ELATERIUM

(Lat.), n. n. Eal-aat(a3t)-e(a)'ria-u3m(u4m). Or., eAaTijpcov. Fr., e., elater i on, concombre sauvage. Ger., E.. Spritzgurke. Eselskiirbis. 1. Of Hippo crates, any aperient or purgative. 2. Of Linnaeus, a genus of the Cucurbitacece. tribe Elateriece, indigenous to tropical America, especially Mexico and Venezuela. 3. Of the Br., Finn., and Swed. Ph's, the sediment from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium e. It is, when dried, of a yellowish-white color, tinged with green. The French e. is prepared by expre ing the fruit, and clarifying and evaporating. It occurs in commerce in thin, flat or slightly curled, pulverulent cakes, which will float on water. Its active principle, elaterin, is extracted by alcohol. It is a powerful hydragpgue cathartic. [B, 5, 42, 173, 180 (a, 24).] Clutter buck's e. E. obtained from the free juice flowing from the fruit of Ecballium e. when sliced. It is more powerful than the commercial e. and constitutes a violent purgative. [B, 5 (a, 14).] Compound powder of e. See Pulvis elaferii compos it us. Elater i i cortex. Cascarilla-bark (the bark of Croton eluterium). [B, 200.] E. album. The sediment of the juice of the fruit of Ecballium e. bleached by exposure to air and sunlight. [B, 18, 95, 180 (a, 24).] E. cord i folium. The Ecballium e. E. nigrum. The juice of the fruit of Ecballium e,. [B, 95 (a, 14).] E. of ficin ale, E. omcinarum. See E. (3d def.). English e. See Clutter buck's e. Maltese e. The commercial name for the e. exported from the south of Europe. It contains 27'6 per cent, of e. [B, 18 (a, 24).] Poma Elater i i. The fruit of Ecballium e. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Pulvis elater i i compos it us [Br. Ph.]. A preparation made by triturating together 10 parts or e. and 90 of sugar of milk. [B, 5 (a, 14).] Schwarzes E. (Ger.). See E. nigrum. Wei es E. (Ger.). See E. album. [s. 669]