CRITHMUM

(Lat.), n. n. Kri2th'mu3m(mu4m). Gr., Kpie^ov, KpjjO/u.oj'. Fr., christe-marine, perce-pierre. Ger., Bacille. Of Linnaeus, a genus of umbelliferous plants of the tribe Setelinece. [B, 42, 173, 180 (a, 21. a, 24).] Crithmi oleum. A limpid, colorle , volatile oil derived from C. maritimum. It has an acrid, aromatic taste and a sp. gr. of 0'98, and on oxidation furnishes crithmic acid and crithmic aldehyde. [B, 93.] C. marinum, C. maritimum [Linnaeus]. Fr., criste-marine, bacille, pa e-pierre. Ger., SeeBncillenkraut, Meerdill, Meerfenchel. Syn.: Cachrys maritima [Sprengel]. The samphire, sea-fennel, Peter's cre (in Brazil the caaponga); growing along the coasts of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea,- and the Atlantic Ocean. The whole plant is aromatic and diuretic, and was formerly used for diseases of the kidneys and verminous affections. The leaves are pickled and used as a condiment. [B, 19. 121, 180 (a, 24).] CRITHMUS [Rumphius] (Lat.), n. m. Kri2th(kreth)'mu - (mu4s). Gr., KpiO^ov, KpTjfyioc. The Sesuvium portulacas i rum. [B, 121 (a, 24).] [s. 447]