VISCUM

(Lat.), n. n. Vi2sk(wi2sk)'u3m(u*m). Fr., gui (1st def.). Ger., Mintel (1st def.). 1. A genus of lor a nth a ceo us shrubs parasitic on trees. The Viscece are a division of the Loranthece,, a tribe of the Viscoidece, or a tribe of the Loranthacece. The Viscoidece are a suborder of the Loranthacece. The Viscince are a family of the Polymorphce. [a, 35.] 2. See under V. album. Decoctum visci alb i. A preparation made by boiling 30 to 60 grammes of V. album in 2 litres of water till the liquid is reduced one half. [B. 119 (a, 38).] Extractwm visci aquosum. Fr., extrait aqueux de gui. A preparation made by boiling V. album in three times as much water, expre ing, clarifying with white of egg, and evaporating. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Extractuin visci vinosum. A preparation made by digesting V. album with five or six times as much white wine for three days, straining,-boiling the residue with fresh wine, mixing the liquids, and evaporating. [B. 119 (o, 38).] V. aethiopicum. Fr., gui d'Ethiopie. A species used as tea at the Cape of Good Hope. [a. 35.] V. album. Fr., gui blanc, gill on, pom me hemorrho'idale, verquet. Ger., gemeE, he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; I2, in; N, in; N>, tank; [s. 718]