Species, Hot. 1. (Four greater hot seeds.) The seeds of anise, caraway, cumin, and fennel.
2. (Four lesser hot seeds.) The seeds of bishop’s weed, smallage, stone parsley, and wild carrot.
Species, Lax′ative. Syn. St Germain laxative powder; Species laxantes St Germain, L. Prep. (Ph. Bor.) Senna leaves (exhausted with spirit), 4 oz.; elder flowers, 21⁄2 oz.; aniseed and fennel seed, of each 11⁄4 oz.; reduce them to coarse powder, and, when dispensing, add of powdered cream of tartar, 1 dr., to each 11⁄2 oz. of the mixture.
Species, Narcotic. Syn. Four narcotic herbs; Species narcoticæ, L. Dried leaves of belladonna, black nightshade, henbane, and thorn-apple, equal parts.
Species, Purging. Syn. Species Purgantes. Thé de santé. Thé de St Germain. (P. Cod.) Senna, 12 dr.; elder flowers, 5 dr.; fennel seeds, 3 dr.; aniseed, 5 dr.; cream of tartar, 3 dr. Eighty grains in a cup of boiling water for a dose, said to be very serviceable and largely used in France for habitual constipation.
Species, Pec′toral. Syn. Species bechicæ, Species ad infusum pectorales, L, 1. Mallow root, 4 oz.; coltsfoot leaves, 2 oz.; liquorice root, 11⁄2 oz.; aniseed, great mullein flowers and red-poppy flowers, of each 1 oz.; orris root, 1⁄2 oz. (Ph. Bor.)
Species, Refri′′gerant.—1. (Four cold
SEEDS.) The seeds of cucumber, gourd, melon, and water-melon.
2. (Four lesser cold seeds.) The seeds of endive, lettuce, purslane, and succory.
Species, Resol′vent. Syn. Farinæ resolventes, L. The meal of the seeds of barley, bean, tare, and white lupin.