HERACLEUM

(Lat.), n. n. He2r(har)-a2k(a3k)-le(la)'u3m(u ov \.iov. |B, 180 (a, 24).] H. align sti folium. Yellow cow-parsnip, a narrow leaved variety of H. sibiricum. [B. 180 (a. 24).] H. asperum, H. austriaciim. Plants probably among those mentioned by Dioscorides as ovSv\iov. and having properties like those of H. sphondylium. [B, 180 (a, 24).] H. branca. See H. sphondyliitm.'K. cordatum. A species (probably H. panaces) yielding the radix angelica,1 of Sicilian druggists. ["L, 135 (a, 14).] H. elegans. Rough-leaved cow-parsnip, a variety of H. sphondylium. (B. 180 (a. 24).] H. flavescens. See H. anqustifolinm.ti. giganteum. Giant cow-parsnip, a species indigenous to Siberia. Its oil consists mainly of hexyl butyrate and octyl acetate. fB, 19 (a, 24).] H. gummiferum. A species indigenous to the Pyrenees, formerly adopted by the British colleges and the U. S. Ph. as a source of ammoniacum. It does not yield gum. [B, 5 (a. 24).] H. lanatum. Fr., berce laineuse. Masterwort, American cow-parsnip; a species indigenous to North America, growing in meadows and along fences and hedges from Canada to Pennsylvania. According to some writers, the plant is poisonous. The root has a strong unpleasant odor and an acrid taste, and. as well as the leaves and seeds, is mildly stimulant and carminative: used in epilepsy accompanied by flatulence and in gastric disorders. [B, 5, 173 (a. 24); 'Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," vii (a. 14).] H. long i folium. See H. an gust i folium.tl. inoiitaniim. See H. asperum. fl. panaces. Fr., panacee de moiitagne, berce pan ais. A species indigenous to Siberia. In Kamtschatka an alcoholic beverage is made from the stems. [B, 173(a, 24).] H. pubescens. 1. Downy leaved cow parsnip, probably identical with H. gumniiferum. 2. Of Willdenow, the H. lanatum. |B, 214. 221 (a, 24).]' H. pumilum. The Pnstinaca sekakul. [B. 180 (a, 24).] H. setosum. See H. panaces. H. sibiricum. Fr., berce de Siberie. A species having properties like those of H. srhondylium. probably one of the plants known to Dioscorides as ovSv*.lov. [B. 173, 180 (a, 24).] H. sphondylium, H. tauricum. Fr., berce des pres, a can the d^AUemagne, angel i que sauvage, bibreuil, branc-ursine bdtarde, frenelle, grande berce. panais de vac he, patte de loup. Ger., gemeine Barenklau, gemeines Heilkraut, Kuh-Pastinak, Bdrentatze, Bartschhraut, Pest kraut. Common cow-parsnip; species known to Dioscorides as tr ovSv\iov. The ethereal oil consists almost entirely of the acetate of normal primary octyl alcohol, C, H20O2 = CH3 (CH2)6 CH2OC2H3O, a liquid boiling at about 207 C. The root and leaves, radix et herb a brancce ursi (seu nrsince spurice [seu germ a niece], seu pastinacce silvestris). herb a sphondylii (seu heraclei, seu acanthi), nave properties like those of H. lanatum. The root was reputed stimulating and laxative, and was used especially in intestinal constipation, indigestion, catarrh, and in nervous disorders, especially epilepsy. The herb, milder in its effects, is said to be used in pa ive menprrhagia. The fruits have been employed in convulsions. In Siberia the stalks furnish a sweet fecula, and in Poland and Lithuania a sort of beer called parst is prepared from the leaves and seed. [B, 19, 173, 180 (a, 24); "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc." (B).] H. tuberosum. Fr., berce tube reuse. Probably, a species of another genus. The roots are eaten in Chili. [B, 173 (a, 24).] Herba heraclei. The leaves of H. sphondylium. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Oil of h. See under H. sphondylium. [s. 317]