VIBURNUM

(Lat.), n. n. Vi2b(web)-u6rn(urn)'u3m(u4m). Fr., viorne (1st def.), viburne (1st det'.). Ger., Schlingbaum (1st def.). 1. A genus of the Sambuceoe. The Viburnece, or Viburnaceoe, are the Sambuceoe. 2. Of the U. S. Ph., the bark of V. prunifolium. [a, 35.] Cortex viburni. The inner bark of Rhamnus frangula. [a, 35.] Extractuin viburni fltiidum [U. S. Ph.]. A preparation made by exhausting by percolation 100 grammes of v. in No. 60 powder with a mixture of 2 parts of alcohol and 1 part of water, and bringing up to 100 c. c. [B, 95 (a, 38).] V. lantana. Fr., viorne cotonneuse (ou ment i anne, ou des pauvres), bardeau, bourdaine blanche, marselle, valinie, mantanne. Ger., wolliger Schlingbaum, Schwindelbeerbaum. Common wayfaring-tree, cotton-tree, mealy-tree, cottoner; a European shrub. The mildly astringent leaves and the mucilaginous berries, folia et baccce viburni, are used. The vesicant bark is used in veterinary medicine for setons. [a, 35.] V. obovatum. Fr., viorne a manchette. A species found in the southern United States. The bark is antiperiodic. [a, 35.] V. opulus. Fr., (viorne) obier, aubier, sureau aquatique (ou dVau, ou des marais), caillebot. Ger., gemeiner Schlingbaum, Was ser holder, Hirschholder, Schneeball, Gfalingenholz. Dog- (or water-, or marsh-) elder, dog-rowan-tree, snowball-tree, whit ten tree, ople-tree, guelder-rose of Europe and the northern United States. The bark, flowers, and fruits, cortex, flores, et baccoe sambucoB aquaticae, have properties like those of Sambucua nigra, and were formerly official. The bark, known as cramp-bark, is antispasmodic. Both bark and fruits contain valerianic acid. [a, 35.] V. prunifolium. Fr., viorne d feuilles de prunier. Ger.. am erik an is cher Schneeball. (North) American black haw; a shrub common in the Middle and Southern States. The bitterish bark, the v. of the U. S. Ph., occurs in thin, glo y, brownish pieces or quills with small black dots and scattered warts. Its medicinal properties are not well determined; the fluid extract has been used as a tonic, diuretic, astringent, nervine, etc., and is especially recommended for the prevention of miscarriage, in uterine pain, and in the nervous complaints of pregnant women, [a, 35.] V. tin us. Fr., viorne tin, (viorne) laurier-tin, lauretin. Ger., Bastard lor beer, Laurustinus, immergriiner Schlingbaum. Laurustinus; a shrub found in southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Orient. The fruits, which are a drastic purgative, were formerly used, especially in dropsy, [a, 35.] [s. 714]