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LIST OF REMEDIES,

THEIR SYNONYMES, NATIVITIES, AND ANTIDOTES.

1 ACONITE. Aconitum Napellus. Native of the Mountain Forests of France, Switzerland, and Germany. Antidotes, Camph. NuxVom., Acetic Acid, (Vinegar.)

2. ALOES

Aloe Barbadensis, Aloe Hepatica, Aloe Socotrina. The Inspisated Juice from the Leaves of the Aloe. The Cape and the Socotrine Aloes are the varieties most used in this country. The former is from the Cape of Good Hope; and the latter from the Island of Socotra, in the Straits of Babelmandel. Its duration of action varies from one to fourteen days. Antidotes, for large doses, Opium ; and for small ones, the Vegetable Acids.

3. ANACARDIUM. Malacca Bean. West Indies and other parts of tropical America. Antidotes, Camph., Coffea.

4. AGARICUS. Agaricus Muscarius, Bug Agaric. A species of Mushroom, Europe and America. Antidotes, Camph., Coffea, Wine.

5. ALUMINA. Alum, Alum Stone, or Alum Ores. Is found in large quantities at Tolfa and Piombino, in Italy. Antidotes, Bryonia, Cham, Ipecac.

6. AMMONIUM CARB. Carbonate of Ammonia, Salts of Hartshorn. A compound of Carbonic Acid, Ammonia and Water. Antidotes, Arn. Camph., Hep.-sulph.

7. APOCYNUM CANNABINUM. Indian Hemp. United States. Antidotes, Bry. Chin. and Ipecac.

8. APIS MEL. Apis Mellifica, Honey Bee. United States. Antidotes, China, Arsen., Ipecac.

9. ANTIMONY CRUDE. Crude Antimony, Regulus of Antimony. A native Mineral of France and Germany.

10. ANGUSTURA. Bonplandia Trifoliata, Galipea Officinalis, of the United States and Edinburgh Pharmacopoeias, native of South America. Antidote, Coffea.

11. ARNICA. Arnica Montana, Leopard's Bane. Native of the Mountainous districts of Europe and Siberia, and the Northern districts of this Continent west of the Mississippi, (Nuttall.) Antidotes, Camphor, Ignatia.

12. ARGENT-NIT. Argentum Nitratum, Nitrate of Silver. Silver, in its mineral state, is found in Mexico, Peru, Norway, Hungary, and Transylvania, and in different localities in the United States. Antidotes, Merc.- Cors., Natrum-Muriat, Nit.-Acid.

13. ARSENICUM. Arsenicum Album, Acidum Arseniosum, Arsenious Acid, White Arsenic. It is generally found in the form of the Grey Sulphuret or Bisulphuret, in Saxony, Bohemia, Transylvania, and in volcanic regions. Antidotes for large doses, Hydrated Peroxyde of Iron, Sesquioxyde and the Muriate Tinct. of Iron; for small doses, Camphor, Chin., Ferr., Ipecac., Nux-Vom.

14. ARTEMISIA. Mugwort. Europe and America.

Antidotes.

15. ASPARAGUS. Asparagus Officinalis. Europe and America. Antidote, Coffea.

16. AURUM-FOLIAT. Gold Leaf. Gold is now being found in large quantities in California, Australia, and in the Southern States of the Union. Antidotes, Bell., Chin., Cuprum, Merc.

17. AURUM. NITRO-MURIAT. Nitro-Muriat of Gold. A compound of the metal with Nitro-Muriatic Acid, (Aqua Regia.)

18. BELLADONNA. Atropa Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade. Native of Europe and America, Antidotes, Coffea, Camphor, Opii, Hyosciam. 19. BARYTA CARBONICA. Carbonate of Baryta. The native Carbonate is found in Sweden, Scotland, and in the lead mines of the North of England. Antidotes, Sulph., Magnesia, for large doses; for small ones, Bell., Camph., Dulc., Merc.

20. BOVISTA. Lycoperdon Bovista, Puff-ball. Europe and America. Antidote, Camphor.

21. BORAX. Borate of Soda. Borax is a native of the East, and is also found in South America. Antidotes, Coffea Crud., Cham., Wine. 22. BROMINE. Bromine is an elementary body, somewhat analagous to Chlorine and Iodine. It has been detected in many of our mineral springs in New York and Pennsylvania. Antidotes, for large doses, are, Opii, Coff., Amm. ; for small doses, Coff., Camph., Ammonia.

23. BRYONIA. Bryonia Alba, White Bryony. Native of Europe. Antidotes, Aconite, Cham., Ignatia, Nux-Vomica.

24. CALCAREA CARB. Carbonate of Lime.

ral production but never found pure.
Nit., and Sulph.

Lime is an abundant natu

Antidotes, Nit -Acid, Spts.

