FRAXINUS

(Lat.), n. f. Fraax(fra!lx)'iin-us(u4s). Fr.,/rene, fresne. Ger., Esche. It., fra ino. Sp.. frenno. 1. The ash; of Linnaeus, a genus of the Oleacece, tribe Fraxinece. The Fraxineoe (Fr., fraxinees), or Fraxiniece, are a group of oleacepus trees or shrubs; of Gray, a family of the CorolliflorcK; of Reichenbach, a division of the Sapotece, and subsequently a subdivision of the Styracece; of Endlicher, a suborder, and of Mei ner and others a tribe, of the Oleacece, including F.. etc. 2. The inner bark of F. excelsior, formerly used in malarial fevers. [B, 117.] Extractum fraxini america nee. An alcoholic extract of the bark of F. american a. [B, 81 (a, 21).] Extractum fraxini amerlcanae fluidum. Of Edwards, a blackish-red extract made by exhausting F. american a with a menstruum of alcohol containing 20 per cent, of glycerin. [B, 81 (o, 21).] Folia fraxini. The leaves of the F. excelsior (the frene of the Fr. Cod.). [B. 95.] F. a cum in at a. 1. The white ash of Michigan; a species found in North America; used like F. excelsior. 2. Of Wood, the F. american a. [B, 34. 180 (a, 24).] F. american a. Fr., frene d'Am6rique(ou blanc). The white ash; a North American species resembling in properties and uses the F. excelsior. The bark is also used in dysmenorrhoea. [B, 5, 34, 180 (o. 24)J F. apetala. See F. excelsior. V. arjjentea. Fr., frene argcnte. A variety of the F. excelsior. [B. 173 (a. 24).]- F. atrovirens. The F. excelsior, var. crisp a. [B, 180 (a, 24).] F. aurea. Fr., frene dort. A variety of F. excelsior. [B, 173 (a, 24).] F. carol iiiiaiia. See F.jtifiliindifolia.F. chinensis. The wax-tree of China: a species cultivated for the China wax, or pela (q. v.) furnished by an insect (coccus) infesting this tree. [B, 5 (a, 24).l F. otimu Ger., krause Esche. A variety of F. excelsior. F. discolor. The F. american a. [a, 24.] F. europwa, F. excels a, F. excelsior. Fr., frene [Fr. Cod.], frene commun (ou eleve), gayac des Allemands, grand~frene. Ger., gemeine (oder hohe) Esche, Wundholzi- a,n. The European ash; a species indigenous to the greater part of Europe, the north of Africa, and some parts of Asia. The bark, cortexfraxini (seu fraxini excels i oHs. seu linguae avis), is bitter and astringent, and was formerly used in intermittent fevers under the name of German cinchona (deutsche Ch ina), and also in dropsy and as a vermifuge. It yields fraxin (q. v.). The leaves, folia fraxini, have been used in snake-bites, and in scrofulous, rheumatic, and gouty affections. The wood, lignum fraxini (seu griMyacJ Germanorum). yields an acid, known in Sweden as sartietarva, and used as a sudorific. The fruits, semen fraxini (s-u //- mice avis), were formerly official in Europe as a vermifuge, and for nephritic disorders and incipient dropsy. [B, 5, 19, 173, 180 (a, 24).] F. florlfera. See F. ornus.V. halepeiisis. The Piniis hale pens is. [B, 77 la, 24).] F. hrterophylla. The diverse-leaved ash, a variety of F. excelsior. [B, 19, 180 (a, 24).] F. horizon tall a. Fr.. frGne horizontal. A variety of the F. excelsior. [B, 17H (a. 24).] F. Juglaiidifolia. Fr., frene a feuilles de noyer. The green ash; a species found in North America. The bark and fruit ar> used as a diuretic and in syphilis. [B, 34, 173. 180 (a, 24).] F. latllolia. Fr.. t'n'nc a In > lla. The F. lentisc i folia. [B, 173 (a, 24).] F. nonopliyllii. Fr.,/rne a unefeuille. A variety of f. excelE, he; E. ell; G, go; I, die; I*, in; N, in; N", tank; [s. 108]