EUPATORIUM

(Lat.), n. n. Ua-pa(pas)-to'ria-u3m(u*m). Fr., eupatoire. Ger., Was ser do sten, Abkraut. It., Sp., eupatorio. 1. Boneset: a genus of the Composites. 2. Of the U. S. Ph., the E. per folia tum and (1840) other species of E. [B, 5, 42, 173, 180 (a, 24).] E. ager a to ides. Nettle-leaved hemp-agrimony, white sanicle; a species found in Canada and the United States. [B, 34, 275 (a, 24).] E.:i ma rum. The Mikania amara (seu guaco). [" Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxix (a, 14).] E. aquat icuiii alterum (seu fremina). See BIDENS tripart it a. E. Arabum. See E. cannabinum. E. a rom at i cum. White snake-root; a species growing in Michigan; used as an aromatic and antispasmodic. [" Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," vii (a, 14).] E. atriplicifolium. Fr., eupatoire d feuilles d^arroche, her be au chat, langue de chat. A West Indian species, employed as an emmenagogue, aperient, and vulnerary. [B, 173 (a, 24).] E.-Aufgu (Ger.). See Infusum eupatorii. E. Avicennse. See E. cannabinum. E. aya-pan a. See AYA-PANA. E. cannabinum. Fr., eupatoire a feuilles de chanyre (ou chanvrin, ou commune, ou d'Avicenne), her be SainteCunegoude, origan des marais, pant a gruel i on sauvage. Ger., han far tiger Was ser do sten, Wa erhanf,Kunigundenkraut, Hirschklee, Abkraut. And uri on, common hemp, agrimony, hemp-weed, holy rope, water-agrimony; a species found in Europe and central Asia. The root and herb (radix et herb a eupatorii, seu cannabin i, seu hepatorii, seu consolidce aquaticce) was formerly official and used in intestinal complaints, fevers, and dyspepsia. The root contains a volatile oil, resin, and extractives. [B, 173, 180, 275 (a, 24).] E. chilense. Fr., eupatoire dn Chili. A species found in Chili, from which a yellow dye is obtained. [B, 173 (a, 24).] E. colliuium. Sp., yerba del angel [Mex. Ph.]. A species found in the mountains of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in Mexico, where the leaves are used in atonic diarrhrea and as an antiperiodic, and fraudulently in making beer. [J. M. Maisch, " Am. Jour, of Pharm.," Apr., 1886, p. 168; ''Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxiv (a, 14).] E. connatum. See E. per folia tum. HZ. crenatum. Fr., eupatoire crenelee. A species found in Brazil, employed in infusion and locally in snake-bites. [B, 173 (a. 24).] E. dale a. Fr., eupatoire de la Jama'ique. A species found in the West Indies. The leaves are substituted for vanilla for their odor. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24).] E. fo3niculaceum. Dog-fennel, a common weed found in the southern United States. The juice is used for relieving the pain of insects' bites. [B, 81 (a, 21).] E. glandulosum. See E. per folia tum. E. glutiiiosum. The chu alongo, or matico, of South America. [B, 18.] E. Graecorum. The A grim on i a eupatoria. [B, 173 (a, 24).] E. guaco. See Mikania guaco. E. in carn a tum. A species said to contain coumarin, found in the United States from North Carolina to Texas, and in Mexico, where it is called mat a and is used to perfume smoking tobacco. [B, 5 (a, 24); " Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xvi, xx (a, 14).] E. maculatum. Purple boneset; a species found in the United States and Canada. [B, 34, 180 (a, 24).] E. mezues. See ACHILLEA ageratum. E. nervosum. A species found in Jamaica, where it is employed as a stimulant in typhus and typhoid fevers and as a cholagogue. [B, 5 (a, 24).] E. pdoratum. Ger., wohlbriechende Was ser do sten. A species found in the West Indies, Martin i que, and Guiana; a bitter tonic. [B, 180 (a, 24).] E. parviflorum. See MIKANIA guaco. E. per folia tum. Fr., eupatoire perfoliee. Ger.. durchnacksenbldttriges Was ser do sten. Boneset, Indian ague-weed, vegetable antimony, thoroughwort, Indian sage; a well-known species found in the United States and Canada. The leaves and flowery tops are the e. of the O, no; Oa, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Tha, the; U, like oo in too; [s. 773]