. General therapeutics and materia medica: adapted for a medical textbook (Volume 2). and very bitter; andis adapted for cases in which acombination of astringent andbitter agents is needed. 19. Geum, Water Avens—theroot of Geum rivale, describedunder Tonics as indigenous inthe United States—is often usedas an astringent in the cases sooften mentioned already, as re-quiring astringents. The dose ofthe powdered root is from 9j. to3j.; but it is usually employedin decoction; {Gei sj.; Aquos,Oj. Dose, f sj. or f |ij.) 20. Heuchera, Alum root—the root of Heuchera cortusa, , American San
. General therapeutics and materia medica: adapted for a medical textbook (Volume 2). and very bitter; andis adapted for cases in which acombination of astringent andbitter agents is needed. 19. Geum, Water Avens—theroot of Geum rivale, describedunder Tonics as indigenous inthe United States—is often usedas an astringent in the cases sooften mentioned already, as re-quiring astringents. The dose ofthe powdered root is from 9j. to3j.; but it is usually employedin decoction; {Gei sj.; Aquos,Oj. Dose, f sj. or f |ij.) 20. Heuchera, Alum root—the root of Heuchera cortusa, , American Sanick;Sex. Syst. Pentandria Digynia;Nat. Ord. Saxifrages?; a plantfound in the middle States, flow-ering in June or July. The root has a powerfully astringent taste, and—as well as the roots of otherspecies of Heuchera—may be given in the same cases as vegetableastringents in general. 21. Khus G-labrum, Sumach. This is the fruit or berries of Rhusglabrum, Smooth sumach, Upland sumach; Sex. Syst. Pentandria Tri-gynia; Nat. Ord. Terebinthaceae; found everywhere in the United. Heuchera acerifolia. STATICE. 141 States. It is astringent, and is sometimes used in infusion as a garglein sore throat. The inner bark of the root, which also possessesastringent virtues, may be used as a collutory in mercurial ptyalism,and various forms of stomatitis. 22. Eubus Trivialis, Deivberry Boot; and 23, Eubus Villosus,Blackberry Boot; Sex. Syst. Icosandria Polygynia; Nat. Ord. Eosa-ceae; are the roots of well known plants, whose berries are much usedas food. The main bitterness and astringency appear to reside in thebark of the root. It is rarely given in substance; but, if this be de-sired, the dose may be twenty or thirty grains. It is commonly, how-ever, prescribed in decoction, (Bub. trivial, vel Bub. villos. §j.; AquceOiss. Boil to a pint.) Dose, fsj. to f 3ij., repeated according to circum-stances, in chronic diarrhoea and dysentery, and wherever vegetableastringents are indicated.
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