. ; Wirtem.)
R. Depurated Juice of Sorrel, ten ounces.White Sugar, sixteen ounces.
Boil together to the consistence of syrup.(Wirtem.)
Sard, directs a sufficient quantity of thejuice to be added to simple syrup, and thenevaporated in a water-bath.
water of sorrel. (Sard.)
R. Leaves of Sorrel, bruised, one part.Water, two parts.
Distil two thirds.
suppurative cataplasm. (Gall. ;Sainte-Marie)
R. Leaves of Sorrel, bruised, one handful.Lard, one ounce.
Linseed, bruised, four ounces.
Boil together, in beer, to the proper con-sistence. (Sainte-Marie)
R. Resolvent Meals, four ounces.
Emollient Decoction,
a sufficient quantity.Boil to the proper consistence, and addPulp of Lily, of each,
Boiled Sorrel Leaves, J two ounces.Resin Ointment, one ounce.
Mix. (Gall.)
3. Rumex aquatica, Linn. — Water Dock.
Synonimes :— Patience d'eau, Rhubarbesauvage, Fr. ; Wasserampfer, Wasser-mangold, Wassergrindwurzel, Rostamp-ferwurzel, Butterweckenkraut, Germ. ;Vandskreppe, Dan.; Waterpatich, Dut. ;Labaca major, Port. ; Vatnsyra, Swed.
Dubl. ; Amer. ; Amst. ; Batav. ; Belg. ;Bruns. ; Gall. ; Fuld. ; Lipp. ; Ross. ;Sax. ; Wirtem. ; Bergius ; Coxe ;Murray and Gmelin ; Spielmann.
A common plant of Europe, found inmarshy districts. (Fig. Zorn, le. pi. t. 588)
The root (Radix Lapathi aquatici seuHerbœ Brittanicœ seu Hydrolapathi seuRhapontici) is employed. It is large, branch-ing, annulated, of a blackish-brown colourwithout, and saffron coloured within. It isinodorous, but has an austere and bitterishtaste.
It is tonic and diaphoretic, and is muchemployed in diseases of the skin.
4. Rumex crispa, Linn.— Curled Dock.
Synonimes :— Patience friste, Fr. ; Krau-ser Ampfer, Germ.; Kruset skreppe,