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TAMARIX.— TAMARISK.
Infuse for twelve hours, and express.(Pierciuin)To be taken by glassfuls. ■ n\)\
LAXATIVE ELECTUARY.
Electuanum laxativum seu Tamartm(Palat. ; Wirtem. ; Ph. Syph.diaur; Van Mons)
R. Pulp of Tamarinds, four ounces.
---------- ; Raisins, 1 , ,
'. ' of each, one
Prunes ' r ounce and a half.
of each,half a pound.
one ounce,three ounces.
Senna,
Supertartrate of Potass, six drams.
Cinnamon, 1 of e acli, two drams.Fennel, J '
Oil of Nutmeg, /££#^.7 tei1 drops.Syrup of Buckthorn,
a sufficient' quantity.Make an electuary. (Wirtem.)R. Senna, six ounces.
Fennel, two drams.
White Wine, 1Water, J
Boil down to one half. Add to the ex-pressed hquor,
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of each, two pounds.
Pulp of Prunes,
---------■ Raisins,
---------- Tamarinds,
(W u Supertartrate of Potass,Senna,
Oil of Anise 1 each ha]f ^-------- Nutmeg;, J
Mix. (Palat.)
R. Supertartrate of Potass, one dram.Senna, three drams.
Manna, three ounces and a half.
Pulp of Cassia, 1 of each, one
---------- Tamarinds, J ounce and a half.
Syrup of Violets, a sufficient quantity.
Mix. (Van Mons)
R. Pulp of Tamarinds, three ounces.
Leaves of Senna, one drain and a half.
Nitrate of Potass, of each,
Sulphur, J three drams.
Syrup of Orange Peel,
a sufficient quantity.■Mix. (Stvediadr)
Ph. Syph. gives the same formula, butomits the senna.
Dose, from half an ounce to one ounce.
Two species of this genus of plants areused in medicine •
1. Tamarix Germanice, Linn. — GermanTamarisk.
Synonimes :— Tamaris d'Allemagne, Fe. ;
Deutscher Tamarisken, Germ.
Amst. :
Ferr. ; Wirtem.
Spielmann.
Herdip. :
A tree of Germany. (Pentandria Tri-gynia, Linn.; Portuiaceœ, Juss.; Fig. Pall.Ft. Ross. II. t. 80)
The bark and leaves are employed.
The bark [Cortex Tamarisci sen Tama-riscis) of the trunk and particularly of theroot, is grey or brown-grey without andyellow or reddish within, unequal, andcracked. It has a pleasant and balsamicodour, and a very astringent and bitterishtaste.
The leaves are sessile, linear, lanceolated,and imbricated.
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2.
Tamarix
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Gallica, Linn. -marisk.
- French Ta-
Synonimes :— Tamaris de France, Fr.;Franzdsischer Tamarisk, Germ.; FranscheTamarish, Dot. ; Tamarisco, Ital. ; Ta-marqueira, Port.
Ant. ; Batav. ; Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ;Ferr.; Bergius ; Brugnatelli ; Gui-BOUKT ; Murray; and Gmelin.
A shrub of the south of Europe. (Fia.Zorn, Io.pl. t. 312)
The bark and leaves of this species arealso employed.
The bark ( Cor/ex Tamarisci seu Tama-risci Galiici) is thin, quilled, brown exter-nally and pale yellow internally. Its tasteis bitter and somewhat astringent. Theleaves are lanceolated, very small, pointed^amplexicaul, and imbricated.
It is tonic, but is not much used. Itwas formerly classed among the alteratives.
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