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dishes. The precipitate which has fallen down is then to he driedcarefully in the shade, as it forms the finest carmine. The seconddeposition will not be so good.Adulterated with vermilion and red lead; but its merits may be knownby its dissolving wholly in ammonia, and forming a deep pink colour.The finest is the lightest, and a good test is the filling of a verysmall thimble with the specimens, and weighing them.Carthamic Acid, or Cartiiamite. A peculiar principle found in the

carthamus tinctorius. (Dobereiner.)Carthamus Tinctorius. Bastard Saffron, the seeds and flowers ofwhich are diuretic, cathartic, and aromatic. The flowers are thebases of vegetable rouge. The Pharmacopoeia of Madrid prescribesa syrup of it.Carui Semina. L. E. D. P. Caraway-seeds, from the native plant,Carum carui. The taste is warm, aromatic, and pleasant. Theseeds are given whole, or in powder, in doses of 3j to £,ij as a carmi-native in flatulence and dyspepsia.Enters into Ol. Car. L. D. Aq. Car. L. Decoct. Anth. Nob. E. Sp.Car. L. £. D. Sp. Jun. Comp. L. Tinct. Card. Comp. L. D. Tinct.Senn. L. P.Caryophylm. L. E. D. Cloves, the unexpanded flower-bud of theCaryophyllus aromaticus, or Eugenia caryophyllata. The fragrantodour is well known, the taste is acrid and hot.Adulterated frequently by mixing with fresh cloves those which have

been used in making the oil.Medicinally in doses of gr. v to gr. x of the powder it is stimulant, butis seldom used except as an adjuvant or corrective to other medicines.Enters into Confect. Aromatica. L. Confect. Scammonese. L. D.Elect. Aromatic. D. Infus. Caryophyllorum. L. Pil. Aloes cumColocynthide. E. D. Vin. Opii. L.Caryophylli Oleum. E. D. Oil of Cloves. It is fragrant and stimu-lant, of a pale yellow tinge, and sinks in water.Adulterated with other oils, which always darken its colour, and make

it swim on water.Medicinally from two to six drops are a dose, given on sugar. Exter-nally applied it relieves tooth-ache, and is mixed with olive oil as anembrocation for hooping-cough.Enters into Spir. Ammonia; Aromat. L.CascarilljE Cortex. L. D. P. Croton eleutheria. E. The Bark ofCascarilla, Croton cascarilla, which is sold in short quilled pieces ofa dark colour. The genuine cascarilla may be known by its givingout the odour of musk when burning.Medicinally it is bitter, aromatic, tonic, stimulant, and stomachic. In

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