LIST OF MEDICAMENTA

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I. LIST OF REMEDIES USED AND THE DRUGS, HERBS AND OTHER INGREDIENTS OF PRESCRIPTIONS

Abrotonum (Habrotonum); Artemisia abrotonum; southernwood.
This yields a bitter oil resembling that of hops and was used internally as a carminative, I. 316, 386, and topically to clean wounds, II. 6, 10, and to relieve gout, II. 30.

Absinthium; Artemisia absinthium.
The twigs supply wormwood; the dried flowers wormseed, from which the bitter oil, absinth, was distilled; this was taken with honey as a carminative and diuretic, I. 204, 210, 316, 340, 382, 398, 400, 414, 416, 422, II. 64. It was a remedy against worms, I. 438; santonin, made from certain species of artemisia is still used for this purpose. It was also used topically, I. 412. Wines were flavoured with it to make them keep, I. 498. The harmfulness of the modern absinth liqueurs is due to the deleterious alcohol used in their manufacture.

Acacia; Acacia Arabica.
The gum mucilage from this, which included astringent tannin, was used to arrest bleeding and agglutinate wounds, II. 4, as an exedent,