California

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 8

(kal-ifor' -ne-ah). A western State. C. Buckthorn. See Cascara Sagrada. C. Elm. See Fremontia . C. Fever bush. See Garrya . C. Laurel, the leaves of Umbellularia californica, common to the Pacific slope. It is recommended for nervous headaches, cerebrospinal meningitis, neuralgia, etc. Dose of fld. ext., gtt. C. Poppy. See Kschscholtzia californica.