General therapeutics and materia medica (volume 1): adapted for a medical text book . for cases of atonic dyspepsia, and flatulent colic. The author has, how-ever, never seen it used. It may be given in infusion (Angelic. 5j;Aq. bullient. Oj. Dose ; f.^iss to f.^iij.) 20. Asarum,—Canada snakeroot, wild ginger. The root of AsarumCanadense; Sex. Syst. Dodecandria Monogynia ; Nat. Ord. Aristolo-chiaceae; which grows in old woods and shady places from Canada toCarolina, has an agreeably aromatic taste, considered to be intermediatebetween that of ginger and that of serpentaria; qualities, which ha
General therapeutics and materia medica (volume 1): adapted for a medical text book . for cases of atonic dyspepsia, and flatulent colic. The author has, how-ever, never seen it used. It may be given in infusion (Angelic. 5j;Aq. bullient. Oj. Dose ; f.^iss to f.^iij.) 20. Asarum,—Canada snakeroot, wild ginger. The root of AsarumCanadense; Sex. Syst. Dodecandria Monogynia ; Nat. Ord. Aristolo-chiaceae; which grows in old woods and shady places from Canada toCarolina, has an agreeably aromatic taste, considered to be intermediatebetween that of ginger and that of serpentaria; qualities, which havegiven it the names of wild ginger, and snakeroot in different parts of thecountry. It has, also, been called CoWs foot. The properties seem to COTULA. 49 Dorstenia contrayerva. be dependent upon volatile oil, and a bitter resinous matter; both ofwhich are extracted by dilute resembles serpentaria in its proper-ties ; and is sometimes used as a substi-tute for ginger; so that it might, withpropriety, be classed amongst Exci-tants. 21. Contrayerva.—The root ofDorstenia Contrayerva; Sex. Monogynia ; Nat. Ord. Ur-ticacese—a native of Mexico, the WestIndies, and certain parts of South Ame-rica—is imported chiefly from the WestIndies, and the Brazils. Its odour isaromatic and peculiar; taste warm,bitterish and slightly acrid. Its vir-tues appear to be dependent upon vola-tile oil, and bitter extractive. It is considered to resemble serpen-taria ; and has been prescribed in thesame cases; but it is rarely used in thiscountry, or indeed any where. Thedose of the powder is 9j to 3ss; but it is best given in infusion (Con-trayerv. By, »%? Dose, fJiss.) 22. Cotula, May-weed.—The herb *fln-themis
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