25. CALCAREA PHOS. Phosphate of Lime. A chemical combination of Phos.-Acid and Lime. Antidotes, Nit -Acid, Sulph -Acid.

26. CAMPHORA. Camphor is extracted from the Camphora Officinarum of Nees, or Laurus Camphora of Linnæus; it is an evergreen tree, native of China, Japan, and other parts of Eastern Asia. Antidotes, Opii, Spts. Nit. Dulc.

27. CANNABIS. Cannabis Sativa. Hemp is a native of Caucasus, Persia, and the hilly regions in the North of India, but is cultivated in Europe, Asia, and our Western States. Antidotes, for large doses, Citric-Acid, (Lemonade ;) for small doses, Camphor. 28. CANTHARIS. Spanish Fly. Cantharis Vesicatoria,

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chiefly from Anti

Spain, Italy, Sicily, and other parts of the Mediterranean."
dotes, for large doses, Camphor, Spts. Nitre, Dulc.; small doses,
Camph.

29. CAPSICUM. Capsicum Annuum, Spanish Pepper. Cayenne Pepper, native of the warmer regions of Asia and America, and cultivated in most parts of the world. Antidote, Camph.

30. CARBO ANIMALIS. Animal Charcoal. Antidote, Camph. 31. CARBO VEGETABILIS. Vegetable Charcoal.

Camph., Coff., Lach., Spts. Nit. Dulc.

Antidotes, Arsen.,

32. CAUSTICUM. Caustic of the Alkalies. Antidotes, Coffea, Colocynth, Nux. Vomica.

33. CHAMOMILLA. German Chamomile, Matricarid Chamomilla.

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native of Europe, and occasionally cultivated in gardens. Antidotes, Coff., Ignatia, Puls.

34. CHINA. Cinchona Officinalis, Peruvian Bark. Native of Peru, not known to naturalists before 1737, discovered by a French Academic, in the province of Loxa. Antidotes, Arsen., Bell., Calc., Carbo.-veg., Cina., Ferr., Ipecac., Puls., Sulph., Nux-Vom.

35. CICUTAE. Cicuta Virosa, Water Hemlock, Cowbane.

European

plant, growing on the borders of pools and streams. Antidotes. Tobacco, Opium.

36. CINA. Santonici Semen, European Wormseed. Native of Persia, Asia Minor, and other parts of the East. Antidotes, Bry., Chin., Hyos., Ipecac.

37 CINNAMOMUM. Cinnamon, Cinnamomum Cassia. The bark of the tree, native of Ceylon, and the Malabar Coast.

38. CoCCULUS. Cocculus Indicus, Menispermum Cocculus of Linnæus, Anamirta of Wright and Arnott. Native of the Malabar Coast, and of Eastern Insular and Continental India. Antidotes, Camph., Nux-V'om.

39. COFFEA. Coffee, Coffea Arabica. The Coffee tree is a native of South Arabia, Abyssinia, and the Western coast of Liberia; subsequently introduced by the French into their West India Islands, and has made its way into various parts of tropical America. Antidotes, Aconite, Cham., Nux-Vom.

40. COLCHICUM. Colchicum Autumnale, Meadow Saffron Native of the temperate parts of Europe, where it grows wild in the meadows. Antidotes, for large doses, Acetic Acid and Mel., (Honey and Vinegar,) Carb, or Aqu, Amm.; small doses, Cocculus, Nux-Vom., Pulsatil.

41. COLOCYNTHUS. Colocynth, Cucumus Colocynthus, Wild Cucumber. Native of Turkey; it grows in various parts of Africa and Asia, and, according to Ainslie, in sandy situations near the sea in Lower India. Antidotes, for large doses, Tepid Milk, Infusion of Galls, Camph., Opii; small doses, Camph., Caust., Cham., Coff., Staphysagra. 42. CONIUM. Conium Maculatum, Hemlock. Is a native of Europe, and has been introduced into the United States; it grows along the road sides, and in waste grounds. Antidotes, Coffee, Spts-Nit. 43. COPAIVA. Balsam Copaiba, an Oleo-resinous balm from the Copaifera Officinalis. Native of Venezula, and the province of Carthagena. Most of the Copaiba of commerce is now derived from Para. Antidotes, Mercurius, and Merc-Cors.

44. CROCUS. Crocus Sativus, Saffron. Native of Greece and Asia Minor, and cultivated in different parts of the world. Antidote, Opium. 45. CUPRUM. Cuprum Metalicum, Copper. Found in its mineral state in the United States, in the vicinity of Lake Superior, Pyrenees, in France, Cornwall in England, and Fahlun, in Sweden. Antidotes, for large doses, are Albumen, the White of Eggs, Sweetened Water, Milk sweetened with Sugar; for small doses, Bell., CalcCarb., Chin., Cocc., Merc-Cors., Nux-Vom., Rhus-tox., Ipecac. 46. DIGITALIS. Digitalis Purpurea, Fox-glove. Grows wild in most of the temperate countries of Europe, and cultivated as a garden ornament and for medicinal purposes in this country. Antidotes, for

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