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Pagina 425
... astringent ; and , in the form of infusion or decoction , is said to be useful as a lotion in ophthalmia , and as a gargle in sore throats , accompanied with relaxation . A poultice made by steeping the fungi in milk or vinegar , has ...
... astringent ; and , in the form of infusion or decoction , is said to be useful as a lotion in ophthalmia , and as a gargle in sore throats , accompanied with relaxation . A poultice made by steeping the fungi in milk or vinegar , has ...
Pagina 491
... astringent , and the kernels are said to have emetic powers . Labardiere states , that when steeped in water and fermented , a spirituous liquor is procured from the fruit of the Cycas circinalis , and that the fruit - bearing trees ...
... astringent , and the kernels are said to have emetic powers . Labardiere states , that when steeped in water and fermented , a spirituous liquor is procured from the fruit of the Cycas circinalis , and that the fruit - bearing trees ...
Pagina 526
... astringent and aromatic . Our common sweet gale ( M. Gale ) is prized by country people for its agreeable odour . It is also said to be inimical to vermin , and hence its use in decoctions to destroy fleas , and other similar pests of ...
... astringent and aromatic . Our common sweet gale ( M. Gale ) is prized by country people for its agreeable odour . It is also said to be inimical to vermin , and hence its use in decoctions to destroy fleas , and other similar pests of ...
Pagina 528
... astringent and tonic . Sir Humphry Davy found willow - bark to contain as much tanning principle as that of the oak ; the species in which it is most abundant are S. Russelliana , alba , and purpurea , the latter of which is the ...
... astringent and tonic . Sir Humphry Davy found willow - bark to contain as much tanning principle as that of the oak ; the species in which it is most abundant are S. Russelliana , alba , and purpurea , the latter of which is the ...
Pagina 535
... astringents known , and hence they form the basis of most styptics , and enter into the composition of many astringent medicines . An infusion of galls is the best antidote for an over- dose of ipecacuanha , rendering it almost ...
... astringents known , and hence they form the basis of most styptics , and enter into the composition of many astringent medicines . An infusion of galls is the best antidote for an over- dose of ipecacuanha , rendering it almost ...
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2-celled abortion abundant acrid adnate affinity afford albumen Algæ allies alternate America anthers aromatic associated astringent axillary baccate bark become bitter branches called calyx Candolle capsular carpels cells chiefly colour common corolla cotyledons deciduous decoction dehiscent differentially considered disk distinct distribution ditto drupaceous eatable eaten embryo equal in number erect esculent esteemed exalbuminous exserted exstipulate febrifuge filaments flavour fleshy flowers foliaceous fruit fungi genus germen groups hence herbaceous hilum hymenium hypogynous imbricate in æstivation included indehiscent inferior inflorescence juice known latter leaves less likewise Linneus lobes medicine natives normal genera occasionally ovary ovules peculiar pendulous perianth perigynous petals petiolate pistilline placenta plants poisonous properties radicle rarely resembling resin roots seeds seldom sepals separated shew shrubs simple solitary sometimes species sporidia stamens stamina stems stigma stigmata stipules structure style subtype synpetalous temperate thallus trees tropical tube valvate vegetable West Indies wood zones
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Pagina 527 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renowned, But such as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Deccan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillared shade High overarched, and echoing walks between...
Pagina 678 - My lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there ; I do beseech you send for some of them.
Pagina 972 - The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed ; This, more delusive, not the touch, but taste Deceived ; they, fondly thinking to allay Their appetite with gust, instead of fruit Chewed bitter ashes, which the offended taste With spattering noise rejected.
Pagina 733 - And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
Pagina 637 - fit dainties for ladies, they came so far, and cost so dear.
Pagina 964 - A custome lothsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmefull to the braine, dangerous to the lungs, and in the blacke stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stigian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.
Pagina 967 - Bacon; and some of them eat plentifully of it, the effect of which was a very pleasant comedy; for they turned natural fools upon it for several days: one would blow up a feather in the air; another would dart straws at it with much fury; and another stark naked was sitting up in a corner, like a monkey, grinning and making mows at them; a fourth would fondly kiss and paw his companions, and snear in their faces, with a countenance more antic than any in a Dutch droll.
Pagina 278 - ... perpendicular descent of many hundred feet, by ladders of bamboo and rattan, over a sea rolling violently against the rocks. When the mouth of the cavern is attained the perilous office of taking the nests must often be performed...
Pagina 600 - ... part of the berry is separated from the stone. This meal is then mixed with a little water, and formed into cakes, which, when dried in the sun, resemble in colour and flavour the sweetest gingerbread. The stones are afterwards put into a vessel of water, and shaken about so as to separate the meal which may still adhere to them.
Pagina 199 - in the plain near Hastings, where the Norman William, after his victory, found king Harold slain, he built Battle Abbey, which at last (as divers other monasteries) grew to a town enough populous. Thereabout is a place which, after rain, always looks red, which some have attributed to a very bloody sweat of the earth, as crying to heaven for revenge of so great a slaughter.