TEl/CRIUM.
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seu Trissaginis seu Querculœ minoris) is em-ployed. It consists of a square, slender,hairy stem, and of opposite, petiolated,oval, smooth leaves of a greyish-green co-lour above, paler beneath, deeply crenelated,and of purpurine flowers, fixed, to the num-ber of two or three, by short peduncles, inthe axillae of the superior leaves. It has avery feeble aromatic odour, which is lostby desiccation, and a moderately styptic andbitter taste.It is excitant.
2. Teucrium flamm, Linn. -Flowered Germander.
Yellow-
Synonimes : — Germandree jaune, Fr. ;Gelber Garnander, Germ.
Hisp.
A plant of Spain and Italy. {Fig. Lob.Ic. 490. 1)
The flowering herb {Herla Teucrii flam)is employed. It consists of a pubescentstem, furnished with oval leaves, crenelatedinferiorly, entire at the summit, and of yel-low flowers in lateral racemes. It has abitter taste.
It is excitant.
extract of germander. (form, hop.Fr. ; Gall. ; Sard.)
R. Tops of Germander, any quantity.
Boiling Water, a sufficient quantity.
Infuse ; then strain, and evaporate over a
slow fire to the consistence of an extract.
(Form. Húp. Fr. ; Gall.)
R. Fresh and bruised Herb of Ger-mander, eight pounds.Macerate it for three days in an alembic;then distil off about two ounces of liquor ;pour upon the residue,
Water, twenty-four pounds ;
and, after six hours' digestion, boil down toone third; then,having clarified and strainedthe liquor, evaporate it to the consistenceof an electuary, adding the distilled water tothis when it is only warm. (Sard.)
DECOCTION OP GERMANDER.
Decoctum Chammdryos amarum. (Hisp.)
R. Tops of Germander, half an ounce.
---------- Wormwood, of each,
---------- Lesser Centaury, j two drams.
Water, two pounds.
Boil down to one half ; and add towardsthe end,
Chamomile Flowers, two drams.
Senna, one ounce and a half.
The senna is omitted, when the laxative
effect is not desired. — Dose, from four to
six ounces.
Vol. II.
infusion of germander. (form, hop.Fr. ; Gall. ; Spielmann)
R. Herb of Germander, one ounce
Boiling Water, one pound and a half.
Infuse. (Form. Hop. Fr. ; Spielmann)
R. Green Leaves of Germander,
one ounce.Boiling Water, two pounds.
Infuse, and add when strained,
Syrup of Maidenhair or Honey,
one ounce.Mix. (Gall.)
3. Teucrium Chameppitys, Linn. — Ground
Pine.
Synonimes : — Ivette commune, Fr. ;Sclilagkraut, Feldcypresse, Erdweihrauch,Germ.; Vwa, Polnj cypris, Bohem.; Ca-mepiteos, Pinillo oloroso, Span.; Veldcy-press, Dut. ; Camepizio, Ital. ; Iwinka,Piznowa, Pol. ; Chamepite, Port.
Amst. ; Ant. ; Batav. ; Bavar. ; Belg. ;Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Ferr. ; Fuld. ;Gknev. ; Lipp. ; Ross.; Sax.; Wir-tem. ; Herbip. ; Bergius ; Brugna-telli; Guibourt ; Murray and Gme-lin ; Spielmann ; Zarda.
A common plant of Europe. (Fig. Zorn,Ic.pl. t. 120)
The following herb (Herl/a Chamtepityosseu Ivœ arthriticœ seu Chamœmorï) is em-ployed. It consists of a branching, hairystem, of leaves divided almost to the mid-rib,and by three linear notches, and of yellow,sessile, solitary flowers, in the axillae of thesuperior leaves. It has a resinous and feeblybalsamic odour, which becomes dissipatedby desiccation. Its taste is acrid, bitter,and styptic.
It is tonic and stomachic.
extract of ground pine. (Sard.)
R. Fresh Herb of Ground Pine, bruised,eight pounds,Digest for three days in an alembic ; thendistil off about two ounces of liquor in awater-bath ; pour upon the residue,
Water, twenty-four pounds,
and boil down to one third ; then clarifyand strain the decoction, and evaporate it tothe consistence of an electuary, adding thedistilled water to this when it is merelywarm.
4. Teucrium Iva, Linn.
Synonimes :— Ivette musquée, Fr. ; Bi-samginsel, Germ.
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