gouland

[A. S. geolo =yellow.) A flower; perhaps the gowan or mountain daisy. Gou-lard, s. [Named after Thomas Goulard, a surgeon at Montpelier, about A. D. 1750, who discovered it.] Pharm.: The same as GOULARD'S-EXTRACT (q.v.). goulard's-extract, s. Pharm.: A saturated solution of basic lead acetate. It is used as a lotion in cases of inflammation. (2) The Wild Gourd of Scripture: Hebrew pl. paquoth and peqaim . It is from paqa =to be split or burst. It is a plant which grew on a wild vine i . e . , was procumbent, and had tendrils. It moreover produced "death in the pot;" discoverable in a moment by the taste. It was probably either the Colocynth ( Citrullus colocynth is ), or the Squirting Cucumber ( Momordica elaterium), the one called by Gesenius by its ancient name, Cucumis agrestis . (3) In Lindley's Natural System of Botany , the order Cucurbit a cee is called the Gourd tribe, altered in his Vegetable Kingdom to Cucurbits.