ANEMONE

(Lat.), n. f. A?n(asn)-e?m-o'ne(na). [In English, aîn-e7m'o’n-e.] Gen., anemo’nes. Gr., àveudvn, the A, coronaria [Hippo crates] (from ävepos, wind, because the plants of this genus grow in windy places). Fr., anémone. Ger., Wind blume, Windrôschen. It., anemone, anemolo. Sp., anemona, A genus of perennial ranunculaceous herbs, of the tribe Anemoneæ, established by Tournefort and Linnæus, bearing apetalous flowers with a calyx composed of 5 to 15 colored sepals, which are deciduous with the stamens, and having both radical and cauline leaves, the latter being opposite or whorled in their arrangement. The genus is divided into three sections, often regarded as distinct genera: 1. Ane man thus, or Euanemone (the A. proper). 2 Hepatica. 3, Pulsatilla. Baillon, furthermore, a igns to this genus the sections Adonis, Knowltonia, and Consiligo. By Bentham and Hooker, and by most other botanists, these sections are put into distinct genera, Knowltonia and Adonis (including the Adonis and the Consiligo of Baillon). In the section Euanemone, to which the genus as originally made By Linnaeus was restricted, the involucre is remote from the perianth; in Hepatica, the involucre is calyciform and close to the petianth which is composed of. two whorls with alternate leaflets, hose of the internal row often being doubled; in Pulsatilla, the perianth and involucre are like those of Hepatica, but this section differs from both the others in that the exterior stamens are sterile and the carpels are surmounted by a long feathery style which persists after the flower fades. [B, 19,34, 42, 121.]—A. agria. Gr.,âveudvn dypia [Dioscorides]. The A. hortensis. [{B, 180.]—A. alba [Ju ieu]. An Asiatic species very similar to A. silvestris and used in Siberia for the same pu s. [B, 180.]—A. a penn in a [Linnæus]. A species Ërowlng in shady places in southern Europe and in the East. It is an herb, from 6 to 20 inches in height, resembling A, nemorosa in appearance, and bearing sky-blue flowers. In Italy it is used like the A, nemorosa, and furnishes with the latter the herb a ranuneuli alb i. B 180,]—-A. brand. The Puccinia anemones [Per so on]. [B, 76.)—A. cernua [Thunberg]. A species growing in China, where the root (known as hak-too-woo) is highly esteemed as a bitter. [H. Baillon (L, 87).J—A. cluster-cups. species of Æcidium attacking the leaves of A. nemorosa. [B,76.]—A. coilina. See A, pulsatilla—A. coronaria [Linnæus]. Gr., avendvn Paiepocs rates], éveudvn fpepos [Dioscorides]. Fr.,anémone couronne. Ger., Kronen-Anemone. A European species belonging to the section Euanemone; an erect herb, about 1 foot in height, with flowers 2to 3 inches in diameter and varying in color from white to yellow, blue, violét, and red. The tuberous root is used as a purgative and in ophthalmic diseases, the herb in the treatment of ulcers and cutaneous affections. [B, 180.)—A. cylindric a. Indian a.; a species growing in Kansas; used medicinally. (Pree of the Am, Pharm. A oc.,” xxvi, p. 449.]—A. fumariæfotia lJu le\?. See A, triter nat a.—A. grœnlandica [Oeder.]. The Coptis trifolia [Salisbury]. B, 180.]—A. helleborifolia [De Candolle]. A species growing in eru and Chili. The leaves have acrid properties and are used in Chili as a vesicant. [B, 180.]—A. hemeros. Gr., âveudvn iuspos [Dioscorides]. See A. coronaria.—A. hepatica [Linnæus]. n anémone héäjflatù;ue, trinitaire, her be de la Trinité. Ger., dreilap- i rkraut, Leberblume, Guldenklee. It., erba trinitd, Syn.: es Lebe: Eepation triloba eure) (seu nobilis [Minch]), Liverwort. A speenone belonging to the secr cies common throughout continental s tion Hepatica, distinguished by its cordate three-lobed leaves, which, from their fancied resemblance in shape to the lobate liver, have given the plant its name. The leaves have a slight astringent taste and constitute the herb a hepaticee (seu hepatice nobilis), herb a anemones hepatic, herb a trifolii hepatic i (seu awrei), formerly much employed in chronic disease of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. [Be i2t, 180.)—A. hortensis [Linnæus]. Gr., dvenwvy [Dioscorides}. Ger., Stern anemone. It., fiore stella. Stara. A species, belonging to the section Euanemone, bearing star-shaped flowers. It is used for the same purposes as A. coronaria. The A. stell at a of Lamarck and A. pav on in a of De Candolle are only varieties of this species. [B, 121, 180.]—A. intermedia. A, pulsatilla.— A. japonica (Siebold]. Japan a. A large species, belonging to the ‘section Fuanemone, with purplish-red flowers, indigenous to Asia and cultivated in Europe. Its root is used by the inese to arrest vomiting. [B, 19; L, 75.]—A. ludo vic i an a. An American species wing west of the es said to have been used with succe in chronic ocular disease and in cutaneous and syphilitic affections, [B,5.