TANACETUM.—TANSEY.

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TAMNUS COMMUNIS, Linn.— COMMON TAMNUS, BLACK

BRYONY.

Synonimes :— Sceau de notre dame, Vignenoire, Bryone noire, Fe. ; Jungferwurzel,Schmeerwurzel, Schmeerswurz schwarz-rebe, Germ.

Gall. ; Guibourt.A plant of the south of Europe. (Dicecia

He&andria, Linn. ; Alismaceœ, Juss. ; Fig.Blackvv. Herb. t. 457)

The root (Radix Tammi seu Bryonianigrœ) is employed. It is round, tubercu-lous, black without and white within. Ithas an acrid and rather disagreeable taste.

It is considered diuretic.

TANACETUM VULGARE, Linn— TANSEY.

Synonimes :— Tanaisie, Fr. ; Rheinfarn,Germ. ; Wratje, Bohem. ; Rheinfan,Dan. ; Tanaceto, Ital. ; and Span. ;Seinevaren, Dut. ; Wrotyez, Pol. ; Ta-nasia, Port. ; Renfana, Swed.

Edinb. ; Dubl. ; Amer. ; Amst. ; Ant. ;Austr. ; Batav. ; Bavar. ; Belg. ;Bruns.; Dan. ; Hrsp. ; Gall. ; Ferr. ;Fenn. ; Form. Hop. Fr. ; Fuld. ; Ge-nev.; Hamb. ; Hans. ; Hass. ; Lipp. ;Olden.; Pol.; Borus. ; Ross.; Sax.;Suec. ; Wirtem. ; Herbip. ; Wurckb. ;Bergius; Brugnatelli ; Coxe ; Gui-bourt ; Murray and Gmelin ; Pi-DERIT ; Spielmann ; Zarda.

A plant of Europe. {Syngenesia Poly-gamia Superfina, Linn. ; Synantherea>,Cass. ; Fig. Flore Medic. VI. 33S)

The herb, flowers, and seeds are em-ployed.

The herb (Hería Tanaceti seu Athanasia)consists of a striated, cylindrical, branchingstem, and of ample, alternate, petiolate,even, glabrous leaves, the inferior of whichare twice winged ; the leaflets present threenotches, are nearly sessile, narrow, linear,acute, and slightly decurrent. The tasteis aromatic, warm, and bitter.

The flowers are radiated calathides, of abrilliant yellow colour, and of a balsamicand bitter taste.

The seeds are small, long, slightly curved,deeply grooved, and furnished with a smallborder at the superior extremity, which isbroader than the inferior. Their taste isbitter and camphorous.

The odour is strong and balsamic. Thatof the flowers is disagreeable, camphorous,and aromatic.

It is excitant, diaphoretic, and vermifuge.— Dose, of the powder, from twenty toforty grains.

Vol. II.

CONSERVE OF TANSEY.

Conserva Tanaceti, Confectio Florum Tana-ceti. (Fold. ; Sard. ; Van Mons)

R. Leaves of Tansey, bruised, one part.White Sugar, two parts.

Triturate together, and heat in a water-bath. (Van Mons)

Sard, prescribes an equal part of each.R. Flowers of Tansey, without calices,

one part.

Put them into a copper pan placed over

a gentle fire, and pour over them gradually,

Syrup, boiled a la plume, two parts.

Stir till the mass is psrfectly dry, andrepeat this till the flowers become entirelycovered with sugar. (Fuld.)

compound powder of tansey.

Pulvis Tanaceti compositus. (Suec.)

R. Tops of Tansey, -.Semen Contra,Gamboge,Nux Vomica,Sulphate of Iron, JPulverize separately, and mix.

• of each, one dram,

nervine species.

Species nervina pro cucup/iis. (Hass.;Piderit)

R. Herb of Peppermint,

---------- Rue,

---------- Wild'

-ipermint, "1e, i

Id Thyme, j

Marjoram,

Thvme,

Sage,

Savine,

Balm,

of each,

Juniper,

Flowers of Red Roses,

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

— Tansey,

two ounces.

1 of each,] three ounces,four ounces.

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