. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics (Volume 2) . ha. 680 ELEMENTS OF MATERIA MEDICA. Order LXXIX.—, Lindky.—THE ROCK-ROSE TRIBE. Cisti, Jussieu. Cistoide/E, Ventenal. Cistineje, De Candollc. The substance called Ladanum is a resinous exudation from the Cistus creticus, growing, as its name implies, in Crete. In the timeFig 246. of Dioscorides it was collected by combing the beards of the goats which browse onthe plant. According to Tourncfort (Voy-age into the Levant, i. p. 79, 1741), andSieber, it is now collected by a kind ofwhip or rake, with a double row of leathernt
. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics (Volume 2) . ha. 680 ELEMENTS OF MATERIA MEDICA. Order LXXIX.—, Lindky.—THE ROCK-ROSE TRIBE. Cisti, Jussieu. Cistoide/E, Ventenal. Cistineje, De Candollc. The substance called Ladanum is a resinous exudation from the Cistus creticus, growing, as its name implies, in Crete. In the timeFig 246. of Dioscorides it was collected by combing the beards of the goats which browse onthe plant. According to Tourncfort (Voy-age into the Levant, i. p. 79, 1741), andSieber, it is now collected by a kind ofwhip or rake, with a double row of leathernthongs. With this the countrymen brushthe plants, and when the whips are suffi-ciently laden with the juice, it is scrapedoff by knives, and made into cakes. Pureladanum consists of resin and volatile oil86, wax 7, aqueous extract 1, and earthymatters and hairs 6 (Guibourt). Pelletierfound 72 per cent, of sand in it. It pos-sesses stimulant properties, and was for-merly a constituent of some plasters. ItsCistus creticus. Ladanum Whip. use is now
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