GLAUX

(Lat), n. f. Gla4x(gla3'u4x). Gen., gla.uc'os (-is). Gr.. yAavfvf. Fr., glance. Ger., Milchkrant, Salzkraut, Mutter kraut. Blacck saltwort; of Linnaeus, a genus of primulaceous maritime plants, used as food and also as a galactagogue. The Glaucece (Fr., glaucees) of Reichenbach are a subdivision of the Lysimachieae, consisting of the genus G. G, maritima. Fr., glauce (ou g. ) maritime, her be au lait. Ger., Mevrslrandsmilchkraut. A small fleshy plant growing abundantly on the European sea-coasts and in salt marshes, and found occasionally on the sea-coast of North America in California, and from Canada to New Jersey. It is eaten as a salad and to increase the flow of milk. [B, 19, 34, 173, 180 (a, 24); "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xix (a, 14).] G. vulgar is. See ASTRAGALUS ylycyphyllos. [s. 197]