chamois-skin ‘sham’wah-, sham’e-)

A soft wash leather of sheepskin: used in surgery. chamomile ikam’o-mil) [1,.. chamomil’la; Gr. xapai ground + μῆλον apple]. A popular name for composite-flowered plants of the genera An’ them is, Calen’dula, Matric a’ria, and Tace’tes. The common or Roman chamomile is An’them is nob'ilis: a useful tonic and febrifuge. It is used in dyspepsia and as a diaphoretic, and locally in fomentations for relieving pain. Dose of powder, 4-1 dr. (1.95-3.9 gm.); of extract. 2-10 gr. (0.13-0.05 gm.): of infusion, 2-4 fl.oz. (60-120 c.c.). Oil of c., the volatile oil of An’them is nob'il . Dose, 2-10 min. (0.13-0.65 ς.(.). ehampacol (sham’pak-ol). of the wood of the champak tree, Michel’ia cham’- paca: in white, soluble needles.