TARAXACUM

(Lat.), n. n. Ta2r(tasr)-a2x(a3x)'a2k(a3k)-u3m- (u4m). Fr., pi enlit (2d and 3d def's), dent-de-lion (racine) [Fr. Cod.] (2d def.), dent-de-lion [Fr. Cod.] (3d def.). Ger.., Pfaffenrohrchen (1st def.), Ldwenzahnuiurzel (2d def.), Loivenzahn. Sp., diente de leon [Sp. Ph.] (3d def.). 1. A genus of the Taraxacece (a tribe of the Cichoriacece). 2. Dandelion-root; of the U. S. Ph., the root (in the Br. Ph., the fresh and dried roots) of T. of ficin ale gathered in autumn, [a, 35.] 3. Of the Austr. Ph. and Hung. Ph., the leaves of T. of ficin ale. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Compound elixir of t. A preparation made of 6 oz. of t.-root, 4 of wild-cherry bark, 2 of orange-peel, 1 oz. each of gentian-root, cinnamon, coriander, and licorice, 2 drachms each of anise, cardamom, and caraway, Sty pints of syrup, and enough of a mixture of 3 parts of water and 1 part of alcohol to produce 6 pints of elixir by treatment in a percolator; or of 6 fl. oz. of fluid extract of t., 1 fl. oz. of fluid extract of gentian, 100 drops of oil of orange, 13 of oil of cinnamon, 10 of oil of anise, 5 of oil of caraway, 20 of oil of coriander, 1 oz. of extract of licorice, 2} pints of syrup of wild cherry, H of alcohol, and 4 of water. fB, 5 (a. 38).] Decoctum taraxaci [Br. Ph., Belg. Ph.]. Fr., tisane de pi enlit. Ger., Lowenzahnwurzelabsnd. Sp., cocimiento de taraxacdn [Sp. Ph.]. A decoction made by boiling 1 oz. of dry t.-root for ten minutes in water enough to make 1 pint after straining and washing [Br. Ph.]; or by macerating 1 part of the root an hour with water enough to make 20 parts after boiling a quarter of an hour and straining [Belg. Ph.]; or by boiling 1 part of dried t.-leaves a quarter of an hour with water enough to make 46 parts when strained [Sp. Ph.]. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Decoctum taraxaci compos i tum. A preparation made by boiling together 120 parts of dandelion-root, 15 of Menyanthes trifoliata. and 1,440 of water till the liquid is reduced one half, and adding 30 of pota ium sulphate and 7 of ether; or by boiling 75 grammes each of dandelion, chicory, and Triticum repens with water enough to make 360, and adding 7 of pota ium sulphate, 90 of sirop des cinq raeines. and 25 drops of Hoffmann's solution. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Extractum taraxaci. Fr., extrait de pi enlit. Ger., Lowenzahnextrakt. Sp., extracto de taraxacon. 1. An extract made from the root [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph., Finn. Ph., Swi Ph.] (from the herb and root [Ger. Ph., Dan. Ph., Norw. Ph., Swed. Ph., Ru . Ph., Netherl. Ph., Belg. Ph., Gr. Ph.], from the leaves [Fr. Cod., Sp. Ph.]) of T. of ficin ale. [B.] 2. Of the Austr. Ph. and Hung. Ph., see Extractum taraxaci liquidum (2d def.). Extractum taraxaci fluidum. An extract made by exhausting 100 grammes of t.-root in No. 30 powder with a mixture of 2 parts of alcohol and 3 of water, reserving 85 c. c., distilling off the alcohol from the remainder and evaporating it to a soft extract, mixing the two, and bringing up to 100 c. c. with the menstruum [U. S. Ph.]; or by macerating 40 oz. of t.-root in No. 20 powder O, no; O2, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Th, the; U, like oo in [s. 595]