RUTA

(Lat.), n. f. Ru2t(rut)'a3. Gr., purr,. Fr.. rue. Ger., Route. It., r. Sp.,rud a. 1. Rue; a genus of the Rutacece (Fr., rutacees; Ger., Rutaceen, Rautengeivachse), which are: Of Ju ieu and others, the rueworts, an order of dialypetalous dicotyledons including (Bentham and Hooker) the Cuspariere, Rutece, Diosnteo?, Boroniece. Xanthoxylece, Toddaliece, and Aurttntiece, but according to others including also the Burseracece (Amyridtce) and Simarubece, to which Mei ner adds the Ochnacece; of Reichenbach, a family of the Ranunculiflorce, consisting of the Euphorbiacece, Rutarice, and Simarubece. The Rutce are the Rutacece as first defined. The Rutarice consist of the Empetrece, Stackhousiece, Rutece, Moringece, Xanthoxylece, and Diosmeoz. The Rutariece include the Euphorbiacece, Coriariece. Ochnacece, and Rutacece. The Rutece (Fr., rutees) are: Of De Candolle and others, a tribe of the Rutacece (rueworts), consisting of R., Pef/anum, Dictamnus, etc.; of Wood, a suborder of the Rutacece, including R. and Dictamnus; of Reichenbach, a subdivision of the Rutarice, including R., Peganum, Dictamnus, etc., and the Diosmece and Morhiyece. 2. 7?. graveolens; formerly official in the U. S. Ph. under this title. [B, 5, 19, M, 121, 170. 180 (a, 35).] Acetum rutae [Gr. Ph.]. Ger., Rautene ig. A preparation made by macerating 1 part each of rue and alcohol and 6 parts of vinegar for three days, expre ing, and filtering. [B, 95, 119 (a, 38).] Acetum rutae compos i tum. Fr.. vinaigre antihysterique. A preparation made by digesting 7 parts each of asafoetida, galbanum, and castoreum with 360 of vinegar of rue and decanting. [B, 119 (a, 38).] yEt her oleum rutae. See Oil of RUE. Aqua rutse [Belg. Ph., Gr. Ph.]. Fr., eau (ou hydrolat) de rue. A preparation made by shaking up 0'3 part of oil of rue and 27 parts of 92-per-cent. alcohol with 1,000 of water [Belg. Ph.]; or by distilling 1 part of rue with 24 to 30 so as to obtain 10 parts [Gr. Ph.]; or with 4 of water so as to obtain 2 parts. [B, 95, 119 (a, 38).] Confectio rutne. Fr., confection de rue. A confection of 43 parts each of dried rue, laurel berries, and caraway seeds, 15 of sagapenum. 8 of black pepper, and 518 of despumated honey. [B, 119 (a. 38).] Conserva rutae. Fr., conserve de rue. A conserve of 1 part of fresh rue and 3 parts of sugar. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Decoctum rutae ziiica- RUTA GRAVEOLENS. [A, 327.] tum. Fr., eaud^Alibour, eau d'Yvel pour les yeux. A preparation made by boiling 61 parts of rue in 734 of water till reduced one half, adding 30 of zinc sulphate and Hi of copper sulphate, and, when these are di olved, 1-& of camphorated brandy; or by triturating 5 parts of camphor and 2 of saffron with a little water, adding water enough to make 1,227, and 38 each of the sulphates of zinc and copper, and filtering. [B, 119 (a, 38).] E entia rutae [Belg. Ph.]. See Oil of RUE. Extractum rutae [Fr. Cod.]. See Extrait de RUE. ExE, he; E", ell; G, go; I, die; Is, in; N, in; N, tank; [s. 422]