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ULMUS.—ELM.

thirty-two ounces.

White Sugar,Then add

Lemon Peels, three.

Powdered Cinnamon, half an ounce.

------------- Cloves, three drams.

Mix. — Dose, from half an ounce to anounce, two or three times a day in obstinatecough.

2. Tussilago Petasites. — Butterbur.

Synonimes :— Pétasite, Fr.; Pestilenz-wurzel, Pestwurz mœnnlein, Neunkraf-trosshuf, Germ. ; Demesyl, Wetssjkonskekopyto, Bohem. ; Storbladet hestihoc,Dan. ; Petasites, Lombrerera, Span. ;

Poddeblad, Dut. ; Petasite, Ital. ; Li-pieznik, Pol. ; Pestilenzrot, Swed.

Bavar. ; Bruns. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ;Lipp. ; Wirtem. ; Bergius; Brugna-telli ; Murray and Gmelin ; Pide-rit ; Spielmann ; Zarda.

A plant common to most places in thenorth of Europe. (Fig. Zorn, le. pi. t. 58)

The root [Radix Petasitidis seu Petasiti-dismajoris seu vulgaris seu rtibentis) is em-ployed. It is branching, fibrous, and of thethickness of the finger, brown externally,and yellow or red internally. It has astrong and disagreeable odour ; and a bitterand repugnant taste.

ULMUS.—ELM.

Two species of this genus are employedin medicine :

1. Ulmus fulva, Mich. — Rough-leaved Elm

Tree, Red Elm, Slippery Elm.

Synonime :— Orme d'Amérique, Fr.Amer. ; Coxe.

A tree of North America. {PentandriaDigynia, Linn. ; Amentácea, Juss.)

The inner bark is employed. It is emol-lient and mucilaginous.

2. Ulmus campestris, Linn. — Elm Tree.

Synonimes : — Orme pyramidal, Fr. ;Ulme, Rüster, Germ. ; Alm, Dan.; andSwED. ; Olmo, Ital. ; Port. ; andSpan. ; Olm, Dut.; Kora wiazowa, Pol.

Lond. ; Dubl. ; Edinb. ; Amst. ; Ant.Austr. ; Batav. ; Bavar. ; Belg.Bruns. ; Dan. ; Gall. ; Fenn. ; Ferr.Fuld. ; Genev. ; H ann. ; Hass. ; Lipp,Olden.; Pol.; Borus. ; Ross. ; Sax.Suec. ; Wirtem. ; BrugnatelliCoxe ; Spielmann.

A large tree of Europe.

The inner bark of the branches (Cortexulmi interior) is employed. It is smooth,thin, of a reddish-brown colour, and ino-dorous. It has a bitter, astringent, sub-acrid, and very mucilaginous taste, after ithas been chewed for some time. It has beenextolled in ascites, cutaneous diseases, scro-fula, scurvy, and intermittent fevers.

extract of elm. (Austr.)

R. Inner Bark of Elm, any quantity.

Water, a sufficient quantity.

Exhaust the bark by several successiveebullitions; then mix the liquors, and havingdecanted them, evaporate in a water-bath.

INFUSION ON ELM.

In/usum Ulmi. (Amer. ; Coxe

(Amer.

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Elm Bark, sliced, one ounce.

Boiling Water, one pint.

Macerate for twelve hours in a coveredvessel, occasionally agitating, and strain.

decoction of elm bark.

Decoctum Ulmi campestris. (Lond. ;Dubl.; Edinb.; Genev.; Coxe ; Nie-mann ; Saunders ; Swediaur ; Ph.Syph.)

Decoctum Ulmi. (Lond.; Dubl.)

R. Fresh Elm Bark, bruised,

four ounces.Water, four pints.

Boil to two pints and strain.

Decoctum Ulmi campestris. (Edinb.)

R. Fresh Elm Bark, bruised,

four ounces.Water, five pounds.

Boil down to two pounds and ahalf, and strain.

The other pharmacopoeias give the sameformula as Lond.

It is recommended in leprosy and othercutaneous disorders. — Dose, from four to'eight ounces twice or thrice a day.