ACROSTIC HUM

(Lat.), n. n. ’ti2k(ti2ch?)-u3m- (um). Supposed to be from dxpov, a point or end, and arixos, a line of poetry, because the reverse of the leaves shows traces of lines like the begin hing of lines of verse. [A, 248.] Fr., acrostic, a crost i que. Ger., Zeilfarn. Sp., acrôstico. A genus of polypod i a ceo us ferns established by Linnœus. [A, 804, 305, 335.]—A. alcicorne [Willdenow]. See À. furcatum.—A, aureum [Linnæus]. Syn.: Lonchitis palustris. ‘The typical species, found in tropical marshes. A decoction of the root is used in Jamaica for dysentery and disease of the 3 and a salt prepared from the leayes is applied to Gr., ulcers. [A, 316, 352.]—A. dichotomum [Forskal]. Syn.: Asplenium radiatum [Swartz]. An Arabian species, termed medjabese or mejahoese, The bruised leaves are applied to burns. [A, 316, 344.]—A. flavens [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth]. A New Granada species, used as a laxative. {Humboldt (A, 828).]—A. furcatuun [Forster]. Fr., acrostic corne d’elan. Syn.: A. alcicorne [Willdenow]. Lingua cervina. Elk's-horn; a New Holland and New Zealand tree. The tuberous roots are eaten. [O. Reveil (A, rad) According to others, a species that grows as a parasite on tropical trees. [A, 804.]—A. huascaro [Ruiz and Pavôn]. A Peruvian species, said to be solvent, deobstruent, sudorific, and anthelminthic. [A, 258, 316.]—A. polypodioides. The Poly podium incanum (q. 8). A, 813.]—A. punctulatum [Swartz]. A species used medicinally by the Chinese. [Fother gill (A, 344).J—A. sorbifoilum [Willdenow]. A Jamaica species, the juice of which, “mixed with oil, ginger, and pepper,” is used topically for sick headache. [A, 248; Waring (A, 316).]