dulcamara

(dul-kam-a’rah) [L. dud'cis sweet + ama’'rus bitter]. Bittersweet, the young branches of Sola'num dulcama'’ra, po e ing narcotic, diuretic, and diaphoretic properties: used chiefly in skin diseases, as lepra, psoriasis, etc. Dose of powder, 30 er.-1 dr. (2-3.9 gm.); of fluidextract, 30 min.-1 fi.dr. (2-4 ¢.c.).