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2 Nicotiana & Nicotin, v. Tabacum.
3 Nigella sativa — is cultivated all over the East, where its
4 seeds are officinal, and where they are thought to stimulate the
5 secretion of milk. The natives of Hindostan sprinkle them
6 among woollen cloths, shawls, &c., as preservative against
7 destructive insects. Fumigations from these seeds ought to be
8 tried in Epidemics. See Vol. II. p. 18, Nigella.
9 Nigell. sat. semina (I.)
10 Nitricum, acidum — is officinal at Lahore. Native doctors,
11 Hakims, and silversmiths, use nitric acid, which they distil (in
12 earthen vessels) in a very simple manner from saltpetre and
13 sulphate of iron, with or without alum. Nitric acid has lately
14 been recommended in infantile asthma. ,
15 Nitric, ac. (mo Orchitis.
16 Nitro-mur . ac., vel Nitro-sal ammon. acid. (in.)
17 Nitrum, v. Kali nitricum.
18 Nummulite vel Nummuline. Shudnuj udsee, Arab-
19 officinal with the natives. They are lentil-shaped greyish pebbles,
20 of various sizes, consisting of carbonate of lime and iron (with
21 a nucleus of calcareous crystals, Royle). The Hakims admin-
22 ister them in eye-diseases, and ulcers.
23 Numul. Shudnuj (I.) Cough. Dysury. Impotency.
24 Soreness of the lips and throat. Vomiting even of
25 blood.
26 Nux Cocus, v. Cocos nux.
27 Nox moschatus, v. Moschata nux.
28 Nux potatorum, v. Strychnos nux 'potatorum.
29 Nux vomica, v. Strychnos nux vomica.
30 Nycterideum — is the essential active principle of Nycteris
31 or Nycterin or Vespertilio. Having heard of the effects of this
32 strange remedy, the Bat, I tried it out of curiosity; and am
33 convinced that it has, as everything else in nature, its distinct
34 properties. I kept notes of the results of my experience, and
35 now give them a place in these volumes. This peculiar medicine
36 I prepared in two different manners :
37 I. I mixed the fresh-blood of the Bat witli an equal