1 r V-v ‘-Vf :* v . 1 ‘VO- >, vTWrfv \ •'•, • ’ " ; ; y, ‘;
2 the native a.- a masticatory, for cleaning ana strengthening
3 the teeth aiul the gums, and also as a fttoiwtihic. The l«tit>~ is a
4 prepared drug, used only in niedieities. r .Piper Retie)
5 Area. Cat. mix a, $ n. (L)
6 Arokmon'k Mkxicana. Pct/mver spinonttm — this-- yellow
7 thistle grows abundantly in Bengal. I planted the seeds, which
8 l procured from Calcutta, at I-ahore, and found that the plant
9 withered during the hot season, and again flourished in winter-
10 Throughput the plant a yellow juice is contained, which flows
11 when any part is cut or broken ; this juice, as also the root of tlve
12 plant, may have their peculiar properties ; the former is a sub¬
13 stitute for ipecacuanha (Ainslie's Mat. Med.) My experiments
14 were confined to the seeds only.
15 Argent. -Mex. aemlna (l.j Sensation of roughness of
16 the teeth, and bleeding from the gums.
17 Auckntum fujuminans— t.prepared by pouring proof«sp.ir.it
18 upon a boiling solution of silver 5n nitric arid, allowing the
19 mixture to deposit its fulminating crystals while cooling. I kept
20 them in paper, inclosed in a box The care to be taken in the
21 preparation of such articles, has eiready been noticed, in the In¬
22 troduction to the Medium System, page vim
23 Argent fulm. (Ill.) Biackish hue of the Tin. Inflam¬
24 mation of cheinbut.il, tongue, fauces, and tin oat.
25 Pre-disposition to early death in childhood.
26 Aboekt-ou mjjtaulicwm— is much used by the Hakims, iu
27 the form of silver-leaf, for coating pills, covering electuaries, etc.
28 Argent* wet. ( 1 .)
29 Akgentum xn nice m ee sum, Argentri n/tras. Lapin infer-
30 nalis— is administered internally by European physicians only,
31 excepting thost natives who have been instructed by Europeans.
32 It is used in angina, cardialgia, epilepsy, chlorosis, chorea,
33 phthisis, &e. As an ointment in erysipelas and inflammation of
34 the skin ; as lotion in itching of the genitals, psoriasis diffusa, ike.
35 Argent. nitr. fun. (III.) Biackish line of the skin.
36 Inflammation of the mouth, &x.
37 Anc.KXTiTM vtvu.u, v. Mercurhat virus.
38 K c.
39 VOT.. li.