|—A. Intea [Lamarck]. See A. ranunculoides.— A. narci i flora {Linnæus]. Ger., narzi enblütige A. A species, with white flowers, growing in Europe upon the Alps, and in the western United pe ae (Ger.). See ANEMONIN. =A. nemorosa [Linnæus]. Fr., anémone des bois [Fr. Cod.], anémone sylvie, ba inet blanc (ou purpurin). Ger., Waldräschen, i ANEMONINEÆ April blume, wei e Osterblume. It., silvia. Wood a. A spec iés, belonging to the section Euanemone, 6 to 9 inches in height, bearing a single white or pene rose-tinted flower, with an involucre of 3 petiolate bracts. e whole plant po e es acrid properties, due probably to the presence of ane mon in (q. v.). The leaves and flowers constitute the herb a ranunculi alb i (seu nemorosi), herb a anemones nemorose, herb a jaceæ nemorensis, and the root is the radix ranunculi alb i, radix anemones nemorose, etc. Both have been used externally as antiparasitics, counterirritants, and vesicants; internally in large doses they act as corrosive poisons, producing gastro-intestinal inflammation and ulceration. Cattle feeding upon 4. memorosa are said to have convulsions and bloody urine; hence the term herb a sanguinaria applied to the plant. TA, 260; B, 34, 49, 180.]— (Ger.), A°n- Wwnrzel (Ger.). The herb and root of a species of a., especially of the ‘A. nemorosa. — [B, 180.] —A>nsubstanz (Ger.). See ANEMONIN.—A.nut tall i an a [Gray]. An American species, be- ANEMONE NEMOROSA. (AFTER DE LANES longing, to the section SAN.) Pu stieaeD purple flowers, regarded _ by Gray as distinct from masa to which it is often referred. It is one of the species furnishing the drug pulsatilla of the U. S. Ph. [B, 5.] Cf. À. patens.—A. ochotensis (Fisch.]. See A. alba.—A patens [Einneus). Syn.: Pulsatilla patens [Mill.). A species growing in central and eastern Europe, and in Siberia. It belongs to the section Pulsatilla and closely resembles A. pulsatilla, from which it is chiefly distinguished by the mode of division of its leaves and by its large purplish, reddish, or yellowish-white flower. It resembles A. pulsatilla in Froperler and like it furnishes the drug pulsatilla of the U.S. Phar. It has been much employed medicinally in Siberia, where a decoction is employed in infantile convulsions. The fresh herb contains anemonin, and is a irritating and acrid, but drying deprives it of these qualities to a t extent. The 4. patens, var. nuttalana, is the A. nut tail i an a of Gray. [A, 200; B, 5, 180.|—A. pav on in a [De Candolle]. Ger., Pfauenanemone. A variety of A. hortensis found in France, with large bright-red flowers. [B, 49,1%.] Used like A. hortensis» [L.J—A. pratensis [Linnæus]. Fr., pulsatille noire. Ger., kleine Küchenschelle, Wiesen-Kücheuschelle, Bei wurz. Syn.: Pulsatilla pratensis [Mill.]. Meadow a.: à species, belonging to the section Pulsatilla, growing in central and northern Europe. It is a plant 2 to 6 inches high, having dark-violet flowers with comparatively short revolute sepals and very long stamens. The herb, herb a puls a tillæ nigricant is (seu minor is), herb a anemones pratensis, pulsatilla [U. S. Ph.], has a slight pungent odor, and a burning acrid taste, which it loses to a great extent upon drying. It contains anemonin, anemonol, and tannin. Itis used for the same purposes as A. pulsatilla, and has been particularly recommended in amaurosis and other ocular disorders, in syphilis, and in diseases of the skin. [B, 5, 180.]—A. pnisatilla [Linnæus]. Fr., coquelourde [Fr. Cod.], coquerelle, pa e-fleur, fleur de Pâques. Ger., gemeine (oder gro e) Küchenschei Schlottenblume, gro e Osterblume. Syn.: Pulsatilla vulgar is [Mill]. Pasque-flower; a species, belonging to the section Pulsatilla, growing in northern Hasrope. It is a plant, 5 to 8 inches high, with large, solitary, purple flowers, having long, straight sepals and short stamens, and with repeatedly bipinnatisect, almost tri pinnatisect, leaves. Its herb is official as pulsatilla (U.S. Ph.), and was formerly known as the herb a pulsatille vulgar is (seu cæruleæ), herb a vent is, herb a nolæ culinarie. The root has also been used medicinally under the names of radix puls a tillæ vulgar is (sen cæruleæ). Tt is said to be somewhat le acrid than A. pratensis, but contains the same constituents. It is used in acute catarrhal affections of the respiratory, aural, gastro-intestinal, and urinary tracts, particularly in children, and as an emmenagogue and remedy for dysmenorrhæa. [B, 5,121, 180,.]—A. ranuneuloides [Linnœus]. Fr., anémone fan e renoncule, coqueret jaune. Ger., gel be Wald-A. A species allied to A. nemorosa, but with pale-yellow flowers, growing in northern and central Europe and northern’ Asia. It has acrid properties and is said to be used in Kamtchatka to furnish an arrow-poison. [B, 180